ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - William WHITLEY & wife Lucy andmoth er Ann [Mrs. Elisha] WHITLEY to John UZZELL,
7 Mar 1814
Deed of Bargain & Sale
[p.] 141 [...]
[margin note] WHITLEY
to } Deed
UZZELL
This Indenture made this [blank] day of March in the year of Christone t housand eight hundred and fourteen
Between William WHITLEY and Lucy his wife and Ann WHITLEY widow andrel ict of
Elisha WHITLEY dec.d of the one part and John UZZELL of the otherpart, e ach of the State of Virginia and county of Isle of Wight
Witnesseth that the Said William WHITLEY and Lucy his wife and AnnWHIT LEY for
and in consideration of the sum of Seven hundred dollars to them inhan d paid
by the said John UZZELL the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
[margin notes] Exam.d & del.d}
Buxton gale }
have granted bargained and Sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and byt hese
presents do grant bargain and Sell alien enfeoff and confirm unto thes aid
John UZZELL his heirs and assigns
All that tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and fiftyacres b e the Same more or less lying and being in the countyaforesaid and was c onveyed to the Said William WHITLEY by his fatherthe aforesaid Elisha W HITLEY as by deed of Gift recorded in the courtof the said county, the e ighth day of July One thousand eight hundredwill more fully appear and b ounded as follows
Beginning at an ash in Francis W. BOYKINs Mill Swamp a corner tree inW illiam
PARR's line,
thence along a line of marked trees to a pine a corner tree in ElishaW HITLEY's
line,
then along a line of marked trees to an oak a corner tree in ThomasHAL L's and
Elisha WHITLEY's line,
then along a line of marked trees to a pine where corners the lands ofT homas
HALL Pleasents CASEY and William STEPHENS
then along a line of marked trees
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[p.] 142
to the head of a branch then down the Said branch to Boykins MillSwamp a nd down the Said Swamp to the first station
To have And to hold the said tract or parcel of land with all andSingu lar the
appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining and therev ersion
and reversions remainders and remainders rents issues and profitsthere of to
him the said John UZZELL his heirs and assigns to the only proper usea nd
behoof of the said John UZZELL, his heirs and assigns forever
and the said William WHITLEY and Lucy his wife and Ann WHITLEY forthem selves
their heirs executors and administrators do hereby covenant and agreet o and
with the said John UZZELL his heirs and assigns that they the [saidWil liam]
WHITLEY and Lucy his wife and Ann WHITLEY and their heirs the saidtrac t or
parcel of land with its appurtenances unto him the said John UZZELLhis h eirs
and assigns against them the said William WHITLEY and Lucy his wifeand A nn
WHITLEY; their and each of their heirs and against all personwhomsoeve r shall
and will by these presents do forever warrant and defend
In Witness whereof the said William WHITLEY and Lucy his wife and AnnW HITLEY
have hereunto Sign'd their names and affixed their Seals the day
day [sic] & [altered from "of"] year first above Written -
William WHITLEY¤Seal¤
her
Lucy X WHITLEY¤Seal¤
-Mark--
her
Ann X WHITLEY¤Seal¤
--Mark--
Signed Sealed & delivered}
in the presence of }
[no witnesses given]
March 1814
Received of John UZZELL the sum of Seven hundred dollars in full forth e
consideration money within mentioned -
William WHITLEY
Witness
Da. DICK
Clerks Office the 7.th day of December 1814
The foregoing Indenture and Receipt were acknowledged by WilliamWHITLE Y and
Lucy his wife and Ann WHITLEY parties thereto and ordered to berecorde d
Teste
[John UZZELL died shortly after this transaction, leaving will 19 Mar1 815,
proved 4 Apr 1815; William WHITLEY was one of the witnesses(WB13:467- 68).
His widow Nancy UZZELL left will 22 Feb 1841 (codicil 12 Jun 1844),pr oved
1 Feb 1847 (WB23:294-95), which named as her executrix & principalleg atee
Emily, widow of Buxton GALE (mentioned in margin note, above).]
Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 22 (1813-1817), pp. 141-42
Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 12
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks &bracke ts mine]