Deeds from Henry West to John Westray
(May 20, 1722 Isle of Wight County, Virginia)
Deeds & Wills Great Book Volume 2 Part 1 1715-1726, Pages 490-492, Isle
of Wight County, Virginia
This Indenture the Twentyeth Day of May one Thous:d se... Hundred & Twenty
Two Betweene Henry West of ye Lower parrish of ye Isle of Wight County of ye
one Party and John Westray of ye same parris... and County of ye other
party Wittnesseth yt ye sd Westt for and in Consid... of ye sum of five
shillings to him in hand paid by ye sd Westray before th... Ensealing
and Deliverry of These presents ye receiptt Whereof he doth hereby Acknowledge
Hath bargained and Sould and by These presents d... Bargained and sell unto ye
s:d Westray his heires Execut:s Administrators and ass... The Lands
Tenam:s Horaditts(?) with Their and every of Their Appurtenances Sort(?) Lying
and being in ye Land or parrish of Isle of Wight County Relation being th...
unto had May more fully and at Large Appeare and bounded as follows...
Begining at Wm Westray Line soe running up ye Long branch to Ant...
Herrings Line so a Long ye Indian path to Thos Applewaite Line a Long ye s:d:
Applewhaite Line to W:m Westrays Line soe a Long ye sd Westray
Line to ye firstt Station Being one hundred Acres more or Less Being part of a
patent of Seven hundred Acress of Land bareing Date The 5 of December 1685 and
by him ye s.d Westt sould to ye sd Westra... and reorrd make the 28 of
May 1722 Which pattent was Taken out of The Great Pattent Containing 2000 and
fifty Acres and Granted to ... Oldis and Rob:t Raffen by Sr W:m Berkley
Governoor and all The reversion and reversions remainder and remainders Thereof
To Have and To hould These Lands Tenam: and premeses w... The Appurtenances
unto ye sd Westra his Exec.rs Administrat:s and Asignes from The Day
next before ye Date hereof unto ye end and Terme of & for Dureing The Terme
of one year from Thence next on...ing To ye intent That by Virtue Thereof and
ye Statute for Transferres ...fes into posesion ye s.d Westray may be in
Reto(?) all posesion of ye s.d Lan... Tenaments and premeses and may be enabled
to Take and Except agrant celoafe(?) of ye same premeses To him his herres and
assignes for Ever In Wittness Whereof ye s:d Henry West has hereunto put his
hand ... Seale ye Day and Date firstt above Written.
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Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Us
Arther Smith |
Richard Pope |
Goorge Williamson |
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County ye 24th Day of Septem : 1722
Henry West came into Court presented And acknowledged This his Lease to John
Westray and it is admitted To Record.
Test J C Lightfoot Ce Cnrs
This Indenture made the Twentyeth Day of May one Thous:d Seven hundred and
Twenty Two and in ye Seventh year of ye reign of our Sover:n Goorge by ye Grace
of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defendor of ye Faith Beetweene
Henry West of ye Lower parrish of Isle of Wight County of ye one party and
John Westray of ye James parrish of County of ye other party Witnesseth
That ye g:d West for and in Consideration of ye sum Eighteen Barrells of Tarr
to him in hand paid by ye s:d Westra before ye Ensealeing and Deliverry
of These presents ye receipt whereof he ye s:d West doth hereby Confess and
Acknowledge and ye Said Westra his heires Execut:s Administrators
Thereof and of every part---There of doth acquitt Exonerate and Discharge by
These presents hath Granted bargained Sould Enfeofed(?) released and Confirmed
and in re by These presents doth fully & Absolutely Grant bargain sell
Enfeeof releas and Confirme unto ye Said Westra his heires and Assignes
forever one Certaine Tract Dividend or parcell of Land in his peaceable
posesion now being by force And Virtue of a Sertain indenture of a Bargaine
sale beareing Date Two Days before ye Date hereof and made between ye s:d Henry
West and ye s:d Westra According To ye Statute for Transferring bjos(?)
into Posesion Which p:d Land is Pertoate(?) Lying and being in ye Isle of Wight
County relation being There unto Had may More fully and at Large Approa... and
bounded as followeth (Vir) Begining at W:m Westras Line and so Runing up
the Long branch to Anthony Herring's Line so a Long ye Indian Path to The
Applewhaite Line so Downe ye s:d Applewhaite Line to W:m Westras Line so
along ye sd Westras Line to ye firstt Station [-page break-] Being one
Hundred Acres more or Less itt being part of a pattent of Seven hundred Acres
bareing Date 5th of December 1683 Which Pattent Was Taken out of ye Greate
pattent Containing Two Thousand and fifty Acres Granted to W:m Oldis and Rob:t
Ru...in by ... W:m Berkley Gover:r and Allso reversion and Reversions Remaind:r
and Remainders rents and Services To have and To hould the s:d Land and
premeses With all and singular The Appurtenances as Thereto Belonging or in
anywise Appertain:g unto him ye s:d Westra his Heires and Assigne
forever againstt him ye s:d Westt his heires and Assignes and against all re(?)
every other person and persons W:... foever shall and will Warrantt and forever
Defend By These presents and the s:d West for himselfe and his heires Executor
Administrator doth Covenant Promise and Grant to and with ye s:d Westra
his heires and Assignes and to and with Every of Them by These presents that he
The said Westt now is and at ye Time of ye Ensealeing and Deliverry hereof
shall be Lawfully sired of and in the s:d Lands and premeses and every Part
Thereof with the Appurtenances Without any Condition power of ...ocation or
Limitation of any wise(?) bargaine sell and Confirme the same and every part
Thereof unto ye s:d Westra his heires and Assignes for Ever according to
ye True intent and meaning of These presents and also ye s:d Land and premeses
and every part Thereof With The Appurte:s now is and soe shall forever
hereafter remaine Contine and be unto Thes... s:d Westra his herres and
Assignes fors...ud Clear freely and Clearly Acquitted Exonerated and Discharged
or otherwise upon every Resonable requestt Thereof to be made Sufficiently
Saved Harmless and Kept indemnifyed by ye sd West his heires Executors
Administ:rs from all and all Manner of forms and other Gifts Grants Bargaines
Sales Joynters(?) Doweryes ...fes Wills Intailes annuityes and of and from all
other Estates Titles Troubles Charges and Incumbrance W:t Tooner(?) heretofore
had made Committed ...one or Suffered by him ye sd Westt his herres or any
other person or persons W:t foever in Wittnes Whereof The s:d Henry West hath
here unto put his hand and seale ye Day and Date first above Written.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the presence of US
Arther Smith | his |
Rich:d Pope | Henry HW Westt |
George W:m:Son | marke |
Transcribed by Michael Wester