This Indenture made the [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety between Rees Pritchard and Barthama his wife of the County of
Hampshire and State of Virginia of the one part and John Smoot of the county and state
aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of five
pounds current money of Virginia, to the said Rees Pritchard in hand paid by said John
Smoot at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof he doth
hereby acknowledge, and thereof doth release, acquit and discharge the said John Smoot,
his heirs, executors and administrators, by these presents the said Rees Pritchard hath
granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released and confirmed, and by these presents doth
grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and confirm unto the said John Smoot, his heirs or
assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Hampshire
adjoining lines to James Anderson on the waters of North River of Great Cacapehon and
bounded as followeth, to wit: Beginning at large white oak, corner to Alexander
Chisholm, and running with said Chisholm’s line South twenty seven degrees West one
hundred and eighty four poles to a forked pine, thence leaving said Chisholm’s line North
eighty five degrees East two hundred and eight poles to a white oak near Gibbons Run,
thence North twenty seven degrees East with or near Alexander Boyd’s line to pine,
South eighty five degrees West two hundred and eight poles to the beginning, containing
two hundred and two acres and three roods, granted to Rees Pritchard by deed from the
registers office bearing date the seventy day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty nine, together with all houses, buildings, orchards, ways,
waters, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever
to the said premises hereby granted, or any part thereof belonging or in anywise
appertaining; and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues
and profits thereof, and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, property and
demand whatsoever of them the said Rees Pritchard and Barthamy his wife of, in and to
the said premises, and all deeds, evidence and writings, touching on or in anywise
concerning the same. To have and to hold the lands hereby conveyed, and all and
singular other the premises hereby granted and released, and every part and parcel thereof
with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said John Smoot, his heirs and
assigns forever, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said John Smoot and of his
heirs and assigns forever. And the said Rees Pritchard for himself, his executors and
administrators doth covenant, promise and grant, to and with the said John Smoot, his
heirs and assigns, by these presents, that the said Rees Pritchard and Barthamy his wife
now at the time of sealing and delivery of these presents are seized of good, sure, perfect
and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple, of and in the premises hereby granted
and released, and that they hath good power and lawful and absolute authority to grant
and convey the same to the said John Smoot in manner and form aforesaid; and that the
said premises now are, and so forever shall remain and be free and clear of and from all
former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, executions, titles, troubles, charges, and
encumbrances whatsoever made, done, committed, or suffered by the said Rees Pritchard
and Barthamy his wife or any other person or persons whatsoever (the taxes, quit-rents
and publick impositions in respect of the premises only excepted and foreprized). And
lastly that the said Rees Pritchard and Barthamy his wife and their heirs all and singular
the premises hereby granted and released, with appurtenances and every of their
appurtenances unto the said John Smoot, his heirs and assigns against them the said Rees
Pritchard and Barthama his wife and their heirs, and all and every other person and
persons whatsoever shall warrant and forever defend, by these presents. In witness
whereof the said [blank] have hereunto set [blank] hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
Rees Pritchard
Barthama Pritchard
Sealed and delivered in the
Presence of
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At a court held for Hampshire County the 15
th day of April 1790.
This Deed of Bargain and Sale from Rees Pritchard and Barthama his wife to John
Smoot was acknowledged by Rees Pritchard and ordered to be recorded.
Test
And Wodrow C.C.
