Submitted by: Victor Smith Deed Richard Roberts to John Roberts, 21 July 1820 This Indenture made this 21st Day of July in the year of our Lord 1820 Between Richard Roberts & Catharine his wife of the County of Washington & State of Virginia of the one part and John Roberts of the State & County aforesaid of the other part. Witness, that the said Richard Roberts and Catharine his wife for & in consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do grant bargain & sell unto the said John Roberts one tract or parcel of land containing one hundred & twenty four acres lying in the County of Washington on the north side of the North fork of Holstein river below the Laurel fork of said river and bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at a whiteoak on a ridge N15 W54 poles to a gum on the side of a hollow at a fork of the hollow S16 W152 poles to a hiccory nearly in a hollow S28 E88 poles to two whiteoaks S4 W48 poles to a double poplar on the bank of the river then up the river & bending thereon as it meanders 172 poles to the mouth of the Laurel fork bending thereon as it meanders 70 poles to a stake on the bank near a cherry tree then leaving the said Laurel fork N74 W83 poles to the Beginning. with all its appurtenances. To have and To hold the said tract or parcel of land with all its appurtenances unto the said John Roberts and his heirs to the sole use & behoof of him the said John Roberts and his heirs forever. And the said Richard Roberts & Catharine his wife for themselves and their heirs do covenant with the said John Roberts and his heirs that they the said Richard Roberts and Catharine his wife & their heirs the said tract or parcel of land with all its appurtenance unto the said John Roberts and his heirs against the claims of themselves, their heirs, and all persons claiming under them and of all persons whomsoever Shall Warrant and will forever defend. In Witness whereof the said Richard Roberts and Catharine his wife have hereunto subscribed their names & affixed their seals the day & year first above written. Richard Roberts S.S. Catharine Roberts S.S. Signed sealed & delivered in presence of Charles Tate, H D Poston, William Tate Washington County to wit We Charles Tate & H D Poston magistrates of the said county do hereby certify that Richard Roberts and Catharine his wife party to the within deed of Conveyance, duly acknowledged the same before us, on the 21st day July 1820, and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Washington in order that the said Conveyance may be recorded. As Witness our hand & seals. Charles Tate S.S. H D Poston S.S. Washington County, to wit, We Charles Tate & H D Poston justices of the peace in the County aforesaid & State of Virginia do hereby certify that Catharine Roberts the wife of Richard Roberts party to the within deed of Conveyance of real estate to John Roberts bearing date the 21st of July 1820. personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Catharine Roberts acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and declared that she had willingly signed sealed & delivered the same and that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands & seals this 21st day of July 1820. Charles Tate S.S. H D Poston S.S. The foregoing Indenture of bargain & sale was delivered to the Clerk of Washington County on this 7th day of September 1820 & admitted to record Teste Jacob Lynch D. C. NOTE: This is part of the same land as purchased by Billingsley Roberts of Maryland in 1781 from Arthur Campbell. Richard and John Roberts are heirs to the land per Billingsley Roberts Will. They received a Deed for the land from William Campbell in 1819. Source: Deed Book 7, Page 241 and 242 Washington County, Virginia Transcribed by Victor A. Smith February 5, 2001