TRANSCRIPT OF "INDENTURE OF BARGAIN" HEIRS OF SUSANNAH TERRY BROWN, 1818

 INDENTURE OF BARGAIN

BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA

20 APRIL 1818

The following is full and complete transcription of the above identified document located in Deed Book 13, page 276, Botetourt Circuit Court. Botetourt County, Virginia. All spellings, spacings, and punctuations have been retained. - - Marilyn A. Hudson

“This Intention of bargain and sale made and entered into this 20^th day of April in the year of 1818 between Henry Brown and William Blain and Easter his wife – John Hannan & Kezechiah his wife and Mary Thompson of the one part and Thomas Brown of the other part witnesseth that the said Henry Brown William Blain Easter Blain John Hannan Keziah Hanna and Mary Thompson for and in consideration of the sum of 100dollars to them in land paid out & before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt where by these presents grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said Thomas Brown and his heirs forever all their right title and interest in and to one eight part of a tract of land containing  Three Hundred Acres lying in the County of Botetourt on Black River a Branch of the Roanoke River being part of a large Tract of four hundred Acres Patented to William Terry by Patent bearing date the  day of September in year 1755 which was said three Hundred Acres the said William Terry was [unclear: three words ]: the said William Terry died lieft eight children one whom Susannah Terry married Thomas Brown and became the mother of eight Children. The said Henry Brown  Easter Blain formerly Easter Brown Mary Thompson formerly Mary Brown & Keziah Hannan Formerly Keziah Brown being four of them the said Susannah Brown departed this life without making any disposition of her eighth part of the said three hundred acres. The said Henry Brown William Blain Easter Blain John Hannan Keziah Hannan and Mary Thompson For themselves and their heirs do for ever by these presents warrant and defend the title of the one eighth part of the said three hundred Acres of land to the said Thomas Brown And his heirs for ever against the claim of themselves and their heirs and all & every person claiming by through or under them the said Henry Brown William Blain Easter Blain John Hannan Keziah Hannan and Mary Thompson do by these presents bind themselves and each of their heirs to make  any other deed or deeds or to do any other and that  [said?] Thomas Brown or his counsel his heirs or their counsel may Devise or require in order to convey more fully to the said Thomas Brown and his heirs all their right title and Interest in and to the said three hundred acres land which has been attempted to be conveyed – In testimony where of the parties have here unto set their Hands & affixed their seals this day and year first above.

Written

Botetourt County to Wit

W.Elyah, W Clanahan & Nathaniel Burwell magistrates in the said County do hereby certify that Henry Brown William Blain Easter Blain John Hannan Keziah Hannan & Mary Thompson parties to the within conveyance personally appeared before us in our County afore said on the 20^th April in the year 1818 duly acknowledgement to the clerk of the county court of Botetourt  in order that the said Conveyance may be recorded as Witness our hands & seals this 20^th day of April in the year 1818

Botetourt County Court Clerk

Officer 4^th May 1818

This [  unclear  ] together with a certificate of acknowledgement…”

Signatures were
Henry Brown

Wm Blain

Easter Blain

John Hannan

Keziah Hannan

Mary Thompson

[Each seal was denoted by a written word “seal” with a squiggly bubble around the word.]

 

Witnesses were:

E. Mclanahan

N Burwell

[Same style of seal designated.]