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DEED OF TRUST
Samuel and Elizabeth Shewmate to Thomas Jones and John Crews
7 April 1821
THIS INDENTURE made this eleventh day of April in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty one. Between Samuel Shewmate and
Elizabeth his wife of Henry County of the one part. Thomas Jones
and John Crews of the other part. Witnesseth for and in
consideration of a debt due Williamson Millner from the said
Samuel Shewmate by bond for the sum of ninety pounds eight
shillings and three pence bearing date from the twenty-third of
August Eighteen Hundred and Twenty with interest until payment
and for the further consideration of one dollar by the said
Thomas Jones to the said Samuel Shewmate in hand paid the receipt
whereof he does hereby acknowledge he the said Samuel Shewmate
hath granted, bargained and sold and doth bargain and sell unto
the said Thomas Jones and John Crews the following property (to
wit): One tract of land containing one hundred and nineteen
acres being the tract that the said Shewmate now resides on in
Henry County bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at pointers on
the South branch of Sandy River thence new lines S 34 W 22 poles
to an oak S 44 W 70 poles to white oak S 71 W 22 poles to a
chestnut oak S 44 W 18 poles to pointers S 32 W 27 poles to
sorrell tree S 42 W 31 poles to a white oak in the patent line
and with the same N 87 E 220 poles to a red oak thence Arthur's
former line N 15 E 86 poles W on said branch and up the same as
it meanders to the Beginning to have and to hold the same to the
said Thomas Jones and John Crews and their heirs and __________
in trust nevertheless, that in case the said Shewmate does not
pay of the said bond to the said Millner or his attorneys legally
authorized to recover the same by the first day of January
Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Two, then on the application of the
said Millner or his attorney the said Thomas Jones or John Crews
shall advertize the said tract of land for twenty days and
proceed to sell the same to the highest bidder for ready money or
sow much thereof as will be sufficient to pay of the amount of
the said bond and interest and cost of this Indenture, the said
Shewmate and wife Elizabeth covenant on their part that the
above named land belongs to them free from any incumbrance
whatever. Witnesses present:
Teste: Samuel (X) Shewmate
Samuel Cobbs Elizabeth (X) Shewmate
Spencer Smith
Thomas Jones
Richard Miller
At a Court held for Henry County at the Court House on Monday the
13th day of August 1821.
The within Deed of Trust from Samuel Shewmate to Thomas
Jones and John Crews for the benefit of Williamson Millner was
acknowledged by the said Shewmate and Jones as their act and deed
and ordered to be recorded and the Certificate hereunto annexed
touching the relinquishment of Elizabeth Shewmate's dower was in
like manner admitted to record.
Teste: W. Redd, Cl. H.C.
Henry County to wit:
We Joseph Bouldin, Junr., and Benj. Dyer, Justices of the
peace in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Elizabeth
Shewmate the wife of Samuel Shewmate party to the within Deed and
hereunto annexed 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 the
said Elizabeth acknowledged the same to be her act and deed an
declared that she wished not to retract it. Given under our
hands and seal this 5th day of June 1821.
Joseph Bouldin, Jr. N.P.
Henry County Circuit Court Benjamin Dyer, N.P.
Deed Book 9
Page 128
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INDENTURE
Shewmate and Earles to Millner
31 July 1823
THIS INDENTURE made and entered into this 31st day of
July Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Three between Samuel Shewmate of
Henry County, Thomas Earles, and Sally Earles his wife formerly
Sally Arthur of Pittsylvania, Timothy Earles and Naomia, his
wife, formerly Naomia Arthur of (blank) County Virginia of the
one part and Williamson Millner of said county of Pittsylvania of
the other part.
WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of four
hundred and twenty four dollars paid by the said Millner to said
Shewmate, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and for and in
consideration of value received by the said Thomas and Timothy
Earles and by their wifes from the said Samuel Shumate the
receipt of which they hereby acknowledge they not however not as
yet have made a conveyance of their interest in a title and
interest to be conveyed to the said Millner by said Shumate's
request they the said Shumate the said Thomas Earles and Sally
his wife the said Timothy Earles and Naomia his wife for the
above said valuable consideration hath sold and delivered by
these presents doth sell enessoss and confirm one certain tract
or parcel of land containing one hundred and six acres be the
same more or less lying and being in the counties of Henry and
Pittsylvania and bounded as follows vis: beginning at Millner
corner and thence his lines South 58 degrees East 10 poles to an
old Poplar South 80 degrees East 9 poles to White oak thence
Curry's line South 75 East 31 poles crossing said branch
twice to a beach on said branch then said Curry's and Melton's
line North 11 degrees East 105 poles to a Chestnut stump thence
said Meltons and Stamps line south 73 degrees West 114 poles
crossing a branch to pointers thence Stuarts lines N 50 degrees
West 86 poles crossing a branch to pointers North 76 degrees
West 74 poles to pointers on the Main Road thence along the said
Road South 7 degrees West 54 poles to a rock and said branch
South 29 degrees West 20 poles to White oak North 84 degrees East
30 poles to stone - persimmon bushes then said Millners line
North 45 degrees East 28 poles to pointers on said Branch and
down the same as it meanders to the beginning to have and to hold
the said land with all and singular the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining to
the same unto him the said Millner his heirs or assigns in fee
simple from and the said Shumate for himself and heirs doth
covenant and agrees to warrant and defend the right and title to
said unto said Millner his heirs and assigns against all just
claims whatsoever the said Earles with their wifes defends the
said title in like manner against themselves and their heirs and
all claiming under then. IN WITNESS WHEREOF they have hereunto
set their hands and seals this day and year above written.
Timothy (X) Earles
Naomia (X) Earles
Montgomery County to wit;
We, William G. William and George Goody Koontz, Justices
of the peace in the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do
hereby certify that Timothy Earles a party to a certain deed
bearing date on the 31st day of July in the year 1823 and hereto
annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to
certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court
of Pittsylvania in order that the said deed may be recorded.
Given under our hands and seals this 30th day of August 1823.
William G. William
George Goody Koontz
Montgomery County to wit:
We, George Goody Koontz and William G. William, Justices
of the Peace in the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do
hereby certify that Naomi Earles the wife of Timothy Earles a
party of a certain deed bearing date on the 31st day of July and
hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our County
aforesaid and being examined privily and apart from her husband
and having the deed fully explained to her she the said Naomia
Earles acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declared
that she willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same and that
she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals
this 30th day of August 1823.
George Goody Koontz
William G. William
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County on the 15th day
of September 1823 this Indenture from Timothy Earles and Naomia
his wife and others to William Millner was presented in Court and
upon the certficates of acknowledgement of the said Timothy and
of the relinquishment of the dower of said Naomia hereon endorsed
was ordered to be recorded as to them and at any day to wit at a
Court held for said county the 15th day of March 1824 the said
deed was acknowledged by Samuel Shumate to be his act and deed
and ordered to be recorded as to him.
Teste: Will Tunstall, Clerk
Pittsylvania County Circuit Court
Deed Book 25
Pages 288 and 289
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DEED
Jones, Millner, Shumate
11 August 1823
THIS INDENTURE made this 11th day of August eighteen
hundred twenty three between Thomas Jones of Henry and State of
Virginia of the one part and Williamson Millner of the County of
Pittsylvania and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth
that where as the said Thomas Jones in pursuance of a Deed
of Trust to him by Samuel Shumate for the benefit of Williamson
Millner hath agreeable to the provisions of the Trust deed,
exposed to sale to the highest bider for ready money the
transaction of land specified in the said Deed and the said
William Millner became the highest bider at the sum of thirty
five dollars and seventy cents. Now the said Thomas Jones for
and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of thirty five
dollars and seventy cents hath bargained and sold and do by these
presents bargain and sell unto the said Williamson Millner his
heirs and assigns forever the said tract of land in the said deed
mentioned and described as follows to wit and beginning the
County of Henry on the waters of Sandy River and bounded
as follows, to wit. Beginning at pointers on the South branch of
Sandy River thence new lines South 34 West 22 poles to a red oak
44 West 70 poles to a White oak S 71 West 22 poles to a Chesnut
oak South 44 West 18 poles to pointers South 32 West 27 poles to
a sorrell tree South 42 West 31 poles to a White to a White oak
in the patent line and with the same North 87 East 220 poles to a
Red oak thence Arthur's former line line North 15 East 86 poles
to said branch and up the same as it meanders to the beginning
with all woods ways waters and water courses orchards and
hereditaments thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to
have and to hold to him the said Williamson Millner his heirs and
assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said
Williamson Millner his heirs etc, the said Thomas Jones do
warrent and forever defend all the right and title vested in
him by the said trust deed free from the claim of himself his
heirs and every other person or persons claiming under the same.
In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day
and year above written.
At a Court of quarterly sessions held for Henry County at the
courthouse on Monday the 11 day of August 1823.
The within deed from Thomas Jones Trustee to Williamson Millner
was by the said Thomas Jones acknowledged to be his Act and Deed
as Trustee for Samuel Shoemate and the same was ordered by the
Court to be Recorded.
Teste: W. Redd, C.H.C.
Henry County Circuit Court
Deed Book 10
Page 2
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DEED
William and Nancy Shoemate to Williamson Millner
20 May 1823
THIS INDENTURE made this twentieth day of May in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Three Between
William Shoemate and Nancy Shoemate his wife of the County of
Henry Virginia of the one part and Williamson Millner of
Pittsylvania County and State aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth that the said William Shoemate for and in
consideration of the sum of Eighty Three dollars currant money of
Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Williamson Millner the
receipt whereof he doth hereby acknolige himself fully paid and
hath hereby bargained sold aliened enseoss released and
confirmed and by these presents doth bargain sell and deliver
unto the said Williamson Millner his heirs and assigns forever
one certain tract or parcel of land containing 83 acres situate
lying and being in the County of Henry on the Waters of Sandy
River bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning on the South
branch of Sandy River beginning at pointers on the said branch
thence new lines S 34 W 22 poles to red oak S 44 W 70 poles to a
White oak S 71 W 22 poles to Chesnut Oak S 44 W 18 poles to
pointers S 32 W 27 poles to a sorrell tree S 42 W 31 poles to a
White oak in the pattent line and with the same S 87 W 52 poles
to a stump where a white oak was formerly called for N 14 E 82
poles to a Chesnut N 45 E 138 poles to pointers of the said
branch down the same as it meanders 82 poles to the beginning to
have and to hold said land and premises with its appertinances
unto the said Williamson Millner his heirs and assigns forever
and lastly the said William Shoemate, his heirs all and singular
the premises hereby granted and released with its appertinances
unto the said Williamson Millner, his heirs and assigns forever
against all and every person or persons whatsoever, shall and
will warrant and forever defend by his presents. In witness
whereof the said William Shoemate have hereunto set his hand and
seal the day and year above written.
s/William Shoemate
s/Nancy (x)Shoemate
Witness
Jos. Bouldin, Jr., Jos. Martin, Sanford Reamey, Jr.
Henry County to wit:
We Joseph Bouldin, Jr. and Joseph Martin Justices of the County
aforesaid and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Nancy
Shoemate wife of William Shoemate parties to a certain deed
bearing date on the 20th day of May and hereunto annexed
personally appeared before us and being examined by us
privily and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid
fully explained to her, she the said Nancy Shoemate acknowledged
the same to be her act and deed and declared that she had
willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and that she
wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals this
21st day of May 1823.
Jos. Bouldin
Jos. Martin
At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Henry County at the
Courthouse on Monday the 9th day of June 1823.
The within deed from William Shoemate and Nancy his wife to
Williamson Millner with the Certificate of two Justices
purporting the Acknowledgement of the same was exhibited in Court
and ordered to be recorded.
Teste: W. Redd, C, H.C.
Henry County Circuit Court
Deed Book 9
Page 344-345
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