| Old Rappahannock County Virginia, Deeds
and Wills (1677-1682) (Part I) 40
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these prsents shall come, Know
yee that I JOHN WILLIAMS of ye County of Rappae;, Taylor, doe by these
prsents for valuable consideracions to me paid have sole unto JOHN PHILLIPS
of ye County aforesaid, Planter, a certaine parcell of land included in
a Pattent of a Devident of land granted unto & procured by JOHN NEWMAN
& WM. FITZHIERBERT lying & being in ye County aforesaid & upon
ye Northwest side of MORATICO CREEK, ye said Parcell of land being pte.
of ye aforesaid Devident & is bounded as followeth, beginning at ye
mouth of a Creek runing out of MORATICO CREEK commonly known by ye name
of ye OLD MANS CREEK & from thence along ye said MORATICO CREEK to
ye extent of ye bounds of that line exprest in ye aforesaid Pattent &
is bounded by ye land wch was THOMAS STEVENS & from thence up into
ye Woods bounding upon ye said line of THOMAS STEVENS untill it meet wth
ye branch of ye said OLD MANS CREEK & from thence as ye said Creeke
runs into ye first Station To have & to hold ye said land vth all ye
priviledges belonging unto him ye said JOHN PHILLIPS his heires or assignes
forever, wth all ye priviledges belonging. In Witness whereof I have sett
to my hand & Seale ye Sixth day of Aprill 1678
Signed Sealed & Delivd. in prsence
of us WM.MEASURE,.................................................JOHN
(his mark) WILLIAMS
WM. FITZHERBERT
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappae: 3 die Juhi 1678
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I EVE WILLIAMS, Wife of JOHN
WILLIAMS, do constitute my loveing Friend, JOHN INGOE to acknowledge my
right of a Deed of land to JOHN PHILLIPS as Witness my hand & Seale
this 29th day of Aprill 1678
Signed Sealed & Delivd in prsence
of us JOHN ALLEN..............................................EVE (her
mark) WILLIAMS
WM (his mark) OKEES Recordatr xx2 die Juhi 1678 |