RICHMOND COUNTY DEEDS 1720-1733 (on margin; GOAD's Power to DEALL) pp 273 -274
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee CATHERIN GOAD, Wife of ABR: GOAD and MARY GOAD, Wife of WM: GOAD, both of Richmond County and in the Parish of Farnham, doe appointe our trusty and well beloved Freind, THO: DEALL, for
us and in our names to relinquish all our right of Dower of a certain p:cell of land sould by our said Husbands to WM: DOWNMAN and what our Attorney shall doe for us in the p:mises shall be confirm'd by us as wil as if our selves
were p:sonally p:sent; Given under our hand.-, this 1st day of March 1724/5
Signed and Sealed in p:sents of us
TRAS: DOWNMAN,............................... CATHIERINE (mark) GOAD
JNO: GOAD....................................... MARY (mark) GOAD
At a Court held for Richmond County the Third day of March 1724
This Power of Attorney from CATHERINE GOAD and MARY GOAD to THOMAS DEALL was
this day proved in open Court by the Oaths of TRAVERS DOWNMAN and JOHN GOAD, witnesses thereto, and admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH Cl Cur
(On margin: GOAD's Deed to DOWNMAN)
THIS INDENTURE made the
First day of March Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and Twenty four in the 11th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God of Great Brittaine &c., King &c., Between ABRAHAM GOAD and WM. GOAD of
Richmond County in Parish of Farnham of one part and WILLIAM DOWNMAN of Parish and County aforesd. of other part; Witnesseth that ABR: GOAD and WILLIAM GOAD in consideration One thousand Five hundred pounds of tobo: by sd. DOWNMAN
paid by these presents doe bargaine and sell unto WM: DOWNMAN his heirs a parcell of land with appurtens: thereunto belonging siuuate in aforesd. Parish and County being part of a Devident of Land which WM. GOAD now lives on,
Begining at a Stake standing in the head of a Branch on North side of WM. GOADs Plantation and in the line of FANTLEROYs thence along ye sd. line to a markt red Oak in the lineof FOWLERS, thence along sd. FOWLERs line which line
was last survey'd by Collo. BARBER to a small red Oak, thence through a Skirt of Woods a strate line across ye sd. Plantation by a line of markt. Stakes to the first begining; To have and to hold the land and premises with
appurtenances unto WM: DOVNMAN his heirs togeather with the right title clayme and Interest of ABRAHAM GOAD and WILLIAM GOAD in the parcell of land; And ABR. GOAD and WM. GOAD and either of them their heirs shall at all times
warrant save harmless and defend the parcell of land with the full quantity which is now within the above bounds to WM. DOWNMAN his heirs aginst the lavfull claym of any person; In Witness whereof the parties first above mentioned
to these presents have interchangably sett their hands and seals the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of
TRAS: DOWNMAN.................................ABRA: (mark of )GOAD
JOHN GOAD...........................................WILLIAM GOAD
At a Court held for Richmond County the Third day of March 1724
ABRAHAM GOAD and WILLIAM GOAD came into Court and acknowledged this their Deed
unto WILLIAM DOWNMAN which was admitted to Record; Also THOMAS DEALL, by vertue of a Power of Attorney from CATHERINE GOAD and MARY GOAD, the Wifes of said ABRAHAM GOAD and WILLIAM GOAD, to him in that behalfe made relinquished the
said CATHERINE and MARYs Right of Dower in the Land conveyed in this Deed unto the said WILLIAM DOWNMAN which was admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
(The Memorandum of Livery of Seizin dated first day of
March 1724 was witnessed by the same witnesses and recorded in same Court.)
