pp 519 - 520 On Margins; GOADs Deed to DOWNMAN
THIS INDENTURE made the first day of December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine; in the Third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the
grace of God of Great Brittain &c., King &c., Between WILLIAM GOAD of Richmond County in Pish of Farnham of one part and WM: DOWNMAN of County and Pish aforesaid of other part; Witnesseth that WM. GOAD in consideracon of
Two thousand pounds of lawfull tobacco by said DOWNMAN paid, the Rect, whereof said GOAD doe hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doe bargain and sell unto said DOWNMAN his heirs a p:cell of land with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging scituate in the aforesaid County and Pish, it being part of a Dividend of land which said GOAD now lives on, Beginning at a corner red Oak saplin of said DOWNMANs land standing in the line of FOWLERs being on
the Westermost side of said GOADs Plantation and running along said FOWLERs line being the line which was run by Coll. CHARLES BARBER down to the Main Swamp comonly called the BRYERY SWAMP, to a marked white Oak, thence up the
middle of the said Swamp to the mouth of a Branch comonly called the said GOADS Spring Branch. thence up the Spring Branch to the Fork thereof near said GOADs Spring, thence up the Westermost Fork or Branch it severall courses to
three marked young white Oaks standing in or near the said line of DOWNMANS, thence along said line to the corner standing in the line of FOWLERs to the place where it first began; to Enclude Forty five acres more or less: To have
and to hold the land with appurtenances to said DOWNMAN his heirs and said GOAD by these p:sents for himselfe his heirs promise WILLIAM DOWNMAN his heirs that WM. GOAD and his heirs will warrant save harmless and defend the p:cell
of land with the full quantity which is now within the above bounds against the lawfull claym and demand of every p:son; In Witness whereof the parties above menconed to these p:sents have interchangeably sett their hands and seals
the day and year above written Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of
JER: GREENHAM,..................................WILLIAM GOAD
GEO: GLASCOCK
At a Court hold for Richmond County the Fourth day of February
1729 WILLIAM GOAD came into Court and acknowledged this his Deed unto WILLIAM DOWNMAN which was admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
Memorandum: That on the first day of December in the year of our Lord God one
thousand seven hundred and twenty nine, Livery of Seizen was made and possession of the within menconed land and p:mises given by WILLIAM GOAD to WILLIAM DOWNMAN the said GOAD going on the land and delivered the same to said
DOWNMAN in the name of Turf and Twig in the presents of
JER; GREENHAM
GEO- GLASCOCK
At a Court field ror Riciimond county the Fourth day of February 1729 WILLIAM GOAD in open Court acknowledged the above Livery of
Seizen which was admitted to Record Test M. BECKWITH. Cl Cur
