This Indenture Made this Twentieth day of August One thousand Seven hundred & ninety five Between Thomas Poythress of Brunswick County of the one part & George Hicks of the same County of the other part Witnesseth that for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty pounds Current Money of Virginia to me in Hand paid by the said George Hicks the Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge have Bargained & sold & Confirmed & by these presents doth Bargain, sell & Confirm unto the said George Hicks & his Heirs forever One certain Tract or parcel of Land containing eighty five Acres more or less lying & being in the County aforesaid & is bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at Wesson's Corner white Oak on Rattle snake Creek the white oak being down have made a Corner of a Hickory thence by his line to a Corner Hiccory thence by George Hearn's Line West to a Corner Red Oak on John Sewards line thence by the said John Sewards Line to a Corner sweet Gum on the said Creek as aforesaid thence by the Meanders of the said Creek to the Beginning To have & to hold the said Land & other premises to the said George Hicks & his heirs forever against the Claim & Demand of him the said Thomas Poythress & his Heirs forever against the Claim of every other person or persons forever unto the said George Hicks & to his Heirs forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & date first above written.
Sealed Signed & Delivered
In the presents of                                                       Thos. Poythress (LS)
Christr. Thrower
Henry Mangum                                                Brunswick County Court Septr. 28 1795
James Harrison Jr.                                          This Indenture of Bargain & sale
Jno. Green                                                          was acknowledged by Thomas
Poythress party thereto to be his act & Deed and ordered to be recorded.
                                                                           Teste
                                                                                        CB Jones CBC

Deed Book 16, pages 165, 166, Brunswick County, Virginia