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Transcribed by Sue Beach, 22 Feb. 1998.
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This Indenture made the fourth Day of August In the year of Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ten Between Isaac Hough and Fanny
his Wife of the County of Loudoun State of Virginia of the one
part and Robert Braden of the same county
Witnesseth that the said Isaac Hough and Fanny his Wife for
and in consideration of the sum of two thousand and Eighty Dollars
current Money of the United States to them in hand paid by the
said Robert Braden the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge
and thereof do acquit and discharge the said Robert Braden Have
granted bargained, sold aliened, released enfeoffed [?] and confirmed
and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien release enfeoff
[?] and confirm unto the said Robert Braden his heirs and assigns
forever all the reversionary right and fee simple estate of in
and to a certain lott [sic] of land in Piedmont manor now in the
possession of Joseph Wilkerson under a lease for lives said to
be unexpired bearing date the 20th day of July 1756 Between Geo
Wm Fairfax of the
[page 143] the [sic] one part, and Thomas Lamb of the other
part, and bounded as follows Beginning at a Stone in a place where
grew a spanish oak in a line of Tankerville corner to John Hough
Dec’d thence with his line N 74 W 114 3/4 poles to a stone
corner to s’d Hough and in a line of Lydia Hough’s land
thence with said line N5 W129 poles to a scrubby white oak corner
to said Hough and in a line of Mich’l Cooper, then with his
line N 88 1/2 E 16 3/4 poles to a Stone and two small hicories
[sic] corner to Cooper thence with another of his lines N 9 1/2
E 6 1/2 poles to a whiteoak [sic] Corner to Cooper and Rheubin
[sic] Hixon dec’d thence with his line S 8 1/2 E 127 poles
to a black oak corner to Hixon and in a line of Tankerville thence
with said line 89W 206 poles to the beginning Containing one hundred
and sixty acres which this lott [sic] among others in said manner
was conveyed unto Hugh Holmes [?] of the Borough of Winchester
by Fer’d Fairfax devisee Geo W. Fairfax To whom the entire
manor was conveyed by Thos Lord Fairfax, but for a greater [unreadable]
as to title and situation reference is hereby made to a deed of
relinquishment of Dower executed by Elizabeth Blair Fairfax Wife
of the said Ferdinando in conjunction with her said Husband Nov’r
10 1799 and of record in the County Court of Loudoun and by said
Hugh Holmes conveyed to the said Isaac Hough by Deed bearing date
Sept. 1st 1803 of record in Loudoun Court together with all and
singular the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining
[p 144] Except the rents due on the Lease aforesaid which under
the Will of Geo. Wm Fairfax is payable to Sarah Fairfax Widow
of said George during her natural life To have and to hold the
said described Lott [sic] with all and singular its appurtenances
except the rents aforesaid payable during the life of Sarah Fairfax
which is reserved to her under the said Robert Braden his heirs
and assigns forever, and the said Isaac Hough and Fanny his Wife
for themselves and their heirs Executors & adm’rs covenant
that the aforesaid described Lott [sic] of Land against themselves
and their heirs and against all and every other person and persons
whatsoever they will warrant and forever defend by these presents
In Witness whereof they have hereunto set their hands and Seals
the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and delivered Isaac Hough {seal}
in presence of Fanny Hough {seal}
John Braden
Mahlon Janny Jun’r
Stephen Ball
Joseph Braden
Loudoun County to Wit,
The Commonwealth of Virginia
[page 145] To John A. Burns and John Hamilton Gentlemen greeting:
whereas Isaac Hough and Fanny his Wife by their certain Indenture
of bargain and sale dated the 4th day of August have sold and
conveyed unto Robert Braden the fee Simple Estate of and in one
hundred and Sixty acres of Land in the said county of Loudoun
and whereas the said Fanny cannot conveniently travel to the court
of said County to make her acknowledgment of the Conveyance aforesaid,
we do therefore command you that you personally go to the said
Fanny and examine her privily and a part from the said Isaac Hough
her husband whether she doth the same freely and voluntarily without
his persuasions or threats and whether she is willing the same
shall be recorded in our said County Court and when you have received
her acknowledgment and examination as aforesaid that you distinctly
and openly certify us thereof in our said Court under your hands
and seals sending then there the said Indenture and this writ
witness Charles Binns Clerk of the said Court at the Courthouse
aforesaid this 6th day of October 1810,
[page 146] Loudoun County [?]
We the Subscribers two of the Justices of the peace in and for
the County aforesaid do hereby certify that we did this 6th day
of August 1810 personally go the said Fanny and examine her privily
and a part from her said husband touching the conveyance aforesaid
who declared that she did Execute the said Deed Freely and voluntarily
without the persuasions or threats of her said husband and that
she is willing the same should be recorded among the records of
the said County Court. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and Seals the date above.
At a Court held for Loudoun County the 8th day of October 1810
This Indenture from Isaac Hough and Fanny his Wife to Robert Braden
was acknowledged by the said Isaac Hough to be his act and Deed
and together with the Commission for the privy examination of
the femme and the certificate of the execution thereof being returned
are ordered to be recorded.