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This Indenture made the Seventh Day of April in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Between John Hough
of Loudoun County in Virginia of the one part and John Wren of
the Same County of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John
Hough for and in consideration of the sum of Five Shillings current
Money of Virginia to him Hand paid by the said John Wren at or
before the Sealing and Delivery of these presents the Receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained, and Sold,
and by these presents doth grant, bargain, and Sell unto the said
John Wren One Certain Tract or parcel of Land Situate in Loudoun
County aforesaid on the South side of Goose Creek, Bound as followeth
Viz Beginning at Three white oaks on the East Side of a branch
call [sic] Rocky Branch corner to the land of the late Col. Thomas
Lee and to William Hough extending thence with the said Lee’s
line No 12 E Three Hundred and ninety six poles to a red oak on
the side of Goose Creek at the mouth of a branch or Gully corner
to the said Lee, then up the said Creek bending therewith the
Several courses and meanders thereof to Several Burch [sic] Trees
at the mouth of the aforesaid Rocky Branch - corner to the said
William Hough then up the said Rocky Branch bending therewith
So. 6 E. 30 poles, So 50 E L 8 poles S 75 Et L 2 poles So L3 Et
80 poles to the Beginning containing Two hundred and ninety acres
be the same more or less Being part of a Tract of Land Granted
to John Warner by a patent from the Proprietors office in the
Northern Neck dated the Tenth day of July AD 1731 and by Margaret
Warner widow and sole executrix of the said John Warner did by
Lease and [page 114] Release sell and convey the Entire Tract
to William Fairfax, Esq. Deeds dated the Twenty fourth day of
July AD 1742 the said William Fairfax devised the said land to
be sold and his Executor sold and conveyed the said Entire tract
to the said John Hough by deed dated the 10th and 11th day of
November One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one - and all Houses
Buildings, Orchards, Ways, Waters, Watercourses, Profits, commodities,
Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Premises
hereby granted, or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining;
and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders, Rents,
Issues and Profits thereof. To have and to hold the Lands hereby
conveyed & all and Singular of the premises hereby granted, with
the appurtenances unto the said John Wren his executors, administrators,
and assigns from the Day before the Date hereof for and during
the full Term and Time of one whole year from thence next ensuing
fully to be complete and ended: yielding and paying therefore
the Rent of one pepper Corn on Lady Day next, if the same shall
be Lawfully demanded to the Intent and purpose that by Virtue
of these Presents and of the Statute for Transferring Uses into
Possession, the said John Wren may be in actual possession of
the premises and be thereby enabled to accept and Take a grant
and Release of the Reversion and Inheritance thereof to him and
his Heirs. In Witness whereof the said John Hough hath hereunto
set his hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written
Sealed and delivered} John Hough {seal}
in the presence of }
Samuel Murray John Littlejohn
William Moxley
[page 115]
At a Court held for Loudoun County May 8th, 1780 This Indenture
was proved by the oaths of Samuel Murray, John Littlejohn, and
William Moxley Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.