Jacob Darden .........} .......................his .....................} ................Cordall + Read (seal) Saml Frances .........} .......................mark .....................} .......................her Benjamin Blunt junr ..} ................Delilah + Read ........ .....................} .......................mark At a court held for the County of Southampton on the ..Day of February 1810 This Indenture was acknowledged by Cordall Read and Delilah his wife parties hereto She being first privately examined as the law directs & and to be recorded. _ _ ============================= [In the left margin] Bryant & wife to Mountfort [In the left margin] Exr deed to James Mountford by his son Jany 29th 1823 ...........This inventor made this 8th date of February in the year of our Lord Christ Eighteen hundred and ten between Charles Briant and temperence his wife both of the County of Southampton of the One part and James Mountfort of the Same County of the other part Witnesseth that the Charles Bryant and Temperance his wife for and in consideration of the Sum of five hundred and forty four dollars and fifty Cents lawful money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the Said James Muntfortt [sic] the receipt whereof the Said Charles Bryant and temperaence his wife doth Acknowledg themselves fully and amply Satisfyed and paid hath granted, Bargained, Sold, Aliened enfeoffd & confirmed And by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the Said James Mountfort One certain tract or Parcel of Land and Premises whereon Joshua Beel formerly livd being a part of the Said plantation Containing by a late Survey One hundred and twenty One Acres be the Same More or less and bounded as follows (To Wit) .Begining at a large Pine a Corner in James Edwards's line running then South 45 degrees west to Nottoway Swamp, thence the Various Courses of the Said Swamp to James Scotts line thence along James Scotts line of Marked trees to a white Oak a corner in his line thence N. 37_ East [Continues on next Page] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 Pole thence N. 22_ E_ 7 Pole, thence north 37 East 24 Pole to a Poplar_ in James Scotts line, thence North 50 degrees East 40 Pole to a Pine and poplar New Corners made in James Scotts line; thence a Straight line of Marked Trees to the first Station .and all Houses .Out Houses Edifices Buildings yards Gardens, Orchards, ways, waters and water Courses whatsoever belonging Or in any wise Appurtaining to the Said tract or parcel of land and Premises; and the Said Charles Briant and Temperance his wife for themselves their heirs Exrs and Amrs doth hereby Promise and grant the Said land to the Said James Mountfort to have and to hold the Same to him and to his heirs .forever And the Said Charles Bryant and Temperance his wife will hereby warrant and forever defend all rights titles claims or demands unto the said James Mountfort against the title or claim of any person or persons claiming or demanding the sam or any part or parcel thereof __ In witness whereof the said Charles Briant & Temperance his wife hath hereunto set their hands and affixt their Seals this Nineteenth day of February, 1810 ..........................(seal) Signed sealed and delivered { ..............Charles Bryant in the presence of .........{ .................her ...........................{ .......Temperance X Bryant Drewry Waller ..............{ .................mark (seal) John Whitehead .............{ Edwin Turner Recd February 8th 1810 of James Mountfort the sum of five hundred and forty four Dollars & 50 Cents being in full of the within consideration money Teste ...................................Charles Bryant (seal) Drewry Waller .....................................her John Whitehead ..........................Temperance X Bryant (seal) Edwin Turner ......................................mark [Continues on next Page] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At a court held for the County of Southampton the ..day of February 1810. This indenture with a receipt thereon endorsed was acknowledged by Charles Bryant and Temperance his wife parties hereto the being first privately examined as the law directs and Ordered to be Recorded. ====================================== [In the left margin] Council & wife to Council [Couninues] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP from Fenton Harrison on 1/13/22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------