Barnard Farmer to John F. Farmer (1826) Submitted by Carol A. Morrison
July 1826 [87] This Indenture made this nineteenth day of November in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and twenty five between Barnard Farmer of the county of Halifax
& state of Virginia of the one part and John F. Farmer of the same county and state
aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that July 1826 [88] the P. Barnard Farmer for this
in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have to the said John F. Farmer
as well as for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand by the said John F.
Farmer at or before them sealing and always of these present the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have given granted and by these present do give and grant unto the said John
F. Farmer his heirs ____ & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the county of Halifax aforesaid on the drafts of runaway creek and containing
by late survey one hundred acres be the same more or less and bounded as followeth.
Beginning at a gum pointer in Elijah Tucker line thence with his S. 44 west 44 pole to
Elbors in line thence on the same line So. 38. Were 79 pole to pose oak ____ a new line N
71 were 124 pole to maple thence N 28 _____123 pole to Jowell Tucker's line thence his
line S 79 East 32 pole to Elbow thence the said Tod W. Tuckers line S 66 East 120 pole to
the beginning. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land with all things
as pertaining this do to the only proper are and behalf of him the said John F. Farmer his
heirs and assigns forever and the said Barnard Farmer do hereby bond himself his heirs
& to warrant and forever defend a good and lawful rights of letter to the land
aforesaid unto the said John F. Farmer his heirs and assigns forever in wellness whereof I
the said Barnard Farmer have hereunto sign my hand and seal this day and date first above
written.
Barnard Farmer S S his mark X
Halifax County to wit, we Richard Thornton and Peter Reves Justices of the peace for
the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Barnard Farmer party to the event did of
conveyance of real estate baring date the nineteenth day of November eighteen hundred and
twenty five came before us in our said county and acknowledged the same to be his hand and
seal act and deed and requested is to certify his acknowledgment aforesaid to the clerk of
our said county in order to be recorded given under hands & seals this 13th day of May
1826.
Richard Thornton S S
Peter Reves S S
July 1826 [89] Halifax Clerks Office this 28th day of July 1826. The within written Indenture was this day received in the Clerk's Office aforesaid and pursuant to an all of assembly in such cases made and forwarded is admitted to accord. Clerk Samuel Williams CHC