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This Indenture made this twentieth
day of April in the year of our Lord (Christ)
One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven between James Bishop
Senr. administrator of Jeremiah Bishop of the County of Dinwiddie of
one part, and William Bishop of the same County of the other part,
witnesseth that the said James Bishop, Senr. admin. for and in the
valuable consideration of the sum of One hundred and forty one
dollars and thirty six cents good and lawful money of Virginia to
him in hand paid by the said William Bishop, the receipt whereof he
the said James Bishop, Senr. doth hereby acknowledge and thereof do
request and discharge the said William Bishop his heirs, executors
and administrators, have bargained and sold, and by these presents
do bargain and sell, lien, inforce and confirm unto him the said
William Bishop, his heirs and assigns forever, one certain tract or
parcel of land lying in the aforesaid County of Dinwiddie, on the
East side of the Amelia branch, which said land is bounded as
follows Viz: on the South by the Sappony Church road, on the West by
the Amelia branch, on the North by the land of Thomas Withers and on
the East by the lands of Mary Roney, the said tract containing sixty
five and three quarter acres be the same more or less with all
houses, woods, ways, waters and water courses with all the
privileges, profits, commodities, herediments and appurtenances to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion
and reversions, remainder and remainders rents and issues thereof.
To have and to hold the said land and all and singular the
appurtenances unto him the said William Bishop his heirs and assigns
forever. And the said James Bishop, Senr. for himself and his heirs
do covenant and agree with the said William Bishop and his heirs
that he the said James Bishop, Senr. Admin. as aforesaid shall and
will warrant and forever defend the title of the said tract or
parcel of land against himself and his heirs and against the title
claim or demand of all and every other person or persons whomsoever
unto him the said William Bishop his heirs and assigns. In testimony
whereof the said James Bishop Senr. has hereunto set his hand and
affixed his seal the day and year first above written.
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Signed, Sealed and delivered |
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In presents of. |
James Bishop {seal} |
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W. H. Goodwyn
Robert Gibbs
J. C. Goodwyn |
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NOTE: This transcribed deed transfers the 65 3/4
acres belonging to Revolutionary War veteran, Jeremiah Bishop, to his
nephew William Bishop at Jeremiah’s death. William was Commissioner
of Revenue of Dinwiddie County and later Sheriff. James Bishop Senr.,
the Administrator of Jeremiah’s
estate, was also a Revolutionary War veteran, was Jeremiah’s
brother and William’s father. |
