Deed from John & Jane Buster to Abraham Crabtree
Russell County, Virginia
Deed Book 3, Pages 675-676
Executed 24 Sep 1805
THIS INDENTURE made the Twenty forth day of September in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and five, between John Buster and JANE his
wife of Russell County and State of Virginia of the one part and Abraham
Crabtree of Wayne County and State of Kentucky of the other part Witnesseth
that the said John Buster and Jane his wife for and in consideration of the
sum of eight hundred and seventy dollars law-ful money of the United States
to them in hand paid by the said Abraham Crabtree at or before the ensealing
and delivery of these present the receipt whereof acknowledged. Have
bargained and sold and by these present do and each of them doth bargain and
sell unto the said Abraham Crabtree his heirs and assignees a certain tract
or parcel of land containing One hundred and thirty five acres lying and
being in the county Russell on both sides of the Sinking Creek the waters of
Clinch River and bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning at two white oaks on
the end of the spur of Mockerson Ridge corner to Alexander McFarlane and
with his lines North 19 degrees West 78 poles to a white oak on the top of
the ridge North one degree West eighty poles to a stake, then leaving said
McFarlane's lines N57 degrees E eighty one poles to a white oak and Dogwood
N 34 degrees E 30 poles to a Dogwood Sapling corners to Harry Smith and
with his lines S 28 degrees E 80 poles to a stake S 68 degrees E 55 poles
to a bunch of Elms corners to said Smith and John Harmon and with Harmon
lines S 22 dgrees W 30 poles to a stake S 36 degrees W 30 poles to a Spanish
Oak by said Harman's Spring Branch then up the branch and binding therein
according to its several meanders forty-four poles to a black haw bush South
sixty-four degrees west one hundred and thirty five poles to the beginning.
To gather with all the ---------------------- same belonging to have and to
hold the said tract of land and appurtenances unto the said Abraham Crabtree
his heirs and assigns forever. The said tract of land being part of a 379
acre tract granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia to the said John Buster
by patent bearing date the 22nd day of March 1785 and being the same one
hundred and thirty five acres which was decreed to the said Abraham Crabtree
from the said John Buster by the Worshipful court of Russell county at the
August term 1805 in a suit in Chancery wherein the said Abraham Crabtree was
plt. and the said John Buster and his heirs the Deffts. and the said John
Buster and Jane his wife for themselves and their heirs do hereby Covenant
and grant to and with the said Abraham Crabtree his heirs and assigns the
tract of land aforesaid free from claim or claims of them the said John
Buster and Jane his wife or either of them their or either of their heirs
and of ---------person or persons whatever shall will and be warrant and
forever defend by their present. In witness whereof the said John Buster
and Jane his wife have herunto set their hands and seals this day and year
above
John Buster seal
Jane Buster seal
at October Court 1805
This Indenture of bargain and sale from John Buster and Jane
his wife to Abraham Crabtree was acknowledged in court by said
John and Jane his wife being privily examined as the law derects(sic)
was thereupon Ordered to be recorded.
This file contributed by: Terri Buster
visitor since May 5, 1998
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