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THIS INDENTURE made the seventeenth day of November in the year of
our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and sixty seven Between John
Finley and Thankful his wife of Augusta County of the one Part and
George Finley of said County of the other part Witnesseth that the
said John Finley and Thankful for and in Consideration of the sum of
five shilling current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the
said George Finley 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 George Finley and his heirs one Certain tract or parcel
of Land Containing one Hundred and seventy
nine acres in the aforesaid County and a Part of John
Finleys Land he now lives on BEGINNING at two white oaks on the old
paton Line thence north thirty Degrees West three Hundred and twenty
poles to a white oak and Black oak on a ridge thence north fifty two
Degrees West forty eight poles to two Hiccorys and a Black oak By a
draft thence south west forty two poles to a white oak by said draft
thence south twenty one Degrees west one hundred and fifty four poles
to a pine and white oak on a Ridge thence south sixty nine Degrees
East twelve poles to two White oaks and a black oak THENCE south
sixty seven degrees East sixty one poles to two black oaks and
Hiccory on the side of Ridge thence South twenty eight West ten poles
to two Hiccorys and Black oak on said Ridge thence south sixty seven
Degrees east seventy two poles to a Ground oak on a branch thence
North five Degrees East twenty eight poles to a white oak thence
North twenty eight Degrees east sixteen poles to a white oak South
forty six Degrees East one hundred and sixty three poles to two white
oaks in a Draft thence North sixty three Degrees east thirty four
poles to the BEGINNING and all houses buildings orchards waywaters
Water-courses Profits Commodities Hereditaments and appurtenances
Whatsover 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 and all and singular
other and premises hereby Granted with the appurtenances unto the
said George Finley his Executors administrator and assigns from the
day before the date hereof for and during the full term and time of
on whole year from thence next insuring 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 George Finley may be in
actual possession of the premises and be thereby enabled to accept
and take A GRANT and Release of the Reversion of inheritance Thereof
to him and his heirs IN WITNESS whereof the said John Finley and
Thankful Finley have hereunto set their Hand and seal the day and
year first above
Written John Finley (seal)
sealed and Delivered Thankfull Finley (seal)
in the presence of
John Buchanan
Thomas Brown
Robert Findley
At a Court Continued and held for August County Nov. the 19th 1767
John Findley acknowledged this his Lease for Land to George Finley
which is Ordered to be recorded
Test John Madison
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