[Johnson.FTW]
[1144734.FTW]
REFN: 9945
Joshua Spain was born on July 10,1725 and died prior to 15 Dec 1824 ,
as there is a deed 15 Dec 1824 of his estate listing
John, Rebecca, Willia m
and wife Elizabeth, and Thomas P. Spain and wife
Elizabeth 21. This
Inden ture made this fifteenth day of December in the
year of our Lord one
thousan d eight hundred and twenty four, between John
Spain, Rebecca
Spain, William Spain and Elizabeth his wife and
Thomas P. Spain and
Elizabeth his wife of t he first part, and Reuben
Hawks of the second part,
all of the County of Not toway. Witnessed, that the
said John Spain,
Rebecca Spain, William Spain and Elizabeth his wife
and Thomas P. Spain
and Elizabeth his wife, for and in c onsideration of
the sum of Three
hundred and thirty six dollars and thirty s even and
a half cents to them in
hand paid by the said Reuben Hawks at or be fore the
sealing and delivery
of these presents, the receipt whereof is here by
acknowledged, have
bargained, sold, transferred [sic] and delivered,
an d by these presents doth
bargain, sell, transfer and deliver to the said
Reu ben Hawks all and every
part of the tract of land which the said John Spain,
William Spain, Rebecca
Spain and Thomas P. Spain inherited from Joshua
Spai n Senr. decd.
containing by estimation one hundred and seventeen
acres be th e same
more or less, however much, it being the same land
which was lately
assigned to them by Commissioners appointed by the
County Court of
Nottoway to divide the lands of the aforesaid Joshua
Spain Senr. decd.,
which was div ided and they received twenty nine and
one quarter acres
each, which makes t he aforesaid quantity of one
hundred and seventeen
acres, as a reference to their report will show,
laying [sic] and being in the
said County of Nottowa y and bounded by the lands of
Newman Spain,
Lew. Jones the said Reuben Hawks , John N. Tucker and
Thomas B. [sic]
Spain, together with all the appertenan ces [sic]
thereunto belonging or in
any wise appertaining. To have and to ho ld all the
said tracts or parcels of
land by these presents bargained and so ld with the
appertenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to
him the said Reuben
Hawks his heirs or assigns forever. And the said
John Spain, William
Spain, Rebecca Spain and Thomas P. Spain for
themselves thei r heirs,
executors or administrators do covenant, contract
and agree with th e said
Reuben Hawks and his heirs forever, they shall and
will warrant and
forever defend against the claim or claims of all
and every person or
person s whatsoever. In testimony whereof they the
said John Spain,
William Spain a nd Elizabeth his wife, Rebecca Spain,
and Thomas P.
Spain and Elizabeth his wife, have each of them:
hereunto set their hands
and affixed their seals th e day and year first in
this Indenture written. John
Spain [seal] her Rebecc a X Spain [seal] mark William
Spain [seal] her
Elizabeth X Spain [seal] mark Thos. P. Spain [seal]
her Elizabeth X Spain
[seal] mark Nottoway County &c. -- We Wm. B. Wilson
and Saml.
Morgan Justices of the peace in the County af oresaid
in the State of
Virginia do hereby certify that John Spain, William
Spain, Rebecca Spain
and Thomas P. Spain, parties to a certain deed
bearin g date this day and
hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our
Coun ty aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and
desired us to certify
the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County
Court of N ottoway
in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given
under under hands this
15th day of December 1824. Wm. B. Wilson [seal]
Saml. Morgan [seal]
N ottoway county &c. -- We Wm. B. Wilson and Saml.
Morgan, Justices
of the pea ce in the County aforesaid in the State of
Virginia, do hereby
certify that Elizabeth Spain, the wife of William
Spain and Elizabeth Spain
the wife of T homas P. Spain, parties to a certain
Deed beari