General Notes

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The first mentioned name in every enstance is the mimmigrant and the name
following the work by is the patentee or the party bring him over.
Anderton, Jno. 1651, by Mr. Rowland Burhan, unkown county
The above is from "Early Virginia Immigrants" by George Cabell Greer,
Clerk Virginia State Land Office orginial published in Richmond 1912.
Library of Congress Card No. 62-453. Book located in the Alabama
Archives.  Va. 929G 816. page 10. Researched by Ron Bridges on 31 Jan
2003.
This Indenture made the twenty second March 1789 BETWEEN John Anderton of
Lunenburg County of the one part and Mordecai Howard of Brunswick of the
other part . . . for and in consideration of the sum of thirty six pounds
eleven shillings specie . . . which I the said John Anderton am justly
indebted to the said Mordecai Howard and honestly desire to secure and
pay to him and for and in the further consideration of the sum of five
shillings . . . have granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these
presents do grant bargain and sell to the said Mordecai Howard . . . one
Negroe Woman called Anney her and her increase and one feather bed and
furniture forever and all other rights claims interest and services
relating to the same . . . upon trust nevertheless that the said Mordecai
Howard . . . shall after the first day of December . . . one thousand
seven hundred and eighty nine as soon as the said Mordecai Howard . . .
shall think proper the said John Anderton shall request which ever of the
two circumstances shall happen sell for the best price that can be gotten
after ten days public notice the said Negroe and premises and out of the
money arising from such sale discharge pay and satisfy to the said
Mordecai Howard the above mentioned sum with lawful interest thereon
until the same shall be discharged and the expense for recording this
indenture and contingent charges of the sale aforesaid and necessary
expenses that attend the securing and obtaining the above sum or
performing anything that shall be necessary relative the intend of this
Indenture . . . Signed by John Anderton and witnessed by Benjamin Lewis,
John Lanier, and Thomas Howard (his mark). Brunswick County Court 22d Day
of June 1789. This Mortgage was proved by the oaths of Benjamin Lewis and
Thomas Howard witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Deed Book 14,
page 502.