Gift - Land from Isaac Arnold Sr. to Isaac Arnold Jr.

October 3, 1732

Source: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 1A, p. 236

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This indenture, made the third day of October in the sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the faith &c. and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty & two, between Isaac Arnold Senr. of the parish of Hanover in King George County of the one part and Isaac Arnold Junr. son of the aforesaid Isaac Arnold Senr. of the parish and county aforesaid planter of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Isaac Arnold Senr., as well for the naturall love, good will and affection which he hath & now beareth to & toward his said son Isaac Arnold Junr., and for the better settling and establishing the premises hereinafter mentioned in the blood and posterity of the said Isaac Arnold Junr. and Sarah his now wife as long as it shall please God to continue the same and for other good causes & considerations him the said Isaac Arnold Senr. at this time especially moving hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, ____ and absolutely confirm unto the said Isaac Arnold Junr. and Sarah his now wife all that ____, tenement, plantation and parcell of land whereon the said Isaac Arnold Junr. and Sarah his wife now liveth & inhabiteth together also with one hundred acres of land or thereabouts ____ belonging be same more or less situate, lying, and being in King George County on the westerne branch of Gingoteague Creek & bounded as followeth.

Beginning at a marked maple tree standing in one of the branches of the said Gingoteague at or near the church path which leads from Grace Arnold plantation to Strothers Church extending from the said maple tree eastwardly along a line of marked trees dividing this land from the land of the said Isaac Arnold Senr. & from the land of Grace Arnold to a large white oak corner tree to this land and the of the said Grace Arnold heading on another branch of Gingoteague thence downe the said branch the severall courses of the patent for the same land to the former branch mentioned thence with the said branch the same being the bounds to the first mentioned beginning all which land being part of a patent granted by the proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia unto John Doyle late of the County of Richmond, decd, for 226 acres of land as in & by the same will apear & further the said Isaac Arnold Senr. the above granted land & premises doth give, grant, bargain and make over unto the said Isaac Arnold Junr. and Sarah his wife to the severall uses herein aftermentioned and expressed that is to say to the use & behoof of the said Sarah his now wife & from & after the death of the survivor and longest liver of them to the use & behoof of James Arnold, son of the said Sarah Arnold, to him the said James and his heirs forever and to and for none other use, intent or purposes whatsoever and the and the said Isaac Arnold Senr. the within mentioned land and every part & parcell thereof he doth warrant from him, his heirs, exes., adms., and all manner of ____ whatsoever so claiming from, by or under him the sd. Isaac Arnold Senr., his heirs, ____.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day, month & year first written.

Isaac Arnold Senr.

Signed & delivered in presents of
Henry Head (by his mark)
Thomas Dickerson (by his mark)

At a court held for King George County the 8th October anno domi 1732.

Then came Isaac Arnold Senr. and acknowledged that his deed of gift unto Isaac Arnold Junr., which on the motion of the said Isaac Arnold Junr., is admitted to record.

Test, T. Turner