Deed - Humphrey Arnold to Thomas Turner Jr.

October 31, 1753

Source: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, p. 74-5

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This indenture, made the thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and fifty three between Humphrey Arnold of the Parish of Hamilton and County of Prince William of the one part and Thomas Turner the younger of the Parish of Hanover and County of King George of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Humphrey Arnold for and in condiseration of the sum of five shillings current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Turner at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Humphrey Arnold doth hereby acknowledge hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said Thomas Turner all that tract or parcel of land whereon Edward Jones now liveth containing by estimation sixty acres be the same more or less lying and being in the Parish of Hanover in the County of King George being the land whereon my father Thomas Arnold formerly lived and was given and conveyed to him by his father Isaac Arnold by deed of gift bearing date the third day of May one thousand seven hundred and thirty three and therein bounded as follows:

Beginning at the upper corner of the said Thomas Arnold's plantation in a branch which leads into Gingeteague Creek at a red oak standing in or near the line of the land formerly belonging to Mr. Jonathan Gibson running thene with the said line and the line of the land of Mr. Thomas Turner to a small branch which branch divides this land from the land of the said Isaac Arnold Senr. thence easterly down the said branch to the line of Henry Long thence from the land of the said Isaac Arnold and along the line of the sd. Henry Long to the first mentioned branch thence up the branch to the beging. red oak which said deed of gift is recorded in the County Court of King George.

Relation being thereunto had may more fully appear and all houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, yards, gardens, orchards, woods, underwoods, way, waters and watercourses, profits, commodities, advantages & appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract of parcel of land belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby granted, bargained and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Thomas Turner, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns from the day of the date hereof for and during and unto the full end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended yielding and paying therefore yearly the rent of one ear of Indian corn at the expiration of the said term (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) he the said Thomas Turner may be in the actual possession of the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby bargained and sold and thereby be the better enabled to accept & take a grant and release of the reversion an inheritance thereof to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

In witness whereof the said Humphrey Arnold hath to this present indenture set his hand and seale the day, month and year first above written.

Written, sealed and delivered in the presence of
A. Rose
Tho. Rogers
John Taliaferro

Humphrey Arnold

At a court held for King George County the 7th day of February 1754, this lease indented from Humphrey Arnold to Thomas Turner the younger was proved by the oaths of all the witnesses thereto is admitted to record and is truly recorded.

Test, Rob. Armistead, C. C.