Release - John Doyle Jr. to Isaac Arnold Sr.

July 29, 1732

Source: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 1-A, p. 215-216

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This indenture, made the twenty ninth day of July in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second 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 and two, between John Doyle of North Carolina of the one part and Isaac Arnold of the parish of Hanover in King George County within the Dominion of Virginia of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said John Doyle, for and in consideration of the sum of 22 pounds 10 shillings current money of Virginia, to him in hand paid by the said Isaac Arnold, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof and of every part and parcell he the said John Doyle doth hereby confess and acknowledge, and himself therewith fully contented, satisfied and paid and thereof do acquit and forever discharge the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs, executors, administrators and every of them by these presents, as also for severall other good causes and considerations, him the said John Doyle thereunto at this time especially moving, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released and confirmed and in and by these presents doth fully, freely, clearly and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release and forever confirm unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs, the said Isaac Arnold being in actual possession of all and singular the premises hereafter mentioned and expressed by virtue of a lease thereof made, bearing date the day before the date of these presents and of the statute for transferring uses into possession, a certain tract or dividend of land, containing two hundred twenty and six acres, granted by the proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia unto John Doyle Senr., late of the County of Richmond, deceas'd father to this said John Doyle, party to these presents, as may and apear by the said grant or patent for the same, bearing date the twenty third day of January 1716/7, all which land is situate, lying and being in the aforesaid Parish of Hanover in King George County and bounded as followeth.

Beginning at three red oakes, standing in the fork of one of the small western branches of Gengoteague Creek, being corner to a patent of land formerly granted to Prosser and Chettwood, thence south forty degrees east, crossing a branch sixteen pole to a ____ white oak in the line of John Berry, thence with the same south twenty degrees east one hundred and sixty three poles to another white oak standing by Thomas Arnold's Senr.'s cleared ground being corner tree to the said Arnold and Berry, thence crossing the old field or clear'd south seventy one degrees east eighty poles near the head of a valley, thence east thirty poles to a large white oak standing in a swamp being another corner to the said Thomas Arnold, thence down the said swamp south forty degrees west twenty poles south seven degrees east fifty two poles then leaving the swamp and running south sixty eight degrees west twenty poles south eighty four degrees west fifty four poles to Cornelius Reynolds former corner tree being a white oak, then leaving the said line and running west fifty four poles to the line of Prosser and Chettwood, thence with the same to the first station.

With all houses, fences, building, gardens, orchards, woods and underwoods, ways, water and watercourses, priviledges and comodities whatsoever to the said land and premises aforesaid, belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder & remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, with all deeds, indents and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the same and all the estate, right, title, interest, benifit, property, possession, claim and demands whatsoever of him, the said John Doyle, of, in and to the same to have and to hold all and singular the premises aforesaid free and clear, freed and cleared of and from all former and other bargains, sales, leases, judgments, rents, dowers and titles of dowers unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs and assigns forever to the only sole proper use, benifit and behoof of him the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs and assigns forever and to and for none other use, intent or purpose whatsoever and the aforesaid two hundred twenty & six acres of land the said John Doyle doth fully warrant and every part and parcell thereof unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs forever as aforesaid against him the said John Doyle, his heirs, executors, administrators and all manner of persons whatsoever claiming from, by or under him, the said John Doyle, his heirs, &c., and that the said John Doyle shall and will at the motion or request of the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs, &c., acknowledge these presents in the open court of King George County to the end the same may be recorded and that the said John Doyle, his heirs, &c., shall and will at all times hereafter make, doe, suffer & execute or cause to be made, done, suffered and executed all and every such act and acts, thing & things, device & devices, conveyances and assurance in the law whatsoever for the further better & more perfect assureing, suremaking and establishing the above bargained and sold land unto Isaac Arnold & his heirs forever.

In witness whereof, the parties aforesaid have either to other to these presents set their hand and seales the day, month & year above written.

John Doyle

Sealed & delivered in presents of -

Thomas Pittman
Thomas Goff
John Hawkins (by his mark)
John Willis

At a court held for King George County the 4th August Anno. Dom. 1732.

This release from John Doyle to Isaac Arnold Senr. was presented into court by the said Isaac and proved by the oath of Thomas Pittman, Thomas Goff, John Hawkins and John Willis and on the motion of the said Isaac is admitted to record.

Test, T. Turner