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Contributed By: Sherry K Gray

Morias Hansbrough to Garret Gray Sale of Land

This Indenture made 23 day of August 1779

Between Morias Hansbrough Mill Wright of the county of stafford and state of Virginia and Jane his wife of the one part and Garret Gray of the county of Fauquier and colony of Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that the said Morias Hansbrough and Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 810 pounds current money of this state to them in hand paid by the said Garret Gray the receipt where as they doth hereby acknowledge and of and from every part there they doth fully and absolutely acquit and discharge the said Garret Gray heirs he and every of them by these presents hath given, granted, bargained, sold , aliened, interest, relaeased and confirmed and by these presents doth finally clearly of absolutley give grant, bargain, sell, alien, enforce ? , released, confirmed and deliver unto the said Garret Gray and his heirs a certain tract or parcel of land containing 280 acres, situated and lying in the county of Fauquier , 100 acres being a part taken up by Isaac Jud the other taken up by John Savage and bounded as follows Beginning at 2 white oaks on the northside of cannons run cross ? by a path and extending thence S66 E62 poles to a hickory thence N86 W37poles to 3 white oaks by a branch of Cannons run thence N100poles to 2 red oaks thence S68 W38 poles to a white oak by a road thence S43 W160 poles to a pine thence S 180 E78 ( or 28 ) poles to some marked saplins thence S67 E28 poles to a large Hickory with a broken top and a marked saplin thence S56 W94 to a red and box oak on the hillside then S12 W48 poles to the road thence down the road 85 E67 poles to the cross road thence N85 E58 poles to 2 red oaks in the edge of the road thence N3 E140 poles to the beginning together with all houses, gardens, orchards, fences, waters, ways, trees, woods priviledges, liberties, properties, ___ ? whatsoever to the said tract or parcel of land or any part thereof or anyways appertaining and the reversion and revisions, remainder and remainders of and every part of the same and all the right, title property claim and demand whatsoever of him said Morias Hansbrough him his heirs To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the promises above mentioned and are hereby intended to be granted bargained and sold unto this Garret Gray his heirs forever and he the said Morias Hansbrough his heirs do covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said Garret Gray his heirs that they at the time of the insealing and delivering of these presents, they are the sole true and lawful owners of the said tract or parcel of land and promises and further that the said Garret Gray his heirs shall at all times forever after peaceabily and quietly hold occupy possess and enjoy all and singular the above granted land and premises with all its appunternance there unto to belonging without the least hinderance, eviction, Exputterance or interruption of or by him the said Hansbrough his heirs and that of any other person or persons whatsoever and that he his heirs shall and will at any time here after upon the request and the expense of the said gray his heirs or their counsel learned in the same shall be reasonably required in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and fixed my seal the day and year first above written
signed , sealed of delivered              Morias Hansbrough
                                                                        X his mark
                                                                Jane Hansbrough
in the presence of                                         X her mark
August the 23 1779
Received of and from the within named Garret Gray the within mentioned sum of 810 pounds current money of this ___ ? to them in hand paid and do hereby acknowledge ourselves to be there with fully satisfyed and paid the ___? where of we do hereby acknowledge
                                                                 Morias Hansbrough
                                                                     his mark
                                                                  Jane Hansbrough
as court held for Fauquier County the 23 day of August 1779 This indentureand the Receipt thereon endorsed were acknowledged by the said Morias Hansbrough and Jane his wife ( she being first privily examined as the law directs to be there act and deed and order as to be recorded  Tester H Brookett ( not sure if it is just Brooke the curly Q's is beautiful writing but lol )  
Sherry K Gray: Deed book 7 pgs 134 - 135 Fauquier County VA found on microfilm at the VA state library Richmond VA

 

 

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