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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