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1735-1738 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 20, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 47-51
THIS INDENTURE made the 18th and 19th day of August in the year 1734 Between JOSEPH BILLAND [Beland] NOBLE of the Parish and County of AMELIA of the one part and THOMAS GATEWOOD of the Parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex of other part Witnesseth that sd Joseph Billand Noble for sum Twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco by these presents doth grant unto sd Thomas Gatewood & unto his heirs and assigns forever a Certain parcel of land in the aforesd County of Essex and Parish of Southfarnham being part of a Tract of Two hundred acres of land that formerly belonged to JOSEPH BILLAND containing Seventy Five acres and adjoyning to the land of the sd Thomas Gatewood and bounded beginning at a Corner white oak standing in the line of sd Thomas Gatewood and running thence West along the line of the said Gate- wood to a Corner Ring Oak standing on a small hill thence West to a Corner of WILLIAM DICKS to a spanish oak thence South to a Corner Pine of ye sd Thomas Gatewoods thence West along the line of sd Gatewoods to the beginning all which sd premises are now in the actual possession of said Thomas Gatewood by virtue of Indenture of Bargain and Sale and by virtue of the Statute for transferring uses into possession , . .
In presence of us THOMAS BARKER, John Billand Noble
RICHARD GATEWOOD, RICHD. COMPTON
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa on the XIXth day of August MDCCXXXV
Joseph Billand Noble acknowledged this his Lease and Release indented to be his act and deed which on the motion of the sd Thomas is admitted to record.
Test W. BEVERLEY CCur
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1715 - Aft 1735 (> 22 years)