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This Indenure made this Sixteenth day of May in this year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred thirty & seven Between Benjamin Beasley of the parish of Saint Ann in the County of Essex & Colony of Virginia of the one part and Mark Boulware of the parish County & Colony aforesd. of the other part. Witnessesth that this sd. Benjamin Beasley for an in Consideration of the sum of one thousand & thirty pounds of tobacco by this said Mark Boulware to the said Bemjamin Beasley in hand paid before the Ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Benjamin Beasley Doth hereby Conffess and Acknowledge hath by these presents Granted and by theses presents doth grant bargain ask alien Enfeof(?) and confirm unto the sd. Mark Boulware his heirs an assigns for --- one Certain parcel of land lying situate and being in the parrish County & Colony aforesaid Bounded as followeth - Beginning at small red Oke and --- corner to the Lands of John Hillard(?) Silvester(?) Patty and also to the sd. Mark Boulware's whereon Augustine Atherton now lives thents bounding with the said Mark Boulware line to the sd. Benj'n Beasley's Spring branth thents down the Same binding thereon its Several Courses to John Joins(?) deceased Land thents with his line of the sd. Land binding thereon and crossing Dorss's(?) Spring branth to a white oak Corner to the said Joins(?) deceased. Standing in the said John Willards line thents with the same binding thereon to the first mentioned beginning Including by Estimation ten acres be it more or less Together will all and Singular the profits comodities hereditaments and appurtensants whatsoever to the said land belonging or in any wise appertaining & reversion & reversions & remainder & remainders rents and Servites . . . whatsoever the Quitrents which Shall hereafter bestow due to our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs & Successors Only . . . And also that he the said Benjamin Beasley his heirs etc. will acknowledge this deed in Essex County Court to the sd Mark Boulware his heirs and assigns and that his wife Elizabeth will then and there relinquish her rite of Dower in the premises when thereunto required. In Witness where of the aforesaid Benjamin Beasley to these presents hath hereunto set his hand & fixed his seal the day and year first above written.
Benjamin his BB mark Beasley {Seal}
Sign'd Seal'd and Delivered in presents of James his J mark Masters, Jno. Vawter, John Boulware.
Be it remembered that on the Sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred thirty and seven full and passable possession & Seizon was given and delivered by the within named Benjamin Beasley to the within named Mark Boulware of the land and premises within mentioned by Turf and twigg to hold to him the said Mark Boulware his heirs and assigns forever attording to the true jutsut and meaning of the within written Indenture in the presents of
James his j mark Masters, Jno. Vawter, John Boulware
1737 - Sept. 20 - Essex County, Virginia - Deed Recorded
At a Court held for Essex County at Tapp'a on the xxth day of September Anno Dom'i MCDCCXXXvii Benjamin Beasley atknowledged this Indenture with the livery & Seizon thereon endorsed to Mark Boulware to be his act and deed and then Elizabeth Beasley freely relinquished her right of Dower of & in the lands & premises Conveyed by this deed which on the motion of he sd. Mark Boulware is admitted to retord. Test. Beverly ---
1758 - June 20 - Essex County, Virginia - Estate Account
The Estate of Benjamin Beasley Dec'ed Debit [account]
- To paid Caleb Elliot for Plank for Two Coffins 0.12.6
- To paid James Boulware for making Do [Ditto coffins] 1.0.0
- To 203 18d Nailes for Do 0.1.8
- To my Trouble and Expense for tending him and my Mother & their Sickness and burying them. 2.0.0
- To paid Charles Atkinson for Digging their graves 0.10.0
- To 1 1/2 Sugar and Cast Lent 1/3 2.2.1
- To finishing the Crop of Corn of Tobacco 1.0.0
- To my whole Expenses and Trouble in Selling the Estate receiving and paying &c. 0.15.0
- To Quit 6,100 Acres Land and Pole Tax, ? Tobo 0.8. 9 1/2
- To Clerks fee 81
- To fees for next year 36
- To his Levy 50
- To Appraisers fee 90
- To paid --- account Sworn to 4(?).15.0
- To paid the Doctor per Do 0.10.0
- [Total] ￡7.1?.0 1/2
- Ballance --- to the Estate 36.5.4
- [Total] 43.19.4 1/2
Credits
- By the Sale of the whole Estate 40.7.4 1/2
- By what was Left on Mr. Anderson's Book 0.13.5
- By Crop of Tobacco 351 1/2 @ 2d 2.48.7
- ￡43.19.4 1/2
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. the 20th Day of June 1758. John Beasley Admin'r &c of Benjamin Beasly Dec'd. presented this account against the said Decedents Estate which being Examined Sworn to and Allowed, was ordered to be Recorded and is Recorded.
Test. John Lee Jun'r D. Clk
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