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Norma Rice Gertzman

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Goochland CO, VA 1777 - 1788 Probate Records

This indenture this tenth day of March in the
year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred
and eight-four between Charles Rice of the
County of Goochland County of the one part
and William Bowman of the other part,
witnesseth that the said Charles Rice for and in
consideration of the sum of sixty pounds
current money of Virginia, to him in hand, paid
by the said William Bowman before the sealing
and delivery of these presents the receipt
whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and
thereof doth acquit and discharge the said
William Bowman, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, hath granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and
confirmed and by these presents doth grant,
bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto
the said William Bowman his heirs and assigns,
one certain tract or parcel of land containing
forty acres lying and being the County of
Goochland it being forty acres of the hundred
and seventy-five which I, the said Charles Rice,
now live on, and bounded as followeth (to wit).
Beginning at a pine on Col. Hopkins line thence
along the said line to pointers, by Isam's old
field from thence to a corner white oak on said
line thence along a line past Hopkins and past
Capt. William Holman's to a white oak where
dividing line between me, the plantation to a
red oak thence up the said branch on the West
side half way to a spring branch where it
empties unto the aforesaid branch known by
the name of Molly Trice's Spring Branch, the
upper half of said line is to run the East side of
said branch on a strait line till corners at or
near the mouth of the said branch thence up
the said spring to a corner white oak, thence
along a new marked line to the first station TO
HAVE AND TO HOLD the said land or parcel of
land with all the appurtenances thereunto
belonging together with the revision and
revisions remainder and remainders issues
dowers against just claim or claims of any
person or persons whatsoever. In witness I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the day
and date above written.

In presents of:

Charles Rice SEAL

John Martin Mary Rice

Mason French

Basdel Rice

Memorandum that the day of date of within
written deed full and peaceable

possession of the land and premises with these
appurtenances within mentioned was had and
taken and by me the within named Charles
Rice and by me given and delivered unto the
within named William Bowman according to the
_______ form and _______ of the within
written deed.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of:

John Martin

Charles Rice SEAL

Received the day of the date of the within
written deed of the within

mentioned William Bowman the sum of sixty
pounds current money it being consideration
money for the within mentioned land and
premises.

Teste John Martin
Charles

Rice SEAL

At a court held for Goochland County March 15,
1784, Charles Rice acknowledges this indenture
to be his acts and deed which was ordered to
be recorded.

Teste