Richard Carter

1728-1733 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 19; [Antient Press]; Page 122-124
THIS INDENTURE made this 16th day of June in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and Thirty Between WILLIAM GATEWOOD and KATHERIN his Wife of the County of Essex and Parish of Southfarnham of one part and THOMAS WILLIAMSON JUNER of the aforesd County and Parish of the other part Witnesseth that the sd WILLIAM GATEWOOD and KATHERINE his Wife for the sum of two thousand foure hundred pounds of lawfull Sweet Sented Tobacco and Cask to them paid path granted and sold unto him the said THOMAS WILLIAMSON JUNER his heirs & assigns forever all that percell of land in the Parish of Southfarnham within the County of Essex and bounded begining at a red Oak a Corner of THOMAS COOPERs in the line of BEN JA. FISHER by the MILL ROAD side, runing thence South Easterly along a line of marked trees over the GLEADY SWAMP to a Scrubby Oake standing in THOS. EDMONDSONs line thence along his line to THOMAS KIDDs line thence including all the upper part of the sd Devident of land according to the several courses of the PATENT to the place where it begun containing Seventy five acres Together with all Timber & Trees likely to become Timber, Swamps, and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said land appartaining and all the Estate right of the sd WILLIAM GATEWOOD and KATHERINE his Wife To Have and To Hold the sd land unto him the said THOMAS WILLIAMSON JUNER his heirs and assigns forever, which sd land is part of one hundred and fifty acres given by WILL to RICHARD CARTER by Mr. PHILLIP PARR deced and the sd RICHARD CARTER being dead without disposeing of the same it doth now of right belong unto the aforesd KATHERIN GATEWOOD Sister to the sd RICHARD CARTER deced and the said WILLIAM GATEWOOD and KATHERIN his Wife granted the sd Parcell of land and every part unto the sd THOMAS WILLIAMSON his heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof the parties first men coned have set their hands and Seals
in presence of THOMAS DILLON, WM, GATEWOOD
RO. PARKER KATHERINE GATEWOOD
At a Court held for Essex County on the XVIth day of June MDCC
WM. GATEWOOD & KATHERINE GATEWOOD (the sd KATHERINE being first privily Examined by ALEXR. PARKER Gent) acknowledged their Indenture to THOMAS WILLIAMSON JUNR. which on his motion is admitted to record "