Annah and James Mays Jr. to Zachariah Mays,
Nelson County Deed Book 2, page 589
This Indenture made the Twenty ninth day of April in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and seventeen, Between James Mays
Junr and Annah his wife of the one part and Zachariah Mays of the other part;
Witnesseth that for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars
to them in hand paid by the said Zachariah Mays before the ensealing and
deliver of these presents the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, they
the said James Mays Jr and Annah his wife have bargained and sold and do by
these presents bargain sell and deliver alien enfeoff and confirm to the said
Zachariah Mays and to his heirs forever in fee simple the following Tract or
parcel of Land to wit Two Hundred and Fifty acres of Land situate and being in
the County of Nelson and State of Virginia and adjoining to and bounded by the
Lands of James Repson, the Lands belonging to the Estate of Joseph Loving
Deceased and the Lands of Robert Mays together with all and singular the
appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to Hold the Land aforesaid with
all and singular its appurtenances to the only use and behoof of him the said
Zachariah Mays and his heirs forever in fee simple and the said James Mays Junr
and Annah his wife for themselves their Heirs executors and administrators ~
covenant and agree to warrant and forever defend the Land aforesaid with its
appurtenances to the said Zachariah Mays and his heirs forever in fee simple,
free from the Claim title or demand of all and every person whomsoever. In
Witness whereof the said James Mays Junr. And Annah his wife have hereunto set
their Hands and seals the day and year above written ~
James Mays
Annah Mays
Signed Sealed and Delivers in the presence of
Nelson County Court
Robert Rives and James Murphy
We, Magistrates for the County aforesaid in the State of
Virginia, do hereby Certify that the within James Mays Junr., party to the
within deed of conveyance of Real estate of Zachariah Mays bearing date the 29th
day of April 1817 personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be his act and Deed and directs us to Certify his said
acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Nelson, that the same my be
admitted to record accordingly. Given under our hands and seals this 29th
day of April one thousand eight hundred and seventeen ~
Robert Rives
James Murphy
Nelson County to wit:
We, Robert Rives and James Murphy, Justices of the Peace
in the County aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Annah Mays the wife of James
Mays parties to a Certain deed of the conveyance of real Estate of Zachariah
Mays bearing date the 29th of April 1817 and hereto annexed
personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and being examined by us
privily and apart from her husband and having the deed fully explained to her,
she the said Annah Mays acknowledged the same, the same to be her act and deed
and declared that she had willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and
that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals this 29th
day of April 1817. ~
Robert Rives
James Murphy