Hardy County Land Documents
Sale of land from James Wilson to Felix Welton May 30, 1814
This document was abstracted by Chuck Swanson
from the original records. Material illegible or difficult to read is shown in brackets [ ].
Also mentioned in the document are: Denny Fairfax, Thomas Bryan Martin, George Murry,
Cunningham, John, Jacob, and George Bishop, Samuel Duke.
This Indenture made this 30th day of May 1814. Between James Wilson of the
County of Hardy of the State of Virginia on the one part and Felix Welton of
the same place of the other part Witnesseth Whereas Denny Fairfax by Tho.
Bryan Martin his attorney in fact by his certain Indenture of Lease dated
26th of April 1793 did demise [?] grant & to farm let to John Bishop a certain
Lot of ground on the west side of the South branch of the potomack part of
the South branch manor in the said county of Hardy containing ninety acres
as by a survey thereof made by George Murry [?] and Bounded as follows
Beginning at a pine & chesnut oak corner to Cunningham running with his line
N76-E180 poles to a spanish oak & hiccory thence N5-E30 poles to three
hiccories in Cunningham's line thence leaving said line S48-E70 poles to two
spanish oaks by a Gully thence S25-E40 poles to three chesnut oaks thence
S20-W52 poles to a spanish & hiccory on a ridge thence N80-E250 poles to the
Beginning Containing ninety acres as aforesaid for and during the natural
lives of John Jacob and George Bishop sons of the said John Bishop and the
longest lives of them renewable to the said John Bishop his heirs and assigns
forever Subject nevertheless to the convenienty [?] & conditions in the said
Indenture of Lease expressed & contained which said Lot of Ground or tract or
parcel of Land was conveyed by Indenture of Lease from said John Bishop to
Samuel Duke & again conveyed by said Duke by Indenture of Lease dated the 7th
day of August 1811 & recorded in the Superior Court of Law held for the said
County of Hardy to the said James Wilson Now this Indenture Witnesseth that
for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars Current money of
the United States to him in hand paid by the said Felix Welton at or before
the sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt where of is hereby
acknowledged he the said James Wilson hath granted bargained sold released &
conveyed & by these presents doth grant bargain sell release and convey unto
the said Felix Welton & his heirs & assigns all the said Lot of Ground or
Tract or parcel of Land herein before mentioned & described and bounded as
aforesaid together with all & singular the buildings improvements
[hereditaments ???] & appurtenances to the same belonging To have and to hold
the said Lot of ground, parcel or Tract of Land to him the said Felix Welton
his heirs and assigns for and during the natural lives of the said John Jacob
& George Bishop
James Wilson (seal)
Witnessed before Charles Lobb Deputy for Edward Williams County Clerk
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