Mitchell and White Genealogy

[left margin] 1823 original delivered sent to R S Ellis by [?] W Young 25th August This Indenture made this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord 1822 Between Walter Williams and Morning his wife and Peter P. Thornton of the one part and Richard S Ellis of the other part Witnesseth that the said Williams and Thornton for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars current money of Virginia to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge hath by these presents agreed covenantted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and do by these presents agree covenant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Richard S Ellis his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land lying and being in the County of Amherst on the head waters of Maple creek containing by late survey fifty four and one half acres more or less and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at pointers on a pine and running on along marked line fifty seven poles to pointers adjoining Anderson Ware thence South forty seven degrees west five poles to pointers thence South seventy degrees east sixty poles to Rocks and pointers adjoining to Allison Morriis thence North fifty four poles east one hundred and seventy two poles to pointers on a Branch thence up the branch one hundred and four poles to pointers thence south seventy seve degrees west fifty poles to the Beginning it being the same land sold by William Noel to Walter Williams and sold by Walter Williams to Peter P Thornton and by Peter P Thornton sold to Richard S Ellis to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with all its appurtenances and all and singular the premises thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the said Williams and Thornton doth covenant and agree with the said Richard S Ellis that the above sold land will forever warrant and defend unto the said Richard S Ellis and his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple free from all incumbrances or the title or claim of any person or persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the said Williams and Thornton have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date above written. Signed sealed delivered Walter Williams [seal] in presence of us Mourning Williams [seal] Wm Shelton Peter P Thornton [seal] John Mahone Andrew Merelan Jordan Creasy Amherst County court clerks office February the 17th 1823 This Deed was acknowledged in said clerks office by Peter P Thornton the date aforesaid and admitted to record as to him and proven by these subscribing witnesses thereto as to Walter Williams and ordered to be for further proof [??] to him recorded