This indenture made this XVIIth day of October, in the year of our Lord Christ MDCCLI betwden William Witt of the County of Albemarle Planter and John Witt Junr., of the County of Goochland Planter & Elizabeth his wife of the one part, and Richard Johnson of the County of Louisa, of the other part, Witnesseth that the said William Witt, John Witt & Elizabeth his wife, for and in Consideration of the sum of Sixty pounds currt. Money of Virginia, to them or one of them by the said Richard Johnson in hand well and truly paid, the receipt whereof they and each of them do hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every part and parcell thereof do acquit and dis- charge the said Rich’d Johnson his heirs and assigns forever by these presents they the said William Witt, John Witt and Eliza. his wife, Have granted, bargained, sold, aliened released and confirmed and by these Presents do, grant, bargain, sell alien release and confirm unto the said Rich’d Johnson all that Tract Seat Parcell of Land & Plantat. of the said William Witt, John Witt and Eliza. his wife Scituate lying and being in the County of Goochland (and on the branches of Tuckahoe Creek and bounded as followeth to-wit) Beginning at a black oak on Thos. Farrars line, thence North fifty five West one hundred and eighty two poles to a white oak & several black oaks in Augustine Webbers line, thence North eleven degrees & a quarter East one hundred & 72 poles to black oak in the said Rich’d Johnson’s line, thence South forty five East one hundred & ten poles to a white oak in John Barnetts line, thence South one hundred & sixty four poles to a black oak in Thos Farrars line, thence East twenty four poles to a black oak in the said line, thence South forty poles to the beginning place, containing by estimation one hundred & fifty acres be the same more or less, which sd. Land is the one Moiety or half part of three hundred acres of Land purchased by the said William Witt & his brother John Witt, father of the said John Witt party to these Presents of one Charles Hudson late of the County of Hanover by in- denture of lease & release bearing date the XlIlth and XlVth days of September in-the year MDCCXV as by the said Indenture duly prov’d & Recorded in the County Court of Henrico will more at Large appear, & all Houses, outhouses, buildings, gardens, Fences, Orchards, woods & underwoods, ways, waters, water courses proffits & Commodities, advantages & appurtenances whatsoever, to the sd. Land & Premises belonging or in any wise apper- taining & the Reversion and Reversions, Remainder & Remainders, rents, Issues & profits thereof & of every part & parcell thereof all the Estate, right, Title, interest use trust property claim & demand whatsoever of them the said William Witt and John Witt & Eliza his wife, or in & to the said Land Premises belonging or in any wise appurtaining and every part & pareell thereof TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract seat or Parcell of Land and Plantation and all & singular the premises with their and every of their appurtences, unto the said Rich’d Johnson his heirs and assigns forever. And the said William Witt & John Witt & Eliza his wife & each of them for themselves their heirs Executors and Admrs and every of them do covenant promise grant and agree to & with the said Rich’d Johnson his heirs Executors, Admrs and Assignes & every of them by these presents in manner & form following that is to say, that they the said William Witt & John Witt and Eliza his wife now, to-wit at the time of making & executing these

Presents, nothwithstanding any acts or things by them or either of them done or suffered are & stands right- fully & Lawfully Seised of & in the said Tract, Seat, Parcell or Land & Plantation & all and singular the premises with the appurtenances of a good sure, perfect absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance

in fee simple & hath good right, full power & Lawfull authority to sell & convey the same to the said Rich'd Johnson his heirs and assigns & that it shall and may be Lawful to & for the said Rich’d Johnson his heirs and assigns from time to time and at all time forever hereafter peaceably & quietly to have hold use occupy possess & enjoy all & singular the Premises, free & clear of and from all former or other Deeds gifts, grants, bargains, Dowers Mortgages, intails Joynters, suite, troubles or molestations whatsoever, and that they the said William Witt & John Witt & Eliza, his wife & every of them, him the said Rich’d Johnson his heirs and assigns in the peaceable & quiet enjoyment & possession of all & singular the Premises, with the Appurtenances, agt all persons whatsoever shall & will warrant & forever defend by these presents In Witness whereof the parties to these Presents, their hands & seals interchangeably have sett the day & year first above Written.

William Witt (Seal) Sealed and Delivered John Witt Junr (Seal)

in presence of

John Farrar, John Witt, Elizabeth Her x mark Witt (Seal)

Silvanus Witt, Jese Witt