NOTE: Spellings have not been changed.
THIS INDENTURE mad the 3th day of January in
the year of our Lord God Seventeen hundred and fifteen and in the second year of
the Reign of our sovereign Lord George of Great Britian, France, and Ireland
King Defender of the Faith &c Between Arthur Robins of the County of
Northampton in Virginia Gentleman on the one Party, and Hugh Roberts of the
county of Accomack in Virginia aforesd; Taylor on the other party. WITNESSETH
that the said Arthur Robins for and in Consideration of the sum of Four thousand
pounds of Tobacco in hand paid to me the said Arthur Robins by the said Hugh
Roberts the Receipt whereof and of every part and every parcel thereof I doe
hereby Acknowledge my selfe to be fully satisfied contented and paid doth fully
clearly and absolutely Give grant, Bargain Sell, Alien Infeoff and confrim unto
the said Hugh Roberts his heirs and Assigns for Ever, one hunndred Acres of Land
Scituate lyeing and being at the head of Onancock Creek in the County of
Accomack aforesadi named on a Fork that Runs out the main Branch of that Creek,
it being one hundred Acres of Land that belongeth to a Grant or Patent to
Charles Colford and Mary Colforn his Sister for Eight hundred Acores of Land as
by the sd. Patent doth at large appear, which sd. one hundred Acres of Land was
sold to Garret Sepell, and by the sd. Sepell sold to Robert Hutchinson, and by
the sd Robert Hutchinson to John Kellam as by a deed bearing date the tenth of
October one thousand six hundred & Eighty and by the sd. John Kellam sold
assigned to by late Father Arthur Robins late of the sd: County of Northampton
deceased, and his heirs & assigns for Ever by Deed bearing Date the
twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred
Eighty [-----] as also by the sd: deed it doth & may more fully Appears wich
said one hundred Acres of Land came and descended upon me the sd Arthur Robins
by [-----] of ye Comon Law as son and heir of his Sd Father the sd Arthur
Roberts [Robins] deceased as aforesd. which sd. Tract or Parcel of Land
Beginneth at the bottom of the Forke that Runs out of the main Branch, and so to
Run up the sd: Fork until he have the full Complement of one hundred Acres of
Land: Togeth-- with all Houses, Orchards Gardens woods Waters Fences Profitts,
& Commodities & appurtenances whatsoever belonging or in Any wise
Appertaining together with all my right Title Interest Claim and demand
whatsoever in and to the Same Land and Premises TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the sd: one
hundred Acres of land with all and Every of their Appurtenances unto the said
Hugh Roberts his heirs and Assigns for Ever, and I the sd Arther Robins do
hereby Warrant and Shall ever Defenc the same form the just Title Claime &
demand of Any person or persons whatsoever in as full and ample manneer as by
Law can be Lawfully Required or demanded unto the sd. Hugh Roberts his heirs and
Assigns against me the sd. Arthur Robins and my hiers or amy other person or
persons Lawfully Claiming by from or under me shall and will warrant and for
Ever defend by these presents: and I the sd. Arthur robins do by these presents
and for the true performance hereof bind myselfe my heirs Executors and
Administrators truly in the sum of Eight tousand pound of Merchantable Tobacco
and Cask to be paid to the sd Hugh Roberts his heirs Executors Administrator