[Deed from Daniel Davis to William Murfrey, 24 Dec 1716]
[Isle of Wight VA, Deeds/Wills Great Book, Vol. 2, microfilm]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 15 Apr 2002]

[p.] 41
This Indenture [made the] [twenty fourth?] Day of December in the year
of our Lord Christ [Seventeen Hundred and Sixteen] Between Daniell 
Davis and Elizabeth his [wife of the County of Isle of Wight of the
first] part and William Murfrey of the County aforesaid [of the second
part for and] in consideration of [two?] hundred pounds [current money
of Virginia] [being part of a patent?..thousand acres?...] .. in 
hand truly paid by the said William Murfrey at [...a Court?...shing and 
colony of..] the receipt whereof the said Daniell Davis and 
Elizabeth his Wife Doth hereby acknowledge and thereof Doth acquit 
and Discharge the sd William Murfery his heirs and or Executors 
and Admrs and Every of them by these presents they the sd Daniell 
Davis and his Last Wife have Granted & Bargined & Sold Revised
[?] Released and for Ever after Claimed and Confirmed and by these
presents do Grant Bargin Sell Revise & Release for Ever after Claim and
Confirm unto the said William Murfery his heirs all ye poSseSsion[?]
now being by virtue of a Bargin and Sail to him made by the said 
Daniell Davis and Elizabeth his Wife for one year baring Date the Day 
next before the Day of the Date of these presents and Duely executed 
before the Sealing and Delivery of theSe presents and of the Statute 
for Transferring uses into poSseSsion and to the heirs & aSsigns of the
sd William Murfrey all that tract or parcel of Land and plantation with
the appurtenances situate Lying and being in the Isle of Wight County
aforesd Containing by Estimation one hundred acres be the Same more or
LeSs and Bounded as followeth, viz
Beginning at the Corner tree by William Murferies from thence to Simon
Everits line and So along the sd Everits line to a White Oak by the 
branch line below on the field formerly Called Allans Cornfield and 
so along the sd branch to a White Oak at the head of the branch and 
from thence to a Marked Red Oak and So upon a Strong Set line to the
Two Line and So along the Two Line to the firSt mentioned Corner tree
by William Murferies aforsd being part of a p'cell of Land Given by 
Anthony Branch late of the County aforesd Decd unto mary the Wife of
Stephen Powell and by the sd Stephen Powell and Mary his Wife Given
and Granted unto Henry Allen as by Deed bareing Date the Third Day of
June in the year of Our Lord God 1693 May appear and by the DeceaS of
the sd Henry Allen Decended unto Elizabeth his only Surviving Child &
heir now Wife to the aforesd Daniel Davis and party to these p'sents
the Reversion and ReverSions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues &
profitts and all and Singular the p'mises with their Every of their
appurtenances and also all the State Right Title Interest & property
Claim and Demand whatsoever of them the sd Daniell Davis and Elizabeth
his Wife of in and to the Same p'mises or any part or parcell therof
and all ways paSsages EaSments p'fitts Commodities & appurtenances to
the same p'mises belonging or in any wise appertaining or there with
used Occupyed or Enjoyed- To have and to hold these MeSsuages Lands
Tenements Hereditaments & p'mises herein or hereby before Granted 
Bargined Sold and Released or mentioned or Intended to be herein or
hereby before Granted Bargined Sold and ReleaSed and every part and
p'cell thereof with their & every of their appurtenances unto these
William Murfrey his heires & aSsignes to the only proper use benefitt
and behoof of the sd William Murfrey his heires & ASignes for Ever And
the said Daniell Davis & Elizabeth his Wife for themSelves their heires
Exc & admrs. and Every of them Doth Covenant promise Grant and agree to
and with ye sd William

[p.] 42
William Murfrey his heires and aSsignes by these preSents [in make?]
and form following that is to say (that they the sd Daniell Davis and
Elizabeth his Wife have in themselves good right and absolute power
over [ye sd property?] to Grant Bargin Sell and ReleaSe ye sd here by
grant [Bargin Sell and Release? sd] premises and Every part and parcell
thereof with their & Every of their appurtenances unto the sd William
Murfrey his heires and aSsignes as hereever heretofor[?] is mentioned
or Intended and also that to the sd William Murfrey hsi heirs and 
ASsignes and Every of them Shall or Lawfully May from time to time and
at all times hereafter have hold Occupy poSseSs and enjoy the sd hereby
Granted & Released p'mises and Every part & p'cell thereof with their
appurtenances without any the Lawfull Lott[?] Sait Trouble Denyal 
Question Interruption or other Disturbance whatsoever of them the sd
Daniell Davis & Elizabeth his Wife their or Either of their heires or
aSsignes or of or by any other p'son or p'sons whatsoever Claiming or
to Claim by them or under them or any of them or any other p'son or
p'sons Laying Lawfull Claime thereunto or any part or p'cell thereof
and also that the sd hereby Granted and Released p'mises with the
appurtenances now around so shall & may for Ever hereafter remain
Continue and bound to these William Murfrey his heires & aSsignes free
& Clear & freely and Clearly acquitted Exonerated and Discharged of
from all and all manner of former and other Gifts Grants Bargins Sales
Leases uses Wills entailes annuities Judgments Bonds forfortures rents
or arrearay as of rents & all other of Incumbrances of what nature and
Kind Soever and also that they the sd Daniell Davis & Elizabeth his
Wife their & with or of their heires & shall and will from time to time
and att all times hereafterwith in the Space of Seven yeares next on
serving the Date hereof Make any further or other Lawfull or reasonable
act Conveyance aSsurance or Devision which he the sd William Murfrey
his heires or aSsigns or any of their Councill Learned in the Law shall
Devise or advise for the further Better and More p'fect aSsuring 
Conveying and Establishing of the hereby Granted & Released p'mises and
of Every part and p'cell thereof with ye appurtanences unto the sd
William Murfrey his heires & aSsignes to the only p'pose benifit and
behalf of the sd William Murfrey his heires & aSsignes for Ever
In WitneSs whereof he the sd Daniel Davis and Eliz his Wife have
hereunto Set their hands & Seales the Day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered		Daniel Davis	{seal}
		Elizabeth signom E [her mark?]  Davis  {seal}
In the presence of us
Frances I [mark] Hutchins
John Murfrey
Will Ragdale
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 24 day of xber 1716
Daniell Davis and Eliz. his Wife Came into Court p'sented and 
acknowledged this their Deed to Wm. Murfrey & it is admitted to record
(the sd Eliz being first privately Examined
Test	H Lightfoot Ct Cl

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