Document. Indenture, Eleanor Cowan to David Lewis Jr, Albemarle, 1765

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Source

Intermediate Source: Albemarle Co. Deed Book 1764-1768 By Ruth & Sam Sparacio, Pages 194-195

Original Source:Not specified, but presumably the Albemarle Co. Deed Book covering the period 1764-1768

Related

Document. David Cowan and wife Jane to John Cowan, Albemarle, 1759

text

THIS INDENTURE maid this first day of August 1765 Between ELENOR COWAN of St. Anns Parish in Albemarle County of one part & DAVID LEWIS JUR. of same County and parish of other part Witnesseth that said ELENOR COWAN for the sum of Twenty pounds Current money hath sold unto mid DAVID LEWIS &to his Heirs a parcell of land in the Parish of St. Ann in the County of Albemarle on the branches of MECHIMS RIVER containing Eighty nine acres & bounded Beginning at a Pine in HENRY CARRs Corner thence on CARRs line North crossing a large Branch of MECHIMS RIVER to a white oak saplin then a new line North East to pointers in MICHAEL WALLACEs line & on his line South West crossing said Branch to pointers thence on new lines South West to a Hickory Bush in the Child Fetid thence West to Pointers on CARRs line & on the same North East to the first Station

ELINOR (her [Ang] mark) COWAN

In presence of:
THOMAS FERGUSON, HANAH FERGUSON

I assign all my right & Title of the above mentioned land unto DAVID LEWIS JR. as Witness my hand & Seal

DAVID COWAN

Memorandum that on the first day of August 1765 livery & Seisen of the lands was given by ELENOR COWAN to DAVID LEWIS JUNR. according to the above

ELENOR (her [Ang] mark) COWAN

Wittness: (_______) ACCREY

Commentary

One interpretation of this ocument is that David Cowan, who assigns his right and title to the property in question, is the son of Eleanor Cowan, and that her husband, David's father, is deceased.