Person:John Witt (36)

JOHN WITT - b. 1675

1715 John and his brother William purchased 300 acres of land on the branch of Tucahoo Creek on the north side of the James River near Manakin Ferry, in what was then Charles County, (later Goochland, then Albermarle County), Virginia. "Indenture made this 14 day of September in the year of our Lord God, One Thousand seven hundred and fifteen, between Charles Hudson and Mary his wife of the County of Charles City of the one part and Jon Witt and Wm Witt of the the same county of the other part Witnesseth that where as the said Charles Hudson and Mad Mary, his wife, be indenture bearing the day before the date here of and with the consideration there on expressed hath bargained and sold Jon Witt and Wm Witt, their executors and administrators one tract or parsel of land containing three hundred acres, more or less, lying and being in the county of Honaricho at a place called Tuckahoe and bounded as in the said indenture is unto the said Jon Witt and Wm Witt their executors and administrators from the day before the date of the said recited indentures unto the end and term the statue possession of said land and premises and be enabled to accept and take a grant and release of the Roversion and inheritance thereof to them and their heirs to the use of them their heirs and assigns as by the siad recited indenture of has more at large appeareth ... for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds, sterling to them in hand payd by the sd John Witt and William Witt where of they do acknowledge the receipt had granted. In witness wereof the said Charles Hudson and Mary, his wife hath hereunto sett their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written. At a court held for Henrico county the 3rd day of October 1715. Charles Hudson acknowledged this Deed to be in his act and deed was whereupon the same was admitted to record. Then Mary, his wife, being first privately examined relinquished her right of Dower in the land above mentioned, which was also admitted to Records." (Source: Virginia Land Patents, Charles City County, Virginia)