1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 25. TO ALL TO WHOM I JOHN PICKELL of the County of Essex & Parish of St. Marys send Greeting Know Ye that I for love I bear unto my Daughter BLESSING SANDERS & RICHARD SANDERS her husband have granted one plantation where sd Richard Sanders now dwelleth & 108 acres & a half of land which I took up in copartnership (between CATHERINE & ELIANER PROVERB & my self) as by Pattent during their natural life and after their decease to Blessing Sanders heirs begott & born of her own body & to them forever this 26th day of Decembr. 1721. Presence of LAW: TALIAFERRO, John Pickell, SAMUEL DAY, ZACH TALIAFERRO. At a Court held for Essex County the 20th day of Febry 1721 This Deed Poll of land is admitted to record. [1]
1751-1759 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 12; [Antient Press]; Page 146-148, Indenture 23 May 1753 between WILLIAM STEVENS, Orange County, and SAMUEL BROWN of Essex County for £14 .. paid by Richard Sanders, dec'd, late of County of Caroline of whom Samuel Brown is lawful executor, granted unto Saml. Brown all that land Stevens purchased of George Dowdy by deeds 18 Jan 1735 for 200 acres, land in the counties of Spotsylvania and Orange, bounded -one of branches of run called Arseforemost Run into Pamunky River. Anthony Golston .. beginning of Dowdy's patent .. Andrew Harrison's line. Witnesses: William (X) Stevens, George Blakey, Blessing (her X mark) Stevens, Edward Vawter, Sarah, wife of sd Stevens, examined privately. Recorded Orange County 24th May 1753. [2]
