5/28/1811 · DEED · book 5 page 28 doc 11775

To all People to whom these Presents shall come greeting be it known ye that I Joseph Hoxsey of Charlestown in the County of Washington and estate of Wheeldon and woman found in Consideration of the sum of sixty Dollars to me in hand before the acknowledging here well and truly paid by Joseph and Charlestown ye Governor the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge myself there fully satisfied contented & paid have given granted bargained and sold absolutely convey conveyed and confirmeded these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain convey clear alien convey and confirm unto him the said Joseph forever and his Executors Administration & Assigns forever a certain tract of Land situate in said Charlestown containing one acre & twenty eight Rods The same more or less and is bounded as follows beginning at a Stake by the East Road from hence running southerly by Land of the Grantor until it comes to Stake in the line between the Grantor and Fra[illegible] from there run Northly by Land of the Grantor until it comes with the East Road from there by the East Road to the place of the beginning To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances Privileges & Commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him the said Joseph Hoxsey for himself and his Assigns to have their only proper Use Benefit and behoof forever and the said Joseph does covenant for and grant to with the said Joseph and his heirs and Assigns that before the Enacting of these presents the land the site and buildings there of the above bargain’d and conveyed are and variety and precise to the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance independent solely having in my own right full and authorized authority to sell and alien the same in manner and form as the said the said bargained premises and every part thereof are absolutely free and clear of and free from all manner of former estates titles Liens Mortgages liens Estates conveyances Seizures etc. and his Executors Encumbrances & Extents So furthermore the said Joseph Hoxsey myself my self my Heirs Executors and Administra do covenant and engage all the before bargained premises unto him the said Joseph Hoxsey and his heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims and Demands of an Person or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure & defend And furthermore that any step of the said Joseph Hoxsey does for the Consideration aforesaid herein truly and voluntarily give quit claim release until the heirs of Director of Court of thirds of me and onto the before described premises unto him the said Joseph Hoxsey for him and his Assigns forever in witness whereof we the said Joseph Hoxsey all affixed our hands and seals interchangeably the 12 Day of Oct in the Year of our Lord 1810 Signed Sealed and delivered In Presence of Simon Lewis [illegible] Common Berry Recorded May 18 1811 by Clerk of Ct J.C.C. Joseph Hoxsey Jehannah Hoxsey Personally appeared in Charlestown in Washington County the within named Joseph Hoxsey his wife Jehannah his wife and acknowledged the within instrument to be their own act and deed with their hands and seals and declared the same before me the said on this 21 day of January in the Year 1811 Philip Samuel Berry Just Court Com