James Clark D.C.R.C

Re Recorded from Original deed, under act of Assembly approved Nov. 18 1884

                                                                                               Last              DH his Mark       DC

This indenture made this 21st. day of April in the year of our lord one

thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine between Joseph May

Sarah his wife, of the county of Rockingham and State of Virginia

of the one part and James May of the said County and State afore-

said of the other part.   Witnesseth that the said Joseph May and Sarah

his wife and for and in consideration of the sum of fourteen dollars to them in

hand paid by the said James May the receipt which is hereby acknowledged

have granted, bargained  and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain

and sell to the said James May and his heirs and assigns all their  undi-

vided one fourteenth part of and in one certain tract or parcel of land

lying and being  in the county of Rockingham near the head of Brooks Gap

and containing one hundred and thirty one acres be the same more or

less and was granted to George May Senr by pattan (s/b patent??) dated October the 10th

1804 all which will fully appear by the records of the County Court of said

county and the said George May having departed thus intestate the said

land divided unto his children namely George, John, Molly, Daniel, An-

drew, James, Jacob, Joseph, Abraham, Samuel, Isaac, Elizabeth, Henry and

Benjamin May his heirs and legal descendants  together with all and sing-

ular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to

have and to hold the said individual one fourteenth part of the said tract

of land with its appurtenances unto the said James May and his heirs

and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said

James May and his heirs and assigns forever and the said Jacob May and

Sarah his wife for their heirs, executors and administrators doth covenant

with the said James May his heirs and assigns that they the said

Joseph May and Sarah his wife and their heirs executors and admin-

nistrators, the said undivided fourteenth part of the said land with

its appurtenances unto the said James May and his heirs and assigns

against the claim, claims of them the said Joseph May and Sarah

his wife and their heirs and of all and every person or persons what-

soever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents

in witness whereof the said Joseph May and Sarah his wife have

herewith set their hands and seals on the day and year first a-

bove written.

Signed and sealed                                                               Joseph May  

In the presence of                                                                Mark

Nelson County to wit:                                                         Sarah X May  

                                                                                                  Mark