This deed made this 5th day of march 1889 by and between Mary A. Crim and Peter Crim of the first part and County of Harrison and State of West virginia and Francis M. Crim of the County and State aforesaid of the second part.
witnesseth, that in consideration that Francis M. Crim is to take care of Peter Crim his father and Mary A. Crim his mother during their natural lives and pay the amounts hereinafter stated, they have this day granted and bargained and sold unto the party of the first part all of a certain tract one parcel of land situated on Cunningham's Run in the County of Harison and State of West Virginia in being the same land on which they now reside. Conveyed to Mary A. Crim by Albert Mason and wife for meets and bounds see deed to Mary A. Crim on record in the Clerk's Office of Harrison County West Virginia. The said Francis M. Crim binds himself to pay Geore F. randall what is found to be due him on settlement coming from Peter Crim and Mary A. Crim found to be due on notes and accounts and the said Francis M. Crim further binds himself to pay John Dudley Crim the sum of one hundred dollars and Bassel L. Crim the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid when they become of age to which he has executed his two separate notes, said notes is to run without interest until they become of age, the parties of the first part warrants generally the property hereby conveyed and a lean is hereby retained on the property for the unpaid purchase money.
Witness the following signatures and seals
Peter Crim
Mary Crim
Francis Crim
George F. Randall
Rebecca Swartz to Morris Shanks 15 April 1872
This deed made the 15th day of April 1872 between Rebecca Swartz of the county of Johnson in the State of Kansas of the first part and Morris Shanks of the county of Lewis of West Virginia of the second part, Witnesseth that in consideration of seventy five dollars in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said Rebecca Swartz doth grant and release unto the said Morris Shanks all her rights and ineterest in ?? as widow of J.G. Swartz deceasedin certain lot of ground situated in ?? the county of Barbour, State of West Virginia, being the same assayed by Samuel Woods Special commissioner acting under a decree of the circuit court of said county of Barbour to said Shanks containing about one and a fourth acres.
William & Mary Fox
to
Archibald Boring
February 6, 1860
This deed made the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and sixty between William Fox and Mary Ann his wife of the first part and Archibald Boring of the second part, all of Harrison county and State of Virginia. Witnessth that in consideration of natural love and affection and the further consideration of one dollar the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said parties of the first part do grant unto the party of the second part, the following described property that is to say a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Harrison and State of Virginia, situated on Davisson's Run, a branch of the West Fork River and bounded as follows:...the said parties of the first part reserving to themselves or the survivors of theirs, the proportions of said land cleared by William Fox and the privileges of getting and procuring such coal and other timber as they, or the survivors of theirs may desire off of said land during their natural lives, or during the natural lives of their survivors' lives; and reserving the coal privileges heretofore granted to James H. Fox by deed of record in Harrison County Court and the said William Fox and Mary Ann his wife do hereby covenant with the said party of the second part that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed with the reservations aforesaid. Witness the following signatures and seals.
William Fox
Mary A. Fox
Jacob G. Swartz to Lewis Wilson 29 May 1856
This deed may the 29 day of May in the year of our Lord 1856 between Jacob G. Swartz of the county of Barbour and state of VA of the one part and Lewis Wilson of the same place of the other part witnesseth that Jacob G. Swartz doth grant unto Lewis Wilson the following property to wit. One half acre lot of land in the vilage of Georgetown(?) on the west side of the Valley River the same being conveyed to Jacob G. Swartz by George W Gall (?) adjoining to the lot on which the old ?? lives and on the opposite side of Henry Thompson's lot, thence with the Clarksburg and Philippi turnpike road on the north end and Wm Wilson on the south end also the lot on which the said Swartz now resides known as the Jacob
Proudfoot lot further one sorrel mare and one entire set of blacksmith tools, tin cook stove and appliances, 9 head of hogs, two large iron kettles, two writing desks and six beds with the entire stock of pillows, sheets, blanets, quilts, covelets and counterpieces belonging to ?? two chests, six bed steads, one table and stand, one clock also my entire books and my customers and promissory notes on the same, one kitchen safe, the condition of the foregoing deed as such whereas the said Jacob is indebted to the firm of Doff Proudfoot to the amount of 300 dollars in a promissory note bearing date 29th day of May 1856 also three notes payable to Jacob ?? of one hundred dollars each affirmed to James ? being executed to Proudfoot for the lot on which the said Swartz now lives falling due as follows one the first day of Sept 1856 one first Sept 1857, one 1 Sept 1858 the condition of the above obligations are such the said Doff Proudfoot affirms the payments of the three Proudfoot bonds and further if the said Swartz should well and truly perform the payments of the above obligations the foregoing deed is to be null and void but in case of failure on the part of Jacob G. Swartz the said Doff may direct the trustee Lewis Wilson to sell the foregoing property and apply proceeds to the payment of the above named obligation which the surplus, if any, there should be to the benefit of said Swartz to which the said Jacob G. Swartz has set his hand and seal this 29th day of May 1856.
Peter Crim to William Nay Jr.12 Mar 1847
This indenture made this 12th day of March 1847 between Peter Crim of the county of state aforesaid of the 1st part and Armistead Nay of the same place of the second part as trustee and William Nay of the third part. That whereas the said Peter Crim is justly indebted to the said William Nay Jr in the sum of one hundred dollars due by notes of hand to which reference is here made, and whereas the said Peter Crim is willing and desirous to secure the said debt to the said William Nay of $100 aforesaid. The said Peter Crim hath therefore this day given, granted, and bargained, and sold unto the said Armistead Nay the following personal property as trustee to wit. A brown mare, a bay mare, a bay colt, 6 head of sheep, eight head of hogs, 1 rifle gun, a clock, 4 broad hoes, 2 pair horse gears, 1 double tree and two single trees, 1 mccormic plow and a shovel plow, a ?? cow. To have and to hold the herein described property unto the said Armistead Nay as trustee, his succssor in that office his heirs and assigns forever. upon the following trust nevetheless that ?? says that the said Armistead Nay shall permit the said Peter Crim to remain in quiet and peacable possession of the herein before named property until default be made in the payment of the afforesaid sum of one hundred dollars aforesaid to the said William Nay Jr. which said sum of one hudnred dollars is due and payable in five years from the date hereof their upon the happening of such default of payment of the said sum afforesaid to the said William Nay afforesaid at this time afforesaid, then the said Armistead Nay trustee shall proceed to sell the said personal property herein before named to the highest bidder for ready money and apply the proceeds of such sale to the discharge of the said sum of $100 due William Nay Jr as afforesaid and if any surplus remains pay the same over to the said Peter Crim, or his legal representative, having first also paid all legal costs attending the premises. In witness whereof the said Peter Crim hath hereunto set his hand affixed his seal this day and year above written.
Peter Crim
William Nay
Armistead Nay
Nelson Rector and Wife (10 Apr 1840)
to
Uriah Mckinley
Deed of Slaves
Monongailia County to wit
Whereas by the division of the Estate of Thomas McKinley deceased it was agree that his three daughters Elizabeth, Harriet and Juliet should have all the slaves at the decease of his widow and the said Elizabeth wishing to dispose of her and her husband's Nelson Rector's interest in said slaves, they this day sell unto Uriah McKinley all their right, title and interest in the said slaves namely Rebecca, Reuben and Luvina for the sum of three hundred dollars. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10th day of April 1840.
Teste Fielding Boggess
Seal Nelson and Elizabeth Rector
Be it remembered that this deed was received in the Clerks's office of Harrison County Court on the 22 day of May 1840 the same having been acknowledged before the clerk on the ____ day of May 1840 was admitted to record.
Attest
Thomas McKinley Will
September 26, 1838
Whereas Eli Marsh has administer upon the estate of of our father, Thomas McKinley dec, late of Harrison County and by law he is required to make Sale oof the personal estate of the said thomas. the undersigned heirs and distributees of the said Thomaas being desirous that no sale of the land estate shall take place, have this day agreed to accept from the said Marsh the personal estate aforesaid and take from him all liability touching his administration and having now accepted the personal estate, including three slaves to wit Rebecca, Reuben and Luvina, we do hereby acquit and release and discharge the said Marsh as such administrator, from all liability and accountability to us for and on account of all or any of the estate of the said thomas and the undersigned Sarah McKinley the widow of the said Thomas McKinley dec do agree to the foregoing agreement made by the said heirs and doth discharge and declare said marsh from all liability and accountability to me for any lawful ??? in and to the said slaves and other personal estate.
We the undersigned heirs and distributees of Thomas McKinley dec do hereby agree between ourselves as to the distribution of the estate of our father. We agree to and both our mother Sarah McKinley whose name is hereto annexed that dshe shall hold, use, enjoy, and occupy the real estate of the said Thomas during her natural life free of rent and that she shall and may use enjoy and possess the slaves and other personal estate of the said Thomas McKinley during her natural life free of account or lease--and at the death of the said Sarah, it is agreed and we bind ourselves to each other as follows: the three daughters of said Thomas to wit, Harriet, Juliett, and Elizabeth Rector, shall have the slaves, them being equally divided between them at the death of their said mother and they release to their brothers all claims they have or may have to the real estate of said thomas and their mother, agreeing to take no part of the land and personal estate except the slaves, at the death of said Sarah after the debts are paid is to be equally divided among all the children of the said thomas and the undersigned sons of the said Thomas agree with each other that at the death of their said mother, they will divide the real estate of the said thomas and their said mother equally between them, ... without references to improvements made by either of them, which of them as may improve any portion of the land is to have the benefit of their improvements. the undersigned nelson rector, husband of the said elizabeth, agrees to this division and treatment and we bind ourselves and our heirs to each other to perform this agreement. Given under our hands and seals this 26th day of September 1836.
Signed
William McKinley
Jon A. McKinley
John McKinley
Uriah McKinley
Nelson Rector
Edmond McKinley
Harriet McKinley
Juliet McKinley
Albert McKinley
Thomas McKinley
Eli Marsh
Alexander McKinley
James Boring Will (12 Jun 1836)
This paper writing contains the last will and testatement of one James Boring of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia. Being old and infirm but of sane memory and understanding in the words and figures following (that is to say) where as I am possessed of two hundred acres of land purchased from Arthur Lewis situated on the waters of Sycamore Creek in the County aforesaid as by the deed on record in the clerk's office for said county reference being thereto ... will fully appear in and whereas I conveyed fifty acres the west end of my place many years since to my oldest son Jarret and his heirs and always intending (knowing other children now being) the same should be his full share, the remaining 150 acres . I give and devise to my beloved wife Sarah if she survive me (during her natural life) an after her decease I give and devise the same in three equal distributions to my three other children. Namely, Rebecca wife of William Johnson, my son Absalom and daughter Mary in the following manner. Fifty acres adjoining Jarret to Abasalom, the next fifty to my daughter Rebecca and the remaining 50 where I now reside with all the buildings and improvements thereon. To my other daughter Mary and their respective heirs forever and as to all my personal estate of every nature and kind. I give and bequeath to my said wife to be used by and for her use while she lives as her necessities may require, the loom and cupboard being at this time the property of my daughter Mary only excepted; and after her decease bequeath the same to my said daughter Mary and grand daughter Elizabeth Radcliff whom I have raised from a child and still resides with me, as a compensation for their respective care to me and my wife to be equally divided between them, but in case they should not agree to their distribution then I direct the whole to be sold by my executor and the money arising therefrom be equally divided between them. (My daughter and Rebecca and son Jarret having been furnished here and then to for with a full distributed share of my personal estate) It is my further desire that if any lawful debts be presented against me or my wife that my said executor shall be at liberty to sell as much of the personal estate as may be sufficient to discharge the .. and each of our respective funerals which I hope may be decent. And lastly I do hereby and constitute my respected neighbor John T. Young of Sycamore full executor of my will. In witnesseth whereof I have herto set my hand and seal this 12 day of June in the year of our Lord 1836.
Signed James Boring
Rectors Deed (8 Jan 1835)
to
Burr Powell
This indentinture made this eighth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Five between Harmon Rector, Nelson Rector and Elizabeth his wife of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia of the one part and Burr Powell of the county and state aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that they the said Harmon Rector, Nelson and Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of a hundred dollars lawful money of Virginia to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged to have granted to the said Burr Powell a certain tract of land lying in the county and state aforesaid situated on the broad ridge bewteen Buck Lick and Berry's. To have and to hold the said tract of land with all its appurtenances unto said Burr Powell and his heirs forever and they the said Harmon Rector, Nelson Rector and Elizabeth his wife for themselves and their heirs do covenant that they will forever warrant and defend the said tract or parcel of land unto the said Burr Powell and his heirs. In witness whereof the said Harmon Rector, Nelson Rector and Elizabeth his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals.
Note: This is the same property Harmon Jr received in a Land Treasury Warrant Grant in Harrison County Nov 1800. The same ridge on Berry's Run is mentioned in both
John Davis Will
1820
This indenture made this 30th day of August in the year of our Lord 1820 between Isaac Davis & Nancy his wife, Jesse Rector & Rebeckah his wife, Elias Davis & Fanny his wife, Elijah Davis & Elizabeth his wife, Thomas Sinclair & Dorathy his wife, William A. Davis, Isabella Davis the heirs of John Davis decd of he one part and John Newlon of the other part all of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia. Witnesseth that the said Isaac Davis & Nancy his wife, Jesse Rector & Rebeckah his wife, Elias Davis & Fanny his wife, Elijah Davis & Elizabeth his wife, Thomas Sinclair & Dorathy his wife, William A. Davis, Isabella Davis in consideration of Seven hundred fifty five dollars lawful money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said John Newlon
for sealing and delivering of the present receipt whereof is hereby bargained and sold and by these presents do and each of them doth bargain and bequeath to John Newlon and his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land situated in said county of Harrison and State aforesaid adjoining lands of James Barnes, John Bailey, and the heirs of Vincent Lake dec'd seven equal parts out of the tract said to contain 200 acres be the same more or less, together...
Seals
Isaac Davis
Nancy Davis
Jesse Rector
Rebeckah Rector
Elias Davis
Elijah Davis
Elizabeth Davis
Thomas Sinclair
Dorothy Sinclair
William A. Davis
Isabella Davis
Harmon Rector Sr
23 Sep 1782
I Harmon Rector of the Coutny of Faquier in the Common wealth of Virginia, I am willing to settle and diminish my small fortune between my loving children. Item: I give to my son Harmon Rector one hundred acres of land more or less lying in the German Town joining Agnes Utterbach and I likewise give and bequeath to my son Harmon Rector one negro name Peter
My household furniture and stock to be equally divided among my three sons
The hogs excepted because but few
I give myself up into the hands of almighty God to provide for me
This being my last will and testatement
Capt Tilman Weaver and John Martin I appoint executors of my estate
In the presence of
Henry Utterback
William Nelson
Charles Utterback
Harmon Rector - his mark
Note: This is the same one hundred acres Harmon Sr received from his mother Elizabeth Marr in her will dated 28 July 1746 Prince William Co Deed book I, p 157. See The Germanna Record Volume IV
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