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DEED BOOK	  MARSHALL CO., VA    BOOK 1, PAGE 221-222

1836

This indenture made this nineteenth day of January one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty six by and between Benjamin McMechen and Nancy his 
wife of the first part and FREDERICA MISENHELTER widow of PHILIP 
MISENHELTER and JOHN F. MISENHELTER, HENRY MISENHELTER, CHRISTIAN 
MISENHELTER, JACOB MISENHELTER, SAMUEL MISENHELTER and MARY ANN 
MISENHELTER, children and heirs in law of PHILIP MISENHELTER all of 
Ohio County and state of Virginia, witnesseth, that for and in 
consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to him to him in hand 
paid or secured to be paid the said Benjamin McMechen and Nancy his 
wife had bargained and sold to PHILIP MISENHELTER, Decd in his 
lifetime, a tract of land on the north side of BOGG'S RUN and 
obligated themselves to convey the same at the receipt of the last 
payment, which was paid by his heirs before mentioned the land being 
parts of two tracts of land the said Benjamin McMechen purchased from 
Andrew Walker and John Quigley and bounds as follows. Beginning at a 
beech on the bank of BOGG'S RUN thence North 12 Degrees East 8 poles 
to two Red Oaks, thence North 30 Degrees East 201 poles to a Black 
Oak, thence South fifty two? west 75 poles to an Ironwood Beech and 
Red Oak, thence North 52? west 39 poles to a sugar tree, on the bank 
of a drain, thence South 70? west crossing a ridge 61 poles to a 
sugar tree in the head of a drain, thence south 75? west 22 poles 
double body'd poplar; thence down the drain with the meanders there 
of South 15 ? west 54 poles to a large poplar on the bank of the 
drain, thence down said drain with the meanders there of and bounding 
there on 100 poles to BOGG'S RUN thence up said Run with the meanders 
thereof and ending 101 poles to the beginnings containing one hundred 
acres be the same more or less to have and to hold the said described 
tract or parcel of land to the said widow and heirs of PHILIP 
MISENHELTER Decd their heirs and assigns forever, and the said 
Benjamin McMechen and Nancy his wife doth warrant and forever defend 
the said described tract or parcel of land with all the assurances 
there-unto belonging from themselves, their heirs and assignees , and 
all other persons from laying any just or legal claim to any part or 
parts thereof; In testimony whereof we have here-unto set our hands 
and seals the day and year written.

Benjm McMechen	seal
Nancy McMechen	seal

Marshall County viz.
We Simon B. Purdy and Thomas H. List, justices of the peace in the 
county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby Certify that 
Benjamin McMechen and Nancy McMechen his wife parties to a certain 
deed bearing date on the 19th day of January 1936 and here-unto 
annexed personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid and 
acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desired us to 
certify the said acknowledgment to the clerk of the county court of 
Marshall in order that the said deed duly be recorded. Given under 
our hands and seal this 19th day of January 1836.

Simon B. Purdy	seal
Thomas H. List	seal

Marshall County viz.
We Simon B. Purdy and Thomas H. List, justices of the in the county 
aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that Nancy 
McMechen the wife of Benjamin McMechen parties parties to a certain 
deed bearing date on the 19th day of January 1836 and here unto 
annexed personally appeared in our county afore mentioned and being 
examined by us privately and apart from her husband and having the 
said deed fully explained to her. The said Nancy McMechen 
acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declared that she 
had willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and she wishes not 
retreat it Given under our hands and seal this 19th day of January 
1836.

Simon B. Purdy	seal
Thomas H. List	seal