WILLIAM  JOSSEY to WILLIS  JOSSEY  Deed                                              27 July 1829

Sumter District, South Carolina

 

                Know all men by these presents that I WILLIAM  JOSSEY in the State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Five Cents, to me in hand paid by WILLIS  JOSSEY in the State aforesaid and I have granted, bargained, sold and released and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said WILLIS  JOSSEY, a part of several tracts of land containing Four Hundred acres more or less being the premises whereon WILLIAM  JOSSEY formerly lived and is thus described, Beginning ay a stake on Black River, bound on the lands of WILLIA  YATES, running in a strait line West to a Pine which is agreed upon, then South in a straight line to a stake in the Run of Camp Branch, being the dividing line agreed upon for a divide in line between WILLIS  JOSSEY and NANCY  JOSSEY, thence down Camp Branch to the corner in a South East direction being the intersection of Camp Branch to the beginning stake bounded on lands of BARRETT and JAMES  WITHERSPOON, this coveted and agreed by WILLIS  JOSSEY that his Father, WILLIAM  JOSSEY shall keep, hold and use for his own use and benefit the said land, and premises during his natural life together with all singular, the rights, numbers, heriditaments and appurtenances, to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining to have and to hold all singular the premises before mentioned with the said WILLIS  JOSSEY, his heirs and assigns forever, and I do hereby bind myself, my heirs, Executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said promises unto WILLIS  JOSSEY, his heirs and assigns against me and my heirs, lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. Witness my hand and seal this 27th day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and in the fifty - third year of the independence of the United States of America.

               

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us

JOHN  BATEMAN                                                                                WILLIAM  JOSSEY seal

 

State of South Carolina

Sumter District

 

                Personally appeared before me JOHN HOLLAND and made his oath that he saw WILLIAM  JOSSEY sign, seal and deliver this above conveyance for the intent and purpose therein mentioned and that he with JOHN  BATEMAN and JACQUES  BISHOP in the presence of each other witness the due execution thereof. Sworn to before me this 27th day of July 1829.

 

                                                                                                                JESSE  HOLLAND

 

The State of South Carolina

Sumter District     

 

                I WILLIAM H. POWERS do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern that JANE  JOSSEY, the wife of the writhen named WILLIAM  JOSSEY did this day appear before me and upon being privately and separately examined by me, did declare that she does freely, voluntarily and without any compulsion, dread or fear of any person or freedoms, whomsoever announces release and forever relinquish unto the within named WILLIA  JOSSEY, his heirs and assigns, all her interest and Estate and also all her right and claims of Dower of in or to all and singular the premises within mentioned, and released, given under my hand and seal this 27th day of July Anno domini 1829.

 

                                                                                                                                her

WILL H. POWERS  a2 seal                                                                  JANE  x   JOSSEY

                                                                                                                           Mark

Recorded 2 November 1829