Land Indenture

LAND INDENTURE RELEASE
Maunis & Lydia ALKIRE
TO
Michael THORN
Bk 2 Pg  307
County of Hampshire, Colony of Virginia
Fourth Day of October 1765

This Indenture made the Fourth Day of October in the Year 
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five 
Between Maunis Alkier of the County of Hampshire in the 
Colony of Virginia & Lydia his wife of the one Part and
Michael Thorn of the Same Place of the other Part 
Witnesseth That for and in consideration of the sum of
One Hundred Pounds current Money of Virginia to the said 
Maunis Alkier in Hand paid by the said Michale Thorn and 
or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents the 
Receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof 
doth release acquit and discharge the said Michael Thorn his 
Executors and Administrators by these Presents.  They the 
said Maunis Alkier & Lydia his Wife Have granted bargained 
sold aliened released and confirmed and by these Presents 
DO Grant Bargain Sell Alien Release and Confirm unto the 
said Michael Thorn (in his actual possession now being by 
virtue of a Bargain and Sale to him thereof made by the said 
Maunis Alkier for One whole Year by Indenture bearing Date 
the Day next before the Day of the Date of these Presents  
and by force of the Statute for transferring uses into possession) 
and his Heirs A certain Plantation Piece or Parcel of Land being 
Part of Lot Number 16 on the South Fork of the South Branch
of Potomack in the said County Beginning  at a Spanish Oak 
corner to Lot Number 15 Thence with a Line of the said Lot 
reversed North Sixty Nine Degrees East Two Hundred & Twenty 
Six Poles to a black Oak on the said South Fork Thence down the 
Meanders thereof North Seven Degrees West Twenty Eight Poles 
North Sixteen Degrees East Thirty Poles North Seventy Seven 
Degrees East Six Poles North Seventeen Degrees East  Forty Two
Poles to a Sycamore Thence South Seventy Five Degrees West 
Two Hundred & Eight Poles to Three Sycamores [by a Gut] Thence 
North Thirty Eight Degrees West Twenty Four Poles to a black 
Walnut in the Line of Lot Number 17  Thence with the Line thereof 
reversed South Sixty Degrees West One Hundred & Forty Five 
Poles to Two White Oaks & a Pine corner to the said Lot Thence 
South Fifty Five Degrees East One Hundred & Twenty Three 
Poles to the Beginning containing Two Hundred & Three Acres 
which said Lot Number 16 was granted to the said Maunis Alkier 
by the Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia by Deed bearing 
Date the Sixth Day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand 
Seven Hundred & Sixty Five as by the same Deed may appear and 
all the Houses Buildings Orchards Ways Waters Water Courses 
Profits Commodities Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever 
to the said Premises hereby granted or any Part thereof belonging 
or in any wise appertaining And the Reversion and Reversions 
Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof and

all the Estate Right Title Interest Use Trust Property Claim and 
Demand whatsoever of them the said Maunis Alkier & Lydia his 
Wife of in and to the said Premises and all Deeds & Evidences 
and Writings touching or in any wise concerning the same  To have 
and to hold the Lands hereby conveyed and all and singular other 
the Premises hereby granted and released and every Part and 
Parcell thereof with their and every of their Appurtenances unto 
the said Michael Thorn his Heirs and Assigns forever to the only 
proper use and behoof of him the said Michael Thorn and of his 
Heirs and Assigns forever AND the said Maunis Alkier & Lydia 
his Wife for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators 
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Michael Thorn 
his Heirs and Assigns by these Presents That the said Maunis 
Alkier & Lydia his Wife now at the Time of Sealing and delivering 
of these Presents are Seized of good pure perfect and indefisable 
Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple of and in the Premises hereby 
granted and released and they they have good Power and lawful 
and [    ] absloute authority to grant and convey 
the same to the said Michael Thorn in manner and form aforesaid 
and that the said premises now and so forever hereafter shall 
remain and be free and clear of and from all former and other Gifts 
Grants Bargains Sales Dower Right and Ttile of Dower Judgments 
Executions Titles Troubles Charges and Encumbrances whatsoever 
made done dommitted or suffered by the said Maunis Alkier &
Lydia his wife or any other Person or Persons whatsoever (The Quit 
Rents hereafter to grow due and payable for and in respect of the 
premises only excepted and foreprized AND LASTLY That the said 
Maunis Alkier & Lydia his Wife and their heirs all and singular the 
premises hereby granted and released with the appurtenances unto 
the said Michael Thorn his heirs and Assigns against them the said 
Maunis Alkier & Lydia his Wife and their heirs and all and every 
other Person and Persons whatsoever shall warrant and forever 
defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said Maunis Alkier 
& Lydia his Wife have hereunto set their Hands and Seals the Day 
and year first above written.

Sealed and Delivered }           his
in the Presenece of }     Maunis  a  Alkier (L S)
                                 mark
Christian Bingaman               her
Peter Cutright             Lydia  v  Alkier  (L S)
Adam Brown (B his mark)          mark

At a Court held for Hampsire County the 8th Day of October 1765
This Deed of Release from Maunis Alkier & Lydia his Wife to 
Michael Thorn was acknowledged by the said Maunis & Ordered 
to be Recorded and his wife Ordered that a Commission Issue to 
take the Acknowledgement & bring Examination of the said Lydia.
      Test - Gabriel Jones C Clk