INDENTURE, made the seventeenth day of October, in the year of Christ one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, between Robert Moseley, of the
County of Chesterfield, and Magdalen, his wife, of the one part, and William
Fleming, of the County of Powhatan, Attorney at Law, of the other part,--
WITNESSETH: That the said Robert Moseley and Magdalen, his wife, for and in
consideration of the sum of thirteen hundred pounds, current money, to the
said Robert in hand paid by the said William Fleming, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, they, the said Robert Moseley and Magdalen, his wife,
have granted, bargained, and sold, aliened and confirmed, and by these
presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said William Fleming, his heirs,
and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being on
both sides of Micheaux's Branch, in the County of Chesterfield, adjoining the
lands of Thomas Max Randolph, Samuel Landrum, Hawkins Landrum, Smith John
Trabue and Harris, containing by estimation five hundred and twenty-eight
acres, be the same more or less, it being the same tract or parcel of land
whereon the said Robert Moseley now dwelleth two hundred acres, part thereof,
being the land the said Robert Moseley by indenture bearing the date the sixth
day of December one thousand seven hundred and sixty, and recorded in the
County Court of Chesterfield, two hundred and twenty-eight acres, other part
of the said tract or parcel of land, the said Robert Moseley purchased of
Jacob Trabue and was conveyed to the said Robert Moseley aby indenture bearing
date the twenty-second of July one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, and
recorded in the County Court of Chesterfield, and one hundred acres, the
remainder thereof, being the land the said Robert Moseley purchased of Thomas
Lacy and Nathaniel Lacy, and was conveyed to the said Robert Moseley by
indenture bearing date the twelfth day of October one thousand seven hundred
and sixty-three, and is also recorded in the said County Court of
Chesterfield, and also all lands, houses, trees, woods, profits, commodities,
hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcel of land
belonging or in any wise appertaining, and also the reversion and reversions,
remainder and remainders, rents and services of the said premises and every
part thereof, and all the estate, right, title interest, claim and demand
whatsoever of them, the said Robert Moseley and Magdalen, his wife, of in and
to the said tract or parcel of land and premises hereby bargained and sold,
and every part thereof-- TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land
all and singular the said premises above mentioned unto the said William
Fleming, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said
William Fleming, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Robert Moseley
for himself and his heirs the said tract or parcel of land premises and every
part thereof, against him and his heirs and against all and every person and
persons whatsoever to the said William Fleming, his heirs and assigns, shall
and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.
In Witness whereof the said Robert Moseley and Magdalen, this wife, have
hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above
written: Robert Moseley (Seal)/ Magdalen Moseley (Seal) Signed, sealed and
delivered/ in presence of Thos. Smith, Anna Clarke, Salle Clarke, Hawkins
Landrum.
Received of the within named William Fleming the 17th day of October 1777,
thirteen hundred pounds, the full consideration of the within bargained and
sold lands and premises:-- Robert Moseley
Witness: Thomas Smith, Anna Clarke, Salle Clarke
At a Court held for Chesterfield County November 7, 1777, this deed was
acknowledged by Robert Moseley, a party thereto, and also by his wife, she
being privily examined, and was ordered to be recorded. Teste: Ben Watkins, C.
Robert Moseley came to Buckingham county, Virginia, in 1758 or 1759, built his
home (burned 1866) on Willow Lake Plantation. Robert Moseley and his wife are
both buried on the land of "Willow Lake". Stone reads "VA Colonial Troops".
"Compendium of American Genealogy" says he held the rank of Lieutenant in the
American Revolution; Deed Book 2:518, 16 Aug 1759 John Bondurant and wife
Sarah Rachel (Taylor) Moseley Bondurant sell land to Turpin, King William
Parish Cumberland County; Stutesman; Blankenship, pages 297-317
