Bell's Exr &c to Taylor

This Deed Made this day he 14th of March Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fourteen Between Mary Bell Execr of Southy Bell decd, William Justice William Thornton & George Clayton of Accomack County & the state of Virginia of the one Part & Crippen Taylor of the same place of the other Part Witnesseth that the said William Justice, William Thornton, Geo. Clayton & Mary Bell for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the sd Crippen Taylor the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given granted bargained & sold and do by these presents give grant sell and confirm unto the sd Crippen Taylor Twenty seven acres of land more or less lying & being in the county of Accomack & bounded as follows, towit, On the SW by the land of Crippen Taylor & Geo. Russel, on the W by the lands of the heirs of Capt. Ephraim Vessels decd, On the NE by the land of Elijah Russel & on the SE by the land of Geo. Clayton the sd twenty seven Acres of land late the property of Southy Bell decd, to have & to hold the sd Twenty seven acres of land more or less with the appurtenances therunto belonging to his the sd Crippen Taylor his heirs & assigns forever to and for their use and benefit & for none other whatsoever. And the said Mary Bell, William Justice, William Thornton & Geo. Calyton doth promise covenant and agree to and with the said Crippen Taylor his heirs & assigns shall forever have possess and enjoy the aforesd tract of land with the appurtenances and th sd Mary Bell, William Justice, William Thornton & Geo. Clayton will warrant and defend the said land against all persons claiming from by or under them. In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have set their hands & affixerd their seals this day and year first above written.

Executed inn the presence of

Teste Mary Bell

Thorowgood Taylor his

John Laws William Justice

Bagwell Young mark

Jacob Kelly for Justice

Woodman Bloxom William Thonrton

George Clayton

At a court held for Accomack County the 28th day of March 1814 This Deed from Mary Bell Executor of Southy Bell decd, William Justice, William Thornton & George Clayton to Crippen Taylor was acknowledged by the daid Mary Bell, William Thornton and George Calyton as their act and deed and was proved as to siad William Justice by the oath of Thorowgood Taylor, Jacob Kelly and Woodman Bloxom witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Examined Teste

Richard D. Bayly clk