Berkeley County Deeds, Book 15 Page 36
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Whiteneck to Mong Deed
This Indenture made this twentyfourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety Eight Between Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife of the county of Berkeley and commonwealth of Virginia of the one part and George Mong of the said county and commonwealth aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand Dollars to him the said Henry Whiteneck in hand paind by the said George Mong at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged: they the said Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife have and each of them hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, en? and confirmed, and by these presents do and each of them doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alein, en? and confirm unto the said George Mong his heirs and assignes forever all that tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being in the said county of Berkeley and commonwealth aforesaid adjoining the Lands of Bartholomew Fryatt, John Chenoweth and William Gilmore and being part of a larger tract purchased of William Tamber the part hereby sold being bounded as follows: Viz, Beginning a white oak the beginning tree of the entire tract then reversing the last line of the same north 40º east 59 poles to a white oak bush standing on the said line then leaving the out lines of the said Tract and runing thence south 53º East 112 poles to a white oak bush on the edge of a field then south 38 3/4 east 66 poles to three hickory bushes on the west side of wood fields branch, on the third line of the original, then reversing the original lines to the beginning containing one hundred acres of Land more or less, and all houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, yeards, meadows, trees, woods, underwoods, ways, paths, waters, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments, and appurtinances whatsoever to the said premises hereby granted, belonging or in any wise appurtaining and the reversion and versons remainder and remainders rents, ?? and profits thereof, and every part and parcel thereof: To have and to hold the said Tract of Land hereditaments and all and singular the premises before mentioned with their and every of their appurtinances unto him the said George Mong his heirs and assignes to the only proper use and behoof of him the said George Mong his heirs and assings forever. And the said Henry Whiteneck for himself his heirs Executors and administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said George Mong his heirs and assigns that he the said Henry Whiteneck and his heirs, the said tract or parcel of Land hereditaments and all and singular the premises before mentioned with every of their appurtinances unto him the said George Mong his heirs and assigns against the claim and demand of him the said Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife and their heirs and all and every other persom and persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever hereafter depend by these present and the said Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife doth hereby further covenant promise and agree to and with the said George Mong his heirs and assigns that they the said Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife and their heirs shall and will at any time hereafter at the reasonable request and at the cost and charges in the law of the said George Mong his heirs or assigns make execute, or cause to be made done and executed any further lawfull act, Deed, conveyance, and assuring the hereby bargained and sold Land and premises. In Witness whereof the said Henry Whiteneck and Margaret his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Henry Whiteneck (LS)
Margaret Whiteneck (LS)

signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Ephraim Gaither, Peter Dust, William MCoughby
William Riddle, James Anderson
Received November 24th 1798 of George Mong party to the within one thousand Dollars it being the full consideration for the within bargained and sold Land & premises.

Henry Whiteneck

1000 Dollars
Berkely Sd
The commonwealth of Virginia to David Hunter, William Riddle, and James Anderson gentlemen Justices of Berkeley county greeting. Whereas Henry Whitneck and Margaret his wife by their certain Indenture of bargain and sale bearing date the 24th day of November 1798 have sold and conveyed unto George Mong the fee simple Estate of and in a certain Tract of Land lying Lying (sic) and being in the said county of Berkeley containing one hundred acres and whereas the said Margaret cannot conveniently travel to the court of our said county to acknowledge the same: therefore we command you or any two or more of you that you personally go to the said Margaret and receive her acknowledgment thereof and examine her privately and apart from her said husband, whether she doth the same freely and voluntarily without his pursuasions or threats and whether she is willing the same shall be Recorded in our said county court together with this commission annexed and when you have received her acknowledgement and examined her as aforesaid that you distinctly and plainly certify us thereof under your hands and seals sending them there this writ and the said Indenture Witness Henry Bedinger clerk of our said court at the court house aforesaid the 24th day of November and in the 23rd year of this commonwealth.

H Bedinger

Berkeley Sd
In obedience to the within dedimus to us directed we have waited on the within named Margaret Whiteneck and examined her privately and apart from her husband who acknowledged that she signed the within mentioned willing without the threats or pusuasions of her husband and that sh is willing the same should be Recorded in the county court of Berkeley Given under our hands & seals this 24th day of November 1798.

William Riddle (LS)
James Anderson (LS)

At a court held for Berkeley county the 24th day of December 1798 this Indenture and the receipt thereon endowed were proved by the oaths of Peter Durst, William Riddle, and James Anderson three of the Witnesses thereto which together with the commission annexed for taking the acknowledgement and privy examination of Margaret the wife of the said Henry Whiteneck and the certificate of the executor thereof endorsed are ordered to be recorded by the court.

Test H Bedinger C.B.C.