Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 7 - 1682-1686; pg 11-13
To all Xpian People to whom these presents shall come
I Francis S Talliaferro of the County of Gloucester in Collony of Virginia Gent., Sonn and heire apparent of Robert Talliaferro, late of County of Rappa. in the Collony aforesaid deced send Greeting in or: Lord God everlasting.
Know yee that for as much as my deced Father, Robert Talliaferro, joyntly with Laurence Smith of the County of Gloucester Gent. on the 26th day of March in ye yeare of our Lord One thousand Six hundred Sixty and six take up and Patent Six thousand & three hundred acres of land being in the aforesaid County of Rappa:
Beginning at the mouth of Snow Creeke in the South side of Rappa. River and thence running the several courses and distances in the sd Pattent set down and expressed as by said Pattent relation had may appeare and
further forasmuch as my said deced Father and the said Laurence Smith by their joynt writing under their hands dated the 16th day of May 1667 and duly acknowledged and recorded in Gloucester County Court the same day did mutually agree that if either of them should die before division of the said lands that then & in such case the heires of him soe dying should have equall right with the Survivors of and unto the said Six thousand three hundred acres of land by them Pattented as by ye records of said Deed may appeare
Now Further Know yee that I the said Francis Talliaferro for the good will Natural love and affection which I bear unto my well beloved Brother, John Talliaferro, of the aforesaid County of Rappa., Gent. and for ye future advancemt. of my said Brother (he being now intended by the prmission of Almighty God to marry with Sarah the Daughter of said Laurence Smith) and for divers other causes me thereunto moving have given and by this my prsent indented Deed of Gift doe freely and absolutely give unto my said Brother, John Talliaferro, his heirs, One thousand acres of land being part of the abovesaid Divident and to be laid out and bounded with lines of marked trees as followeth (that is to say)
To begin at the Fork of Snow Creek Branch by or near the Path that leads to the Fort and from thence runing West North West for the breadth and South West and by West into the Woods for length to the extent of the Pattent and all the right and demand which I the said Francis Talliaferro now have unto the said land To have and to hold unto my said Brother, John Taliaferro, and to his heirs To have and to hold to the use and enjoy without the lawfull lett of the said Francis Talliaferro my heirs or any other persons claiming under me and further I the said Francis Talliaferro either in person or by my lawfull Attorney will make acknowledgment of these prsents in Rappa. County Court upon request of my said Brother In Witness whereof I have sett my hand this 28th day of September 1682
Sealed and Delivd. in the prsence of us
John Maine
Fran. Talliaferro
Lewis Burwell
Henry Clerke
Richard Brooke.