John Jordan – 140 acres plus another 40 acres in Cabell County
situated on the Mud River
sold to William Fullerton
March 27, 1820
for $1000
This Indenture made this 27th day of March
1820 between John Jordan and Sinah his wife
of the County of Cabell of the one part &
William Fullerton of the said County of the
other part witnesseth I the said Jordan &
Sinah his wife for the In consideration of
the sum of One thousand dollars in hand paid
by the said Fullerton the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowl’d hath bargained & sold unto
said Fullerton one certain tract or parcel
of land lying & being in the County of Cabell
on Mud River by Estimation 140 acres,
by survey also an entry of 40 acres be the
same more or less and bounded as followeth.
Beginning on two white oaks on Duvauls lin
near the forks of the Branch thence running
to the bee bark on said river and meandering
the river up to a Beech at the end of Andrew
Jordans Field at the ford thence with Andrew
Jordans fence with a strate line to Priors
corner thence with that line to the Widow
Sanders thence with her line to the Beginning
also the 40 acre survey is bounded as
followeth Beginning at a beech & Gum corner
to Jaine Jordan so round as to include 40
acres agreeable to Patent with its appertences
unto the said William Fullerton his
heirs and assigns forever & the said Jordan
doth for himself his heirs executors & administrators
and assigns dth warrant and
defend the right and Title from me and my
heirs forever & from all persons claiming
by & through me unto the said Fullerton &
his heirs forever
John Jordan {SEAL}
Sinah Jordan {SEAL}
Cabell County towit
We William Brumfield & Thomas Kilgore
magistrates of the said County do hereby certify
that Jno Jourdan & Sinah his wife parties
to the within conveyance have duly acknowledged
the same before us on the 27th of March
1820 and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement
to the Clerk of the County Court
of Cabell County in order that the same conveyance
may be recorded as witness our hands
& seals this day & year above written
Wm Brumfield {SEAL}
Thomas Kilgore {SEAL}
Cabell County towit
We William Brumfield & Thomas Kilgore
Justices of the Peace in the County aforesaid
in Sta~e of Virginia do hereby certify that
Sin~h Jordan a wife of John Jourdan parties
to a certain deed for the conveyance of real
Estate to William Fullerton bearing date the
27th of March 1820 or as hereto annexed personally
appeared before us in our said County
aforesaid and being examined by us privily &
apart from her husband & having the deed aforesaid
fully explained to her she the said Sinah
Jourdan acknowledg’d the same to be her act &
deed & declared that she had willingly signed
sealed & delivered the same & that she wished
not to retract it. Given under our hands &
seals this 27th day of March 1820
Wm Brumfield {SEAL}
Thomas Kilgore {SEAL}
Cabell County Court Clerks Office the 28th 1820
This deed of Bargain &’Sale from John
Jourdan & wife to William Fullerton was this
day presented to me the Clerk of Cabell County
Court together with the certificate of acknowledgement
thereon endorsed the Same is admitted
to record
Teste.
John Samuel CkCC
Source: The Jordan Ancestral Line of Theron Vasco Morrison (1989)