1798 - Vaughan to Thomas Todd - Nottoway Co, VA

1798 - Vaughan to Thomas Todd - Nottoway Co, VA

02/07/1798

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This indenture made this sixth day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight between Reuben Vaughan Jr of the County of Lunenburg of the one part and Thomas Todd (a negro man of the other part) witnesseth that the said Reuben Vaughan Jr has under the Act of Assembly passed the tenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, given and granted unto the said Thomas Todd and does forever for himself and his heirs give & grant unto the said Thomas Todd his full and ample freedom and does by these presents emancipate the said Thomas Todd and release him forever from his service and does for himself and his heirs forever give up and surrender all title to property which he has heretofore has a right to claim in and to the said Thomas Todd. In witness whereof he has hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered Reuben Vaughan Jr (seal)
in the presence of
Dev Hightower Rich’d Ligon
Jn A. Schwartz John North

At a Court held for Nottoway County at the Courthouse on Thursday the 7th of February 1798. This deed of emancipation indented was proved by the oath of three of the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
Teste,
Peter Randolph Clk

Truly recorded
Teste,
Thomas Waring Todd DC

DB 2:83

Deed