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Deed from Bryans to Trustees of Thornton Gap Baptist Church This Indenture made the 28thday of February in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen between James Bryan, John Bryan, John Dunaway and Lucy his wife, Aquilla
Bryan and James Baldick and Elizabeth his wife the heirs of William Bryan, deceased of the one part and Henry
Menefee Sr. and William W. Covington, Trustees of the Baptist Church at Thornton’s Gap of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said James Bryan, John Bryran, John Dunaway and Lucy his wife, Aquilla Bryan and James
Baldick and Elizabeth his wife for and consideration of the sum of ten dollars lawful money of Virginia to them in hand
paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, they the said James Bryan, John Bryan, John Dunaway and Lucy his
wife, Aquilla Bryan and James Baldick and Elizabeth his wife have granted bargained and sold and by the presents do
grant bargain and sell unto the said Henry Menefee Sr. and William W. Covington, Trustees for the Baptist Church at
Thornton’s Gap and their successors a certain lot of land whereon the meeting house now stands in the County of
Culpeper and bounded as follows: beginning at a hickory and chesnut near the meeting house and running thence
North West __poles to a chesnut oak on the bank of the river firth near a large rock in the bank of the river, thence
with the meanders of said river to a Sycamore__poles thence South West __poles to the beginning. Containing one
acre be the same more or less with all the appurtenances there unto belonging.
To Have and To Hold the said premises with the appurtenances to the said Henry Menefee Sr. and William W.
Covington, Trustees as aforesaid and their successors to the only proper use and behoof of the said Baptist Church at
Thornton’s Gap forever and the said James Bryan, John Bryan, John Dunaway and Lucy his wife, Aquilla Bryan and
James Baldick and Elizabeth his wife for themselves and their heirs the said premises and every part thereof against
them and their heirs and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever to the said Henry Menefee Sr. and
William W. Covington, Trustees as aforesaid and their successors shall and will warrant and forever defend by these
presents. In witness whereof they have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above
written.4 Signed, sealed & delivered James Bryan in the presence of us John Bryan Aquilla Bryan James Baldick John Dunaway 4 Deed Book KK, page 94; Culpeper Co., Virginia
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