Gift Deed
Cole to Cole
Prince William County Deed Book 36, pg 567
This Deed, made this 11th day of September 1886
between James L. Cole of the first part, M. N. Lynn trustee of the second part,
and Susan V. Cole the wife of the said Jas. L. Cole of the third part all of
the County of Prince William and State of Virginia. Witnesseth, that for and in consideration of
the love and affection which the said J. L. Cole hath & bears for his said
wife Susan V. Cole and for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar in
hand paid to the said Jas. L. Cole by the said M. N. Lynn trustee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, he the said Jas. L. Cole doth hereby sell and
convey unto the said trustee the following property to wit: 10 stands of bees
and their increase, One Double Barrel Gun, set Blacksmith tools, 1000 feet of
lumber, all my household furniture and forty four acres of land, being the same
land allotted or willed to me in the division of my late Father’s estate
Lawrence Cole died, with the privilege of selling the said land whenever it
shall seem to her best, to have and to hold the above described property in
trust for the benefit of the said Susan V. Cole & her children, free from
the debts and liabilities of the said Jas. L. Cole or any future husband. Witness the following signature and seal the
day & year first written.
Jas. L. Cole {seal}
In Clerk’s Office Prince William County Sept. 11 1886
This Deed of Gift from Cole to Cole was received
acknowledged by Grantor and admitted to record.
Teste, L. A. Davis, Clerk
[This is an especially interesting gift deed from James Lawrence Cole, the son of Lawrence Cole, to his wife Susan V. (Carter) Cole. In family letters, James is talked about as a notorious womanizer who on one occasion actually brought another woman home with him! Small wonder Mrs. Cole wanted some sort of financial surety "free from the debts and liabilities of the said Jas. L. Cole or any future husband!" ~ cgl]
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