Deed: Cushing to Trustees of Sudley Methodist Church (cemetery)

Deed:  Cushing to Trustees M. E. Ch. S.
PWCo Deed Book 44, pg. 227

This Deed made and entered into this 28th day of January 1896 by and between Henry C. Cushing and Clara P. Cushing, his wife, parties of the first part, and A. H. Compton, C. F. Brower, Wm. M. Wheeler, F. H Sanders, and A. J. Ayres, Trustees of the Sudley Methodist Episcopal Church South parties of the second part, all of the County of Prince William and State of Virginia; Witnesseth: In consideration of their affection and Christian regard for the Church members and officials of the said Sudley Church and their desire to aid them in the establishment of a cemetery at their place of Worship, the said parties of the first part have given, granted and conveyed, and by these presents do give, grant and convey to the above named Trustees and their successors in office with general warranty, a lot of land adjoining the lot on which the Sudley Church Building now stands, Beginning at A. a cedar tree near the corner of Fetzer and the Church lot, thence with said lot S. 88 E. 18 poles to a stake on the North side of the Sudley and Manassas Road, thence with the said road S. 30 W. 18 poles to a stake on said road, thence N. 86 W. 19 poles to a stake in Mr. Cushing's field, thence N. 4 E 17 poles to the beginning and containing two acres and two poles. 

In Trust that the said land shall be used kept and maintained as a place of burial for the dead, subject to the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church South under the discipline usage and ministerial appointments of said Church from time to time authorized and declared by the General Conference of said church and the annual Conference within whose bounds the said premises are situate.

Witness the following signatures and seals the date first before written.

H. C. Cushing {seal}
Clara P. Cushing {seal}

State of Virginia, Prince William County, to wit:

I, Crawford Cushing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do certify that Henry C. Cushing and Clara P. Cushing, his wife, whose names are signed to the deed hereunto annexed bearing date of January 28th 1896 have acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid. 

Given under my hand this 10th day of February, 1896.

Crawford Cushing, J.P.

In Prince William County Court, February 12th 1896.

This Deed was presented to the Court with the certificate annexed and ordered to be recorded.

Teste:  Edwin Nelson, Clerk