Deed to Trustees of Quantico Primitive Baptist Church (1879)

Deed:  Trustees of Quantico Primitive Baptist Church

PWCo. Deed Book 32, pg. 68

This deed made this 8th day of February 1879 between Lawrence Cole and Jane his wife of the one part and John W. Chapman, Ezekiel Lynn and James M Barbee Trustees of Quantico Primitive Baptist Church and their successors in office all of Prince William County, State of Virginia. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have given granted bargained and sold & conveyed, and do by these presents give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said parties of the second part and their successors in office the following described property, to wit: a tract of land lying and being situate near Coles store in the said County of Prince William and bounded as follows, Beginning at the forks of the road near the Union Church, thence running west with the Warranton road 210 feet, thence north 105 feet, thence east 210 feet to the Brentsville road, thence down said road south to the beginning containing one half acre more or less. To have and to hold the above described property unto the said parties of the second part and their legal successors in office forever. But the said land is conveyed with the distinct understanding that a House of Public Worship shall be built thereon by the said parties of the second part to be used and applied for purposes of worship by the congregation of Quantico Primitive Baptist Church and for no other purposes. 

Witness the following seals

Lawrence Cole {seal}

Jane Cole {seal}

State of Va. Prince William County, to Wit:

I James J. Davis a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Prince William County do certify that Lawrence Cole whose name is signed to the foregoing writing bearing dat the 8th day of February 1879 acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid, and I further certify that Jane Cole the wife of Lawrence Cole whose names are signed to the foregoing writing bearing date the 8th day of February 1879 personally appeared before me in my County aforesaid and being by me examined privately and apart from her said husband and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Jane Cole acknowledged the said writing to be her act, and declared that she had willingly executed the same, and does not wish to retract it, Given under my hand this 8th day of February 1879.

J. J. Davis  Court us Cl

In the Clerks Office of Prince William County Court, May 26, 1879

This deed from Cole & wife to Chapman & Trustees with a certificate annexed was received and admitted to record.

Teste.  Lucien A. Davis  Clerk