Posted by Hobson Wright BRUNSWICK COUNTY DEED BOOK 37, PAGE 481and following. Benjamin Hammons to deed L. Parrish 476 acres This Deed made the 28th day of May 1859 between B. Hammons & Louisa his wife of the first part and Lazarus Parrish of the second part, witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars the said Benjamin Hammons & wife with grant unto the said Lazarus Parrish all of their interest in a certain tract or parcel of land containing four hundred seventy six acres be the same more or less and bounded by the land of Geo. Bowden, James Birdsong, H. D. Thrower & others lying on the old stage road, the right and title to said tract of land Hammons & wife will forever warant and defend. Witness the following signatures and seals State of Virginia We Peter Stainback & Wm J. Barrow justices of the peace for the County aforeward and State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Louisa the wife of Benja Hammons whose names are signed to the writing above bearing date on the 28th May 1859 personally appeared before us in our County aforeward, and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband, and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Louisa acknowledged the said writing to be her act and deed and that she had willingly executed the same and does not wish to retract it. Given under her hands this 29th day of October 1859. P. Stainback J. P. State of Virginia We Peter Stainback and Wm. M. Barrow justices of the peace for the county aforesaid and State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Benjamin Hammons whose name is signed to the foregoing deed bearing date 28th May 1859, acknowledged the same to be his act and deed. Given under our hands this 29th day October 1859. Clerks Office Brunswick County Court July 27th 1860 This deed from Benja. R. Hammons & wife to Lazarus Parrish was returned to said office together with the certificates therein admitted to record. [19 September 1844, Sterling H. Edmunds & wife Martha to John B. Thrower, both of Brunswick, $576 for 476 acres, land bounded by Thrower, Stephen Tillman, John White, and James Birdsong. Recorded 21 September 1844]
on 5/7/2006, 9:55 pm, in reply to "hammonds/edmunds brunswick/lunenburg"
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I am descended from Lazarus Parrish of Lunenburg County who bought land from Benjamin Hammonds in Brunswick County. The land was in the Ebony, Virginia, area. I would like to know the connection of Lazarus Parrish to Benjamin Hammonds and Benjamin Hammonds to Sterling Edmunds.
28 May 1859
Benjamin R. Hammons (seal)
Louisa J. Hammons (seal)
Brunswick County to wit
Wm. J. Barrow J. P.
Brunswick County to wit
Teste
E. R. Turnbull, Clerk
[21 January 1854, H. D. Thrower attorney for John B. Thrower, dec'd, to Benjamin R. Hammonds, both of Brunswick Co., for $476, about 476 acres, bounded by Jas. Birdsong, Wm. H. Browder, Stephen Tillman, and others, known as the Cook or Edmunds tract. Recorded June 1854]
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