Amanuensis Monday~1841 Land Deed

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is a copy of the Land Deed where Hardy Sellers, Jr. deeded 2 acres of land to the Trustee’s of “The Hopewell Baptist Church of Chesterfield”  for the purpose of building a church in October 1841. ¹



HARDY SELLERS TO HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
            Know all men by these presents that I, hardy Sellers of the District and State aforesaid for and in the consideration of the love I have to God, and the interest I take in his cause on earth and to the Baptist denomination in particular, have given, granted, bargained, and released unto Edw. Burch, Theophilus Guy, Rollen Sellers, Joel Gulledge, Junr., John  Jordan, William M. Burkley, Levi Johnson, John P. Sellers, Matthew Atkinson, William A. Mulloy and others, who now members of "THE HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHESTERRFILED," & by these presents do give grant, bargain and release unto the said individuals above enumerated, others who are now members of the said "The Hopewell Baptist Church of Chesterfield" all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land whereon the meeting house of the said The Hopewell Baptist Church of Chesterfield now stands, containing two acres more or less, having such shapes and marks & boundaries as the plat hereunto annexed will more fully show, a reference being had thereunto, beginning at a pine corner xiii n thence N 3.16 links to a stake xiii thence E. 5 chains to the beginning, nearly parallel with the public road, together with all & singular the rights,  members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all & singular the premises before mentioned unto the said Edward Burch, T. Guy, R. Sellers, J. Gulledge, Junr., J. Jordan, Wm. M. Burkley, L.  Johnson, J. P. Sellers, M. Atkinson, W. A. Mulloy & others who are now members of the said THE HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH of Chesterfield and their Successors forever. And I do hereby bind myself, my heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns to warrant & Forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said individuals as before named and others who are now members of the said THE HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH of Chesterfield and their successors against myself, my heirs, and assigns and against every other person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.
    Witness my hand and seal this the 30th day of October, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one and in the sixty sixth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America.
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of}              Hardy Sellers {seal}
Test: Carrol W. Davis
Test: George F. Roberson             

<Land Plat drawing>

South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}
            Personally appeared George F. Roberson before me and duly made oath that he was present and saw Hardy Sellers sign, seal & deliver the within deed and that he, with Carol W. Davis witnessed the due execution thereof.
Sworn to before me}                                                                               George F. Roberson
1 Nov. 1841}
T. Bryan}
    C.C.P.}
                                                                                                      

Recorded 1 March 1888

Land Deed transcribed by Charles L. Purvis 12 February 2014.

The Hardy Sellers named within this deed is Hardy Sellers, Jr. son of Phillip Sellers, Sr. The wife of this Hardy Sellers was Mary E. Hancock. We know it wasn't the original Hardy Sellers, Sr. because he died 13 January 1835.

This Deed was actually recorded twice due to the Civil War; back in October/November 1841 when executed, it was duly recorded and then after the Courthouse and all records were destroyed in March 1865, the Deed was again recorded in March 1888.] [DEED BOOK 9, Page 388-389]

Hardy Sellers, Jr. is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 9: pages 388 & 389, HARDY SELLERS TO HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH; Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.