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 Chesterfield County Land Deed, Eliza Rivers + Others to John W. Privett
Transcription:
Eliza Rivers + Others to John W. Privett Deed
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Know all men by these present that we Eliza Rivers, Frederick Rivers, Doc Rivers, Alfred Rivers and Nancy Rivers of the County of Chesterfield and State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of Seventy Eight dollars and seventy five cents, to us paid or secured to be paid by John W. Privett of the County + State aforesaid, have granted bargained, sold and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said John W. Privett all that piece parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the State and County aforesaid, and bounded by lands of S. D. Timmons, Kinchen Privett, Michael Davis + others, containing Fifty Two + half acres. Together with all and singular the rights members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining to Have and to Hold all and singular the said premises unto the said John W. Privett his heirs and afsignes forever; and we do hereby bind ourselves to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said John W. Privett his heirs and afsigns against ourselves, our heirs, and all thither persons lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. In witnefs, whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal this the 25th day of Jany A.D. 1871.
Signed Sealed + delivered} Eliza X her mark Rivers {LS}
In the presence of } Fred Rivers {LS}
G. R. Boatwright} W. D. X his mark Rivers {LS}
W. A. Davis} A. W. X his mark Rivers {LS}
N. A. X her mark Rivers {LS}
Pd. W. stamps amounting to
Fifty cents properly canceled
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Personally appeared before me G. R. Boatwright and made oath that he saw the within named Eliza Rivers, Fred Rivers, W. D. Rivers, A. W. Rivers and N. A. Rivers sign seal and as their act and deed deliver the within Deed and that he and W. A. Davis witnefsed the execution thereof.
Sworn to before me} G. R. Boatwright
12 July 1871}
T. F. Malloy}
Clk.|
Auditor’s Office}
Chesterfield Co.}
Recorded Dec. 16th, 1871 in Sales Book A, pg 3
T. L. Weston
A. C. C.
Recorded Dec. 16th, 1871
Original delv’d to John W. Privett
John B. Rivers and his wife Eliza Rivers had eleven known children. John B. Rivers died 3 June 1859 leaving Eliza, a widow, with nine children under the age of 21. During the Civil War, Eliza lost 5 of her 8 sons to the war; killed in action or died of disease.
By the time of her death about 1870 the only children surviving are the 5 listed above, William Frederick, Doctor Wesley, Alfred W.; Nancy A. and Eliza Rivers.
The above-named Rivers are my 1st Cousins 5 times removed. John Washington Privett is my 2nd Great Grandfather.
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 3: Page 500-501, Eliza Rivers & Others to John Privett Deed; Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
NOTE: Blogger does not handle ampersands very well so I have substituted the plus (+) sign; so the + sign = and
NOTE 2: This land deed shows Alfred Rivers middle initial to be a “W”. His tombstone shows his middle initial to be an “L”.
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