

BERRY HILL 



Halifax County 



ERRY HILL, the home of Malcolm Graeme 

 Bruce, in Halifax County, is one of the historical 

 places in Virginia. It first came into possession of 

 the family about 1769, as shown in the following 

 deed: 



This indenture made on the day of 



November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 

 and sixty nine between Benjamin Harrison of Berkley in the county 

 of Charles City on the one part and Isaac Coles of the county of 

 Halifax on the other part witnesseth that the said Benjamin, in 

 consideration of eight hundred pounds current money of Virginia 

 to him in hand paid, doth grant bargain and sell to the s'd Isaac 

 and his heirs one tract or parcel of land in the county of Halifax 

 containing one thousand and twenty acres lying on Dan river and 

 bounded by the several lines and boundaries mentioned in a plot 

 and survey thereof made by one Thomas Jones of the county of 

 Prince George ; the said one thousand and twenty acres being parcel 

 of a larger tract formerly the property of the honorable William 

 Byrd and by him sold and conveyed to Richard Bland Esqr. by 

 indenture bearing date the sixteenth day of April one thousand 

 seven hundred and fifty one; to have and to hold the said tract of 

 one thousand and twenty acres with all the appurtenances there- 

 unto belonging to the s'd Isaac and his heirs forever, and the s'd 

 Benjamin for himself and his heirs doth covenant with the s'd 

 Isaac and his heirs that the s'd Benjamin and his heirs the s'd tract 

 or parcel of land to the s'd Isaac and his heirs shall and will 

 forever warrant and defend. In witness whereof the s'd Benjamin 



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