The following is a typical deed or land grant from Virginia to citizens of Washington Co. See below. What does the "assignee" part mean? Is one person transferring ownership to another?? Is one acting as the agent for the other?? XXXXX , Michael 162 acres Washington Co., VA James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. To all To whom these Presents shall come Greeting, Know ye that by virtue of a Land Office Treasury warrant Number fourteen thousand three hundred - seventy-nine? (dated) twenty-fifth of September One thousand seven hundred and eighty-two there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto * Michael Xzzzzzz's Assignee John Fox * a certain tract or parcel of Land containing one hundred and sixty-two acres, by survey bearing date the nineteenth day of January One thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, lying and being in the County of Washington at the foot of Clinch Mountain in the Poor Valley on the Waters of the North Fork of Holstein River and bounded as followeth, To wit, Beginning at the white oaks by a hollow, thence North forty-five degrees West thirty posts to a white oak, two Hickory saplings and Dogwood. North sixty degrees East one hundred and ninety poles to a black Gum and white oak sapling on the southside of a ridge. North forty degrees East thirty-seven poles to a black oak corner to Abraham Newland's land thence North seventy-three degrees East 61 poles to a white oak up (162B) the Poor Valley. North ten degrees West forty poles to a black gum and white oak up a branch South seventy-three degrees West two hundred and sixty-four poles to a pine on spur of Clinch Mountain. North seventy-six West 44 poles to a hard? oak on the east side of a spur of said mountain South five degrees East 178 poles to a beech at a branch in the Poor Valley North sixty degrees East 73 poles to the Beginning, with its appurtenances to Have and To Hold the said tract of parcel of land with it appurtenances to the said Michael Xzzzzz and his Heirs forever. In Witness whereof the said James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the twenty-sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and of the Commonwealth the seventy-third. Signed: James Wood