Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Hotten, Council - Dunn, John P. 1853 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003873 December 9, 2017, 2:48 pm Written: 1853 Lenoir Co., NC Register of Deeds Office Bk.7, p. 500 Council Hooten & wife to John P. Dunn 13 Dec 1853 This Indenture made this thirteenth day of December A.D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, between Council HOOTEN and Matilda HOOTEN his wife of the first part, and John P. DUNN of the second part, both of the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina. Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the State of North Carolina to them duly paid before the delivery of these presents hath bargained and by these presents doth hereby bargain, sell and convey to thesis party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina adjoining the land of John P. DUNN, Jacob LANGSTON & other s being a part of the lands owned by Reuben CLARK, dec'd. bounded and described as follows viz: Beginning at the last corner of lot No. 1 a stake and runs North sixty one & three fourths West 249 poles to a marked dead pine the 5th corner of lot No. 1, thence with LANGSTONS line N 84 poles East 198 poles to BRANTON'S patent line, then with his line South 2 West 39 poles to a light wood stump BRANTON'S corner, thence with BRANDON'S line South 69 3/4 East 105 poles to a stake in BRANDON'S line, thence South 51 1/4 West 98 poles & 14 links to the beginning, containing one hundred and ten acres more or less, this being lot No. 2 in the division of the lands of Reuben CLARK dec'd drawn or appropriated to Matilda HOOTEN wife of said Council HOOTEN, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances and all the right, title and interest of the said party of the first part therein. And the said party of the first part doth covenant and agree with the said party of the second part,, that at the time of the delivery hereof, the said party of the first part is the lawful owner of the premises granted and seized thereof in fee simple absolute and that the said party of the first part will for themselves their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, warrant and defend the above granted premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigned forever. In witness whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Council HOOTEN Matilda HOOTEN Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of M.E. MANLY State of North Carolina Before me the subscriber Judge of the Superior Court of law and equity in and for the State aforesaid. Council HOOTEN & Matilda his wife parties of the first part to the foregoing deed of bargain & sale, acknowledged the same in due form of law to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. And the said Matilda being privately examined by me, separately & apart from her husband, declared she executed said deed freely of her own accord without the fear or compulsion of her said husband & that she doth now voluntarily assent thereto. At New Bern this 29th day of Dec. A.D. 1853. Whereof let the deed this certificate be registered. M. E. MANLY, Judge Enrolled in the Register's Office of Lenoir County on the 28th day of July 1854. S. WHITE, Rgt. ReEnrolled in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Lenoir County on the 15th day of Dec. 1883. Geo. L. HODGES Register of Deeds This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb