Jones County NcArchives Deed.....Rhodes, Joseph & Mary - Heath, John T. & Casarine 1875 ************************************************ 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 April 23, 2019, 7:03 pm Written: 1875 Register of Deeds Jones County, NC Bk. 26, p. 132 John T HEATH & wife Casarine HEATH & Joseph RHODES & Mary RHODES of Jones Co., NC 20 Sept. 1875 This Indenture made the 20th day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy five between John T? HEATH and Casarine HEATH his wife of the County of Jones and State of North Carolina, parties of the first part and Joseph RHODES and Mary RHODES his wife parties of the second part. Whereas the said parties of the first part jointly indebted to the said parties of the second part in the sum of twenty five hundred for the purchase money of a certain tract of land as evidenced by five certain promissory notes described as follows: the first five hundred dollars to fall due January 1st., A.D. 1877. The second five hundred dollars to fall due January 1st, 1878. The third to fall due Jan. 1st., A.D. 1879 of five hundred dollars. The Fourth of five hundred dollars to fall due January 1st A.D. 1880. The fifth of five hundred dollars to fall due January first, A.D. 1881. All of said described notes to draw interest at his percent until paid. Now therefore this Indenture witnesseth that the said parties of the first part in consideration of the premises and in the sum of one dollar paid by the said parties of the second part the receipt whereof is hereof acknowledged doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said parties of the second part and their heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being as follows in the County of Jones and State of North Carolina on the south side of Trent River adjoining the lands of William E. WARD and known as the MURPHY place contains two hundred and twenty acres more or less and conveyed to F. G. SIMMONS the 30th day of November A.D. 1848 by Wm. C. MURPHY and Caroline his wife and William POLLOCK, Trustee and for a more complete description of said land reference is given to a Deed of even? date with this given by Joseph RHODES and his wife Mary. To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with the improvements and appurtenances thereto belonging unto the said parties of the second part their heirs and assigns forever. Provided always that if the said parties of the first part- shall pay the said parties of the second part the said described notes a they fall due otherwise to remain in full force and effect that is it shall be lawful for the said parties of the second part or their heirs and assigns after the first not has been due twelve months and unpaid to advertise the same at the Court House door in the County of Jones and three other public places for twenty days and then sell the same at public auction for cash and with the proceed thereof to pay the said note or notes with interest abid? all necessary costs and charges and the balance if any to pay the said parties of the first part in testimony whereof the said parties hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence. John T. HEATH (Seal) Cassanie HEATH (Seal) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb