Jones County NcArchives Deed.....Rhodes, Levi J. - Rhodes, Robert L. 1893 ************************************************ 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 November 8, 2017, 7:25 pm Written: 1893 Register of Deeds Office Jones County, NC Levi J. RHODES to Robert L. RHODES 1 April 1893 Bk. 38, p. 523 This Indenture made this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and ninety three between Levi J. RHODES and wife Ana J. RHODES of the County of Jones and State of North Carolina of the one part and Robert L. RHODES of the County of Jones and State of North Carolina of the other part, witnesseth that the said Levi J. RHODES and Anna J. RHODES for and in consideration of the love and affection that we have for our son Robert L. RHODES do hereby give, grant, bargain and convey to the said Robert L. RHODES his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land of land lying and being in the County of Jones and State of North Carolina on the East side of Norris Branch and adjoining the lands of Benjamin ASKEW and others Beginning at a gum on the East side of the Canal. Benjamin ASKEW'S corner and owner of Lot No. 1, then South four degrees West Seventy poles to a stake, then South 1 West Seventy four poles to a stake, then South 25 West Sixteen poles to a stake, then a direct line to Barbara QUINNS upper corner in the Pocosin a large leaf pine, then to the back line, then with the one line to the south prang of a branch, then down the branch to the various courses of the fork of the branch in with Amos ASKEW'S line to the Beginning containing by estimation eighty acres more or less. To Have and to hold the same with the appurtenances to belonging to the said Robert L. RHODES the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns viz fee simple forever except had the said Levy J. RHODES and wife, Anna J. RHODES revenue for their selves the rights to cultivate, use or receive the rents or the above described lands during their natural life. And the said parties of the first part do hereby covenant and agree to out and defend the title to the premises aforesaid to the said party of the second part his executors, administrators, heirs and assigns against the claims of all persons whatsoever, subject only to the reservation of the lifetime rights above mentioned. In testimony whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals on the day and year above mentioned. Levi (his X mark) RHODES Anna (her X mark) RHODES Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Benj. BROCK North Carolina Jones County I, Jas. F. WHITE, S.C. of Jones County do certify that Levi J. RHODES and Anna J. RHODES his wife appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed deed of conveyance and the said Anna J. RHODES being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed it same freely and voluntarily without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person and that she doth still voluntarily accent thereto. Let the same with this certificate be registered. Witness, my hand and seal this 1 day of April 1893 Jas. T. WHITE, C.S.C. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb