Chickasaw County MsArchives Deed.....Hightower, Raleigh - Delashmet, Sealey & Mary Ann 1855
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Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 December 16, 2007, 8:20 pm

Written: 1855

CHICKASAW COUNTY   1855   HIGHTOWER, RALEIGH   DEED

The State of Mississippi
Chickasaw County
I, N.C. Wright, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid, certify that the within and foregoing deed was produced 
before me and Sealey Delashmet personally appeared and acknowledged 
that he on the day of its date did sign seal and deliver the same 
as his won proper act and deed and there upon also on this day, Mary 
Ann, wife of the said Sealey Delashmet personally appeared and having 
been by me examined touching the execution of said deed (privily) and 
apart from her said husband. She declared that contents and without 
any fear, threat or coercion of her said husband did sign, seal and 
deliver the same on the day of its date as her own proper cat and did 
for the purposes therein expursed.

Given under my hand and seal this the 
1st day of November A.D. 1855.
N.C. Wright, Justice of the Peace

This Indenture made this the first day of November A.D. 1855 between Sealey
Delashmet and Mary Ann, his wife of the first part and Raleigh Hightower of the
second part all of the county of Chickasaw and State of Mississippi witnesseth:

That the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of 
One hundred and fifty dollars to them in hand paid by the party of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have this day 
bargained and sold and do hereby grant alien and covey to the party of 
the second part a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the county 
and state aforesaid buy the Northwest quarter of section thirty four (34)
in Township Fifteen (15) of Range Four (4) East of the Basis Meridian 
Chickasaw survey containing in all one hundred and sixty acres more or less to
have and to hold the said land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto
the party of the 2nd part his heirs and assignees. And the party of the first
part do covenant and agree with the party of the second part that they will
warrante and forever defend the title thereunto free from and against the right
title as claim of themselves or either of them and their heirs and of any and
all persons whomsoever. In testimony whereof the party of the first part have
hereunto set their names and affixed their seals on the day and date first
aforesaid.
Seley Delashmet
Mary Ann Delashmet

Filed for record, the 3rd May, 1856 Saturday B.F. Pulliam for a fee of $1.25 paid.


Additional Comments:

 I'm lucky enough to have the actual deed.  I have
seen it transcribed with some incorrect dates.  This is from the ORIGINAL!

In 1850 Census Chickasaw > Western Division

- Rolley is 19 and living with his Uncle Rolley Hightower
407
Hitour, [Hightower], Rolley 50 farmer $1600
  Rebecca 36
  Joshua 19
  Thomas H. 9
  John 5
  Mary E P 2
  Sarah R 5/12
  Rolley Hitour 19 [nephew to Rolley]

He married 12/18/1850 Aletha Jane Thompson,  They moved to Red River Co. Texas
where her older sister Lydia and husband Tom Wortham were living. Eventually
they moved to Navarro County, Cross Roads (which became Frost)

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