Itawamba Co. MS 1854 Deed to R. S. Westmoreland SUBMITTER: Dot Tribble EMAIL: MNTAssoc@aol.com DATE: Apr 23, 1999 SURNAMES: WOODRUFF, WESTMORELAND, ROGERS, GERMAN, FAULKNER, SMITH Joseph Woodruff, agent (To Deed) R. S. Westmoreland This Indenture made and entered into this 7th day of December Eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Between Joseph Woodruff agent for John Rogers & Etal of the County of Itawamba and State of Mississippi of the first part and Robert S. Westmoreland of the second part. Witnesseth that the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars in hand & said the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hat this day bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents does bargain sell and convey unto the said Robert S. Westmoreland his heirs and assigns forever the following described tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the County of Itawamba and State of Mississippi Known & Designated as Section Twenty five (No 25) Township ten (No 10) of Range Six (No 6) East of the Basis Meridian containing Six hundred and forty acres more or less to have and to hold the same to the said Robert S. Westmoreland his heirs and assigns forever the said parties of the first part to warrant and or be in any manner responsible for the title to the said tract of Land. In witness where of these presents are signed sealed and Delivered to the part of the Second part in the presents of Wm Smith the day and year above written. Joseph Woodruff (seal) Agent for John Rogers Jefferson [German?] & Faulkner Witnesses: Wm Smith E. P. Westmoreland The State of Mississippi Itawamba County Personally appeared before me Wm H. Moore, Clerk of the Probate Court of said county the within named Wm Smith one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing deed who being first duly sworn deposed and Saith that he saw the above within named Joseph Woodruff whose name is subscribed thereto sign seal and deliver the same to the within named Robert Westmoreland that he this deponant subscribed his name as a witness thereto in the presence of said Joseph Woodruff and that he saw the other subscribing witness E. P. Westmoreland sign the same in the presence of Joseph Woodruff and in the presence of each other on the on the day and year therein named Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at office in Fulton this 2d day of July 1854 Wm. H. Moore, Clerk The State of Mississippi Itawamba County I Wm H. Moore Clerk of the Probate Court for said County do hereby certify that the within and foregoing deed was filed in my office for Record on the 10th day of January 1854 and that the same together with the certificate of acknowledgement has been duly Recorded in Deed Record Book No 10, page 182 & 183 Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at office in Fulton this 7th day of March A.D. 1854 Wm. H. Moore, Clerk ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non- commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.