ALEXANDER COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - James James to Micajah Fortner, 1853
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Deed: James James to Micajah Fortner, 1853: Alexander Co., North Carolina

Copyright (c) 1999 by Pam Stone. 

Contributor's Note:  This is a transcription of an original deed in my 
possession (not a copy.) It was found in the possessions of Maggie Bowen Stone 
Childress (d. 1983), my husband's paternal grandmother, at her decease. I am 
uncertain of her connection to any of the persons named in the deed, or how it 
came to be in her possession. This deed is in extremely poor condition. The 
single sheet, yellowed and blotchy with parts of the writing bleeding through 
to the opposite side, was originally folded six ways, and has at some point in 
the past fallen apart and been taped back together. The writing is still quite 
legible. I have tried to transcribe this document exactly, including the 
formatting, spelling and capitalization as they are found in the original.

Only the page numbers in parentheses have been inserted by me.

(Page 1)

State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions
Alexander County } March Term 1863
I R.P. Matheson Clerk do
hereby certify that the within deed was presented in
open Court and the due execution thereof was
duly proven by the oath of J.A. Baker one of the subscribing
witnesses thereto, is recorded & ordered to be registered.

R.P. Matheson Clerk

State of North Carolina}
Alexander County } I L. Herman Public Register for the County aforesaid do 
hereby certify that the within deed is duly registered in the registers office 
at Taylorsville in Book Letter (B) Page 242

Jas. James
Deed To
Micager Fortner
100 Acres
of Land

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(Page 2)

This indenture witnesseth that James James of the county of
Alexander and State of North Caolina in consideration
of the Sum of two Hundred and ten Dollars to him paid
by Micager Fortner do Sell to the Said Fortner his heirs
and assignes a certain peace or parcel of Land in said
county on the waters of Lower Little River containing
one hundred acres more or less Bounded as follows
Beginning on a pine in James~ line thence East 90 poles
to a pine in Peter Barnes~ line thence South with said
line 180 poles to a post oak thence west 90 poles to a
post oak saplin thence North 180 poles to the Beginning
Granted by the State to Neeleen Phillips No 2467 (2461?)
And I the said James do covenant with the said Fortner
as follows 1st that he is lawfully seized of the said land
2nd that I have a good right to convey same
3rd that the Same is free from encumbrances
4th that the said Fortner his heirs & assignes shall quietly
enjoy the same 5th & lastly that
I will warrant & forever defend this tittle
to the said Fortner his heirs & assignes against
the claimes of me my heirs and all other
person whatsoever claiming under me
in testament whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and Seal this 28th day of
September 1853 Signed Seald & delivered
in presants of
Attest} Wm G James
J.A. Baker

Submitted by:
Pam Stone
2905 Pembrooke Road
Titusville, FL 32796-2307
pamstone@digital.net

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