Anson County NcArchives Deed.....May, Grove W. - Medley, Joseph 1824 ************************************************ 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: Carolyn Shank carolynshank@msn.com May 9, 2007, 10:03 pm Written: 1824 This Indenture made this 12th day of April in the year 1824 between JOSEPH MEDLEY Esq. Sheriff of the County of Anson and the State of North Carolina of the one part and GROVE W. MAY of the other part Witnesseths that by virture and pursuance of the several acts of the General Assembly of the State of No. Carolina authorizing & requiring sheriffs to sell lands for taxes due thereon where no goods or chattels of the owner are to be found he the sd. JOSEPH MEDLEY, Sheriff, as aforesd did seize and take into his hands and custody a certain piece or parcel of land supposed to be the property of JOHN ELLIOTT being the land laid off to ELIZABETH ELLIOTT late widow of EBENEZER MARSH but the wife of sd. JOHN ELLIOTT containing one hundred & seventy acres and there being no goods or chattels to be found whereof the taxes of sd. land could be raised or levied for the year 1820 and the sd. JOSEPH MEDLEY Sheriff is aforesd did cause the sd. land to be duly advertised according to law and put up & offered for sale at the Court House in the town of Wadesboro on the 20th of Jany 1823 offering the sd land to any person who would pay the taxes then due thereto for the least of smallest quantity thereof at which time and place GROVE W. MAY became the last and lowest bidder to pay the taxes of sd. land with the cost thereon for one hundred and seventy acres thereof and the sd. GROVE MAY having had the sd land surveyed by the surveyor of the County aforesd as the law requires & a plat or place thereof to be returned to sd. Sheriff as aforesd. within the time prescribed by law which plat or place is hereunto annexed. This Indenture therefore Witnesseth that the sd. JOSEPH MEDLEY Shff. for and in consideration of the sum of four dollars & 39 cents being the amount of the taxes & cost then due on the sd. lands to him in hand paid by the sd. GROVE MAY the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hat granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth bargain sell and convey unto the sd. GROVE W. MAY his heirs & assigns forever all the aforesaid 170 acres of land lying and being in the County of Anson on Lanes Creek Beginning at a pine by a large path the 3rd corner of sd tract and runs No. 12 W. 9 chs. to a red oak then No. 45 W. 11 Chs. to a stake in the field then No 55 W. 17 chs. lks. to crossing the mill pond to a stake then No. E. 32 chs. & 50 lks. to a stake then No. 4 E. 25 chs. to a stake then sjo. 72 E. 22 chs. to the first corner of the sd. tract 3 pines ptrs. then So. 4 W. 45 chs. & 50 links to a state & 3 white oaks then So. 46 W. 28 chs & 40 lks with EASONS line to the beginning 170 acres as by the plat herelunto annexed doth appear together with all woods ways waters watercourses house orchards yards gardens and every appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the sd. JOSEPH MEDLEY Shff. his heirs Admrs. will warrant & defend the same to the sd. GROVE W. MAY his heirs & assigns forever by these presents so far as his office as Shff. aforesd will admit & no further. In witness whereof the sd. JOSEPH MEDLEY Shff. As aforesd. hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of J. MEDLEY, Sheriff, (SEAL) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/deeds/medley271gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb