Beaufort County NcArchives Deed.....Hooten, Joseph & Ann - Bowen, Thomas 1812
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Written: 1812

Register of Deeds Office
Beaufort County, NC
16 Feb 1810
Joseph & Ann HOOTEN, land of dec’d father Caleb HOOTEN to Thomas BOWEN of Beaufort
Co., NC
Bk. 9, p. 327

This indenture made this 16th day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand
Eight hundred & Ten between Joseph HOOTEN & Ann HOOTEN his wife of the one part and 
Thos. BOWEN of the other part & all of the county of Beaufort and State of North Carolina. 
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the Sum of One Hundred & Twenty five Dollars 
to us the said Joseph HOOTEN & wife in hand paid by Thos. BOWEN at or before the unsealing 
and delivery of these presents hath bargained and sold and by these presents dot brain 
sell issue off convey confirm assign and sett over unto the said Thos. BOWEN his Heirs, 
Executors, admirs. or assigns all he right title claim or Interest which we now have or 
may hereafter have to a certain tract of land which Fell to us by the Death of our Father 
Caleb HOOTEN, Senr. Dec’d lying in the county of Beaufort aforesaid on South Dividing Creek 
& whereon the said Caleb HOOTEN lived at the Time of his Decease. To have and to Hold the 
aforesaid claim or portion of Land with all and Singular the appurtenances and privileges 
thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to him the said Thos. BOWEN, his Heirs, Exrs., 
Admr. and Assigns forever, and we the said Joseph HOOTEN and Ann his wife doth agree to
Warrant and Forever Defend the aforesaid claim or portion which we now have or may hereafter 
have to the above mentioned land to the said Thomas BOWEN his Heirs, Exrs, Admrs. or assigns 
& from the clan or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever. In testimony, 
whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the day and year First above written.
Joseph HOOTEN (seal)
Ann (her X mark) HOOTEN (seal)

Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of 
Thos. ELISION
J. L. ROBESON

June Term 1812
Certified that the Deed from Jos. HOOTEN and Ann his wife to Thomas BOWEN, for a tract of 
Land was proved in Court by the oath of Thos. ELISSON, a witness thereto let it be
Registered.
Thos. SWAN, Clk.

In pursuant to an order of Court to us directed from the County Court of Beaufort we
have proceeded to privately examine Ann HOOTEN wife of Joseph HOOTEN relative to her free 
consent to the Signature of the within and who on examination says she signed the within 
Deed with her own free will & accord & without the Compulsion of her Husband.
Given under our Hands this 16th Feb. 1812.

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