Beaufort County NcArchives Deed.....Barrow, William - Owens, Stephen 1825
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Written: 1825

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Register of Deeds
Beaufort Co., NC
BK. 17, P. 239
Stephen OWENS, Sheriff to Wm. BARROW, both of Beaufort Co., NC-400 acres of land 
seized of Wm. HOOTEN.
15 January 1825

This Indenture made the fifteenth day of January — of our Lord One Thousand 
eight hundred and twenty five between Stephen OWENS, Esquire, Sheriff for the 
County of Beaufort of the one part and William BARROW of the County of Beaufort 
and the other part. Whereas, by virtue of and execution ensuing from this County 
Court of Beaufort being numbered 27 Estimable to May Term 1822 at the instance 
of William BONNER against William HOOTEN for the sum of Sixteen pounds thirteen 
shillings and nine pense debt, damages, costs and charges inclusions, which said 
sum was as covered by said William BOONER against said William HOOTEN as one 
record of said Court may appear. And whereas the said Execution was described 
and delivered to the said Stephen OWENS, Esquire, Sheriff as aforesaid 
commanding him that of goods, chattels, Lands and Tenements of the said William 
HOOTEN he should cause to be made the aforesaid sum of Sixteen pounds thirteen 
Shillings and nine pence cash included to Satisfy the said execution, with the 
Costs thereon accruing; and the said Stephen OWENS, Sheriff as aforesaid, in 
pursuance and by virtue of his Office, would? the aforesaid Execution, did Seize 
and take into his house? do used certainty no goods or chattels to be found, a 
certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the Said County of Beaufort, 
bounded as follows: On the East, North and West by the lands of Rathius JORDAN, 
Dec’d and on the South by the lands of Joshua BAILEY, Dec’d and others  
containing four hundred Acres more or less being the land whereon the said 
HOOTEN now lives on Tarkiln Neck Road. And the said Stephen Owens, Sheriff as 
aforesaid, after due Advertisement recording to Land? did cause the said piece 
or parcel of Land, with all the appurtenants thereunto belonging to be put up at 
public Sale to the highest bidder on the Twentieth day of May in the year of our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty two (1822) at the Court House in 
Washington at which time and place William BARROW became the last and highness 
bidder at the sum of seventeen pounds eight Shillings and four pense for the 
said lands with the appurtenances thereunto belonging: and at which price the 
same was struck off to said William BARROW. 
This Indenture Witnesseth, That the said Stephen OWENS, Sheriff of the county 
aforesaid, for and in consideration of the said Sum of Seventeen pounds eight 
shillings and four pence to him in hand paid by the said William BARROW at and 
before the sealing and Signing of these presents; the Recipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, he the said Stephen OWENS, Sheriff, doth hereby bargain, sell, 
enseoff convey and confirm unto said William BARROW his heirs, executors, 
Administrators or Assigns forever all the aforesaid lands, Tenements and 
appurtenances with all right, title claim or claims for unto the aforesaid piece 
or parcel of land, with all hereditaments and enrollments to the same belonging 
or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold to him the said William BARROW 
hashers executors, Administrators or Assigns forever, in as full & ample a 
manner as he the said Sheriff, is empowered by the virtue of his office. And for 
the said Stephen OWENS, Sheriff doth hereby covenant promise and — to and with 
the said William BARROW his heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns who 
still and may from time to time and at all time hereafter, have hold and assign, 
possess and enjoy the said premises with this appurtenances free and clear of 
and from all encumbrances had — done or committed by him the said Stephen OWENS, 
Sheriff or by his order, means or procurement and that he the said Stephen 
OWENS, Sheriff will warrant and defend the same to the said William BARROW his 
heirs, executors, Administrators or Assigns forever, so far and his Office of 
Sheriff will admit? and no further. InWitness whereof the said Stephen OWENS, 
Sheriff of the County Aforesaid hereunto set his hand and Seal the day and year 
above written.
Stephen OWENS, Sheriff (Seal)

Signed, Sealed & Delivered in the presence of 
Geo. BARROW. 

May Term 1832
Then was this deed from S. OWENS, Shff. to William BARROW, acknowledge in Court 
by said OWENS & Let it be Registered.
Wm. ELLISON, CLK.
Recorded 5, July 1832
James ELLISON, P. Reg.



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