Beaufort County, NC - William & Polly Smaw to Thomas Smaw Jun., 1827

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Deeds: William & Polly Smaw to Thomas Smaw Jun., 1827: Beaufort County, 
North Carolina

State of North Carolina
Beaufort County

Know all men by these presents that William Smaw & wife Polly of the County 
and State aforesaid of the one part and Thomas Smaw Jun of the same place of 
the other part
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred Dollars 
to the said William Shaw & wife Polly in hand paid by the said Thomas Smaw 
Jun at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt 
whereof is hereby acknowledged the said William & wife Polly hath given 
granted bargained & sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & 
sell unto the said Thomas Smaw Jun his heirs and assigns all rights title, 
interest or claim which the said William Shaw & wife Polly hath in and to 
all the lands which descended to the said Polly Shaw by the death of Thomas 
Smaw the elder decd it being the one ninth part of the lands which the 
aforesaid Thomas Smaw left at his death.  To have and to hold to him the 
said Thomas Smaw Jun his heirs and assigns forever.
    Given under our hands & Seals at Washington the 23rd day February 1827.
                                                    Willm Shaw
                                                    Mary V Shaw

Witness:
Edwd Quin

February Term 1827  Beaufort Co Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions.  This was 
the Execution of the within deed from William Shaw & wife Mary V Shaw to 
Thomas Smaw proved in Court the the oath of Edward Quin. Richard H Bonner 
and James Ellison Esq. are appointed to take the examination of the said 
Mary V Shaw, seperate & apart from husband William Shaw, relative to her 
free consent in signing this deed and certify the same under your hands and 
seals.                                          Jos. B. Hinton clk

Agreeable to the above commission to us directed We caused Mary V Shaw to 
come before us and We seperately and apart from her husband did examin her 
relative to her free consent as to her executing the within deed to Thomas 
Smaw, when she did acknowledge that she did sign seal & deliver the said 
Deed of her own free will and consent and without fear or compulsion of her 
husband in anyway or manner whatever.  Given under our hands & seals this 
22nd  May 1827.
                                                   Richd H Bonner J.P.
                                                   James Ellison J.P.

Transcribed from Microfilm of Beaufort Co Deed Book 13, pp. 241-242; FHL 
#416408

Note:  Smaw and Shaw are used as transcribed.

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