Beaufort County NcArchives Deed.....Willis, James - Smaw, Thomas March 22, 1826
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Written: March 22, 1826
Recorded: May 1826

State of North Carolina
Beaufort County

Whereas Thomas Smaw heretofore by his deed bearing date the 25th day of August 
1825 did convey unto Mathew Shaw amongst other property a certain negro Slave 
named Jim about the age of twenty five years upon certain trust mentioned in 
said deed: and whereas the Said Thomas Smaw havening agreed to and with James 
Willis to Sell and convey the Said Negro Man named Jim to the Said James his 
Executors administrators and assigns unto the Said James paying unto William 
Ellison the Sum of Four hundred Dollars has requested the Said Mathew Shaw to 
make title to the Said negro Slave named James and the Said James Willis upon 
the payment by the Said James unto William Ellison afsd the said Sum of Four 
hundred Dollars and has directed the Said Mathew not to Sell Said negro Slave 
named Jim at public auction in the manner mentioned in the said deed but to 
make a deed to said James Willis for Said Slave without Such Sale at auction.  
Now therefore the Said James Willis having before the Sealing of these 
presents paid over to Said Mathew Shaw the Sum of Four hundred Dollars as is 
Witnessed by the Said Mathew having Sealed these presents and the Said Mathew 
having paid over unto the Said William Ellison at the request of the Said 
Thomas Smaw the Said Sum of Four hundred dollars as is Witnessed by the said 
Thomas Smaw and the Said William Ellison having Sealed these presents:  and 
the said Thomas Smaw having directed the Said Mathew Shaw to convey in 
pursuance of his contract with the Said James Willis therefore the Said Mathew 
Shaw have given granted bargained and Sold and conveyed unto the Said James 
Willis his executors administrators and assigns to have and to hold the Said 
Slave to him the said James Willis his Executors Admrs and assigns — To his 
and their own proper use and behoof but without any Warranty on the part of 
the Said Mathew as to the title of Said Slave and the Said Thomas Smaw and the 
sd William Ellison do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said James 
Willis his Executors adms and assigns.  In witness Whereof the parties hereto, 
to wit, Thomas Smaw, Mathew Shaw and William Ellison have hereunto set their 
hands and Seals this twenty second of March AD 1826.

							Thomas Smaw
							Mathew Shaw
							William Ellison
Witness Stephen Owens

May Term 1826  Beaufort Co pleas and Quarter Sessions — Then the Execution of 
the within Bill of Sale from Thomas Smaw & others to James Willis was proven 
in court by the oath of Stephen Owens a Subscribing witness thereto let it be 
Registered.
							Jos B Hinton clk


Additional Comments:
William Ellison and Mathew Shaw

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