Bertie County NC  Deed Ruffin, Henry to Harrell, Luk -1819

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Crilley
crilley@eramp.net

Sarah King (daughter of Wm 5, Wm4, Wm3, Rob2) left the land in Martin Co,
North Carolina, where she and her husband, David, had lived,  to her 6 brothers:
James,  John, Henry, Thomas, Whitmell and Blount.
These are 3 of those deeds. James sold his 1/6 earlier to Thomas, (I've
requested this deed too), but we don't know what happened to Whitmell and
Blount's portion. This needs to be traced....It is interesting to note that
although the original sell was in Jan 1819, it is not recorded until 1822.
Anybody know why this might have occurred?

  
 This is the deed whereby Henry sells his 1/6 portion to Luke Harrell on 11
Jan 1819 for $91.66.

This Indenture made this 11th day of January 1819 between HENRY RUFFIN of
the State of No Carolina and county of Bertie of the one part and LUKE
HARRELL of the County of MARTIN of the other part witnesseth that the said
HENRY RUFFIN for and in consideration of the sum of Ninety one dollars and
sixt six cents to him in hand paid by the said Luke Harrell the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged,  hath granted bargained sold and conveyed
and by these present do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
LUKE HARRELL his heirs and assigns forever ONE SIXTH PART of and undivided
tract or parcel of land situte lying and being in the county of Martin and
state afore containing by estimation forty three acres (43) be the same more
or less bounded as follows:  Beginning in the center of four oaks post oak
white oak andlive oaks, John HARRELL corner then No 25  W 55 pole to the
center of two pines and a gum  thense S 63 107 pole to a pine on the S side
of Concho Swamp thence down the said swamp S 100 ? 38 pole to a gum in said
swamp thence S 36 Et 25 pole to a gum in said swamp thence No 63 E 125 pole
to the first station
 the above described land fell to said HENRY RUFFIN by the death of sister,
SARAH KING, her deceased husband to have and to hold the aforesaid land unto
him the said LUKE HARRELL his heirs Exor adms and assigns foever and I the
said HENRY RUFFIN for myself my heirs Exors & Adminstrators and assings do
hereby warrent & defend the property and title of the above granted land
unto him the said LUKE HARRELL his heirs Exor adms and assings.  In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presents of:				Henry Ruffin & seal
S.J. Baker
John J. Lancaster
State of No Carolina, Martin County Sept Term 1822 the within deed was
provedn in open court in due form of Law ordered to be registerd.   HB
Hunter by Jas Biggs