Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deed - William Julia Hill to 
Thomas J.P. & Sally A. Smallwood Deed 


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William Julia Hill to Thomas J.P. & Sally A. Smallwood Deed 

Bertie County North Carolina 
Deed Book LL  Page 49 

State of North Carolina 
Bertie County 
Know all men by these presents, that I, William J. Hill
of the above State & County, for and in consideration of
the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by Thos. J.P.
Smallwood & Sally A. Smallwood, and the further
consideration of a tract of Land, conveyed to me in a
Deed bearing eavue date with these presents which by
reference to said Deed, will more fully appear, have
bargained & sold & conveyed, and by these presents do
bargain & sell & convey unto the said Thos. J.P.
Smallwood & Sally A. Smallwood, and their heirs a certain
tract or parcel of Land, lying in the County of Bertie in
the Indian Woods on the North side of the main Road,
bounded as follows: 

Beginning at a Sycamore tree on the
main Road; thence No 32 degrees E. 16 poles, N. 42 E. 17
poles S. 73 degrees E 17 poles to a Sweet Gum; thence N.
15 E 36 N 19 W 26 N. 33 W 14; thence West to a Pine on
the main Road; thence down the main Road to the beginning
containing twenty five acres more or less and all the
Land belonging to me lying East of a certain lane running
from the main Road near where my front gate now stands
southwardly: 

 To have & to hold the above bounded tract
of Land to them the said Thos. J.P. Smallwood & Sally A.
Smallwood & their heirs forever & I the said William J.
Hill, do bind myself and heirs to warrant & defend their
heirs forever free & discharged from my & all claims
whatsoever.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal, this 9th day of May A.D. 1857. 
 Willie J. Hill  (Seal) 

Witness   William Griffin                        

State of North Carolina 
Bertie County  Court May Term 1857 

This Deed, from Willie J. Hill to Thos. J.P. Smallwood &
Sally A. Smallwood was proved in open Court by the oath
of William Griffin the subscribing witness thereto, and
orderd to be registered. 

  Wm. P. Gurley 
  Clerk 

NOTE:  Willie Julia (Ruffin) Hill was the sister of Sally (Ruffin) Smallwood. Both are daughters of John and Rachel Ruffin.

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