Bertie County, NC - Deeds - Mary Hocott to William Hooker, 1752

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Deeds of Bertie County, North Carolina
Book G, p. 484

Mary Hocott to William Hooker, 1752

North Carolina

To all People to whom these presents shall come greeting.  Know ye that I 
Mary Hocot of Bertie County Widow for and in Consideration of the sum of 
Fifty Pounds Current money of Virginia to me in hand paid by William Hooker 
Junior of said County planter the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge 
and my self therewith fully Contented and Satisfyed  Have bargained, Sold 
aliened Conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents Do fully freely 
clearly and absolutely Grant Bargain sell, allien, Enforce, Release and 
Convey Confirm, assign, Transfer and Set over unto him the said William 
Hooker Jr. his heirs and assigns forever a Certain Tract or Parcel of Land 
Situate Lying and being in Bertie County on the south West side of Chowan 
River . . . Below Mount Pleasant Plantation and next above Edward Hocots 
Land Containing by Estimation one hundred and fifty acres of land be the 
same more or Less.  Butted and Bounded as follows (to Wit)  Beginning at 
the River thence up a small Bottom to a White oak Edward Hocots line thence 
a line of Markt Trees Southardly to a hickory on a Branch William Beachums 
Corner, thence Beachums Line Westard to a pine James Hintons Line, thence 
Hintons line North of West to the head of Wild Catt Gutt Joseph Wynns line, 
thence Down the said Gutt its various courses to the said River thence Down 
the said River at low Water mark to the first Station.  To have and to hold 
all the land within the said Bounds with all and singular the Rights, 
Priviledges, appurtnances and appendants, thereunto belonging or in any 
wise appertaining unto him, the said William Hooker, Jr. his heirs and 
assigns forever free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, Exonerated 
and Discharged of from all and all manner of former or other Gifts, grants, 
Bargains, Sales, Leases, Wills, Mortgages, Joyntures, Dower, Judgments, 
Extents, Execution and Incumbrances whatsoever; Further I the said Mary 
Hocot Do for myself my heirs executors, administrators and assigns forever, 
Do promise for Each and Either of us to warrant and Defend the peaceable 
possession of the said Land and premises at any time or times unto him the 
said William Hooker Jr. his heirs and assigns forever in Fee Simple 
asolutely from the lawful Claimand Demand of her the said Mary Hocot her
heirs or assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever Claiming from by 
or under her them or any or either of them.  In Witness whereof I the said 
Mary Hocott have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this first Day of Novembe 
in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seventeen and fifty two.


Signed:  Mary (her mark) Hocott

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in the presence of us:  Eleazar Quinby, John
Fannin, Sarah Fannin, Elizabeth Hocott.

Bertie County for May Court 1753.  The above Deed of Sale was in open Court
Duly Proved by the oath of Eleazar Quinby as Evidence thereto and was 
ordered to be Registered.
Test. Benjamin Wynns Clerk