Bertie County, NC - Deeds - Mary Hocutt to Edward Hocutt

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Mary Hocutt to Edward Hocutt
Deeds of Bertie Co., Book G, p. 432

North Carolina

To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting.  Know Ye that I 
Mary Hocutt of Bertie County Widow for and in consideration of the Sum of  
forty Pounds current money of Virginia to me in hand paid by Edward Hocott 
of the same County Planter with which I acknowledge myself contented have 
and by these presents do fully freely clearly and absolutely give grant 
bargain sell allien enfrosse release convay confirm assign transfer and set 
over unto him the said Edward Hocutt his Heirs and assigns forever a 
certain devidend or parcell of Land situate lying and being in Bertie 
County aforesaid joyning on Chowan River and Woodardses Creek containing by 
estimation one hundred acres be the same more or less Butted and bounded as 
follows (viz) Begining at the mouth of Woodards Creek or otherwise called 
Mill Creek thence up the said Mill Creek its varyous courses to a large 
Branch called fiery bank Branch on the West side of the said Creek thence 
up the said Branch to a small prong or large bottom pointing towards the 
River, thence up the said Bottom to a Pine thence a line of marked trees to 
a white Oak on the head of a Bottom running out of the River thence the 
said Bottom to the River thence down the River to the first Station 
(____________) To have and to hold all the lands within the said Bounds 
bargained and sold as aforesaid all and singular the rights priviledges 
comodities hereditaments appurtances and appendants thereunto belonging or 
in any wise appertaining unto him the said Edward Hocutt his heirs and 
assigns forever in fee simple absolutely in as full and ample manner to all 
intents and purposes as the most learned in the law can devise to Warrant 
and defend the said Land at any time or times free from all Incumberances 
whatsoever except accruing Quit rents.  In Witness whereof I the said Mary 
Hocutt have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal The twentyeth day of 
Agust in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one.

				Mary (her mark) Hocutt     and seal

Sealed and Delivered in Presents of us:  William Hooker, William Beacham,
Isaac Hooker, Thomas Morris

Bertie County, Feby. Court 1752  This Deed of Sale was proved by the Oath 
of Thomas Morris and on motion ordered to be registered.  Signed by the 
Clerk.