Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds Charles S. Moore to Charles J. Moore

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Deed MOORE to MOORE

This Indenture, made and entered into this 13th day of
February 1857, between Charles S. Moore, party of the
first part, and Charles J. Moore, of the second part,
both of the County of Bertie and State of North
Carolina witnesses, that the said Charles S. Moore, for
and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars
to him in hand paid and secured to be paid before the
delivery of this Instrument, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, hath given, granted, bargained,
and sold, and by these presents doth give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey to the said Charles J. Moore,
his heirs and afsigns, subject to the reservations
hereinafter mentioned, a certain tract, piece, or
parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the said
County, lying on Cashie River, beginning at a Black
Gum, on the north corner of the Cherry Tree Island;
thence running up the branch to a small Persimmon tree
near the brick yard gate; thence acrofs the clay yard
to a small pine sapling; thence a straight course to a
big ditch, below John Moore’s brick yard, thence down
that big ditch to the Ray Field Swamp, thence along and
up the middle of the Ray Field Swamp opposite the end
of another large ditch, thence to and up that large
ditch to the mouth of Stony Bottom where it empties
into White Pocosin, thence up Stoney Bottom River to
the lands which formerly belonged to John S. Sutton and
Ephraim Weston & Emily Hoggard to Cashie River; thence
up said River its various courses to the mouth of the
Ray Field Swamp, thence up the Ray Field Swamp to the
high land at the graveyard, thence along the edge of
the Pocosin not including the Pocosin, to the first
station, containing three hundred and eighty acres more
or lefs, reserving to the said Charles S. Moore and his
afsigns for and during his natural life all the river
land which is under fence, containing about one hundred
acres and also the dwelling house and outhouses thereto
attached, to have and to hold to the said Charles J.
Moore with the reservations aforesaid, his heirs and
assigns forever to his and their only proper use,
benefit and behoof.  And I, the said Charles S. Moore,
do, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators,
covenant and agree with the said Charles J. Moore, that
I am seised of the said bargained tract of land in fee
simple; that I am well entitled to convey the same, and
that I will forever warrant and defend the title to the
said bargained premises against the lawful title, claim
and demand of every person whatever.

In testimony whereof the said Charles S. Moore hath
hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and
year above written.

C.S. Moore (seal)

Witnefses						
C.S. Moore (seal)
J. R. Ferguson
A. Holder

 State of North Carolina
Bertie County

This deed from C. S. Moore to C. J. Moore, was this
day, proved before me by the oath of A. Holder, one of
the subscribing witnesses thereto.  Let it be
registered.  Witnefs Wm. P. Gurley, Clerk of Bertie
County Court, this the 13th day of February A.D. 1857.
				Wm. P. Gurley, Clk