Bertie  COUNTY  NC  J B Ruffin & Wife Deed To Rachel V. Cowand

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J B Ruffin & Wife Deed To Rachel V. Cowand

Bertie County  North Carolina
Deed Book 90, Pages 73-74
This indenture made this 15th March 1886 between Joseph B
Ruffin and wife Mary E. of County Bertie state N.C. of
first part and Rachel V. Cowand their daughter of second
part Witnesseth that said Joseph B Ruffin and wife Mary
E. for and in consideration of natural love and affection
which they have for their daughter Rachel V. Cowand has
given granted aliened released and confirmed and by these
presents do grant release alien and confirm unto their
daughter Rachel V. Cowand her heirs of body a tract of
land bounded as follows, East of the Windsor road from
Powellsville in front of "Piney woods chapel" Beginning
at an old pine Butt on said road thence South 83 E. 128
poles to 3 pines thence South 9 1/2 W. 254 poles to new
corner, thence N 65 W to said Windsor road thence down
said road N 12 E 11 poles N 75 E 50 poles N 36 1/2 E 62
poles N 16 E 30 poles N 6 E. 49 1/2 poles to first
station on said Windsor road containing 200 acres.  To
have and to hold all the appurtenanc! es thereto this
being agreed to by the above parties if the said Ruffin
should die without a will that this 200 acres is their
daughters ful share of there real estate and this deed
bars her from any share in any real estate of her Father
and Mother all of which we all do covenant and agree to
keep and Joseph B. Ruffin and wife Mary E. form
themselves and there heirs and assigns warrants and
defends unto their daughter Rachel V. Cowand and her
heirs by body against the lawful claims and demand of all
persons, Witness whereof we have this the above day and
date have set our hands and seals.
 J. B. Ruffin   (Seal)
M. E. Ruffin  (Seal)

State of North Carolina
Bertie County

I W W Askew a Justice of the peace for said county do
hereby certify that J. B. Ruffin and wife Mary E. Ruffin
personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged
the due execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance and
the said Mary E. Ruffin being by me privately examined
separate and apart from her said husband touching her
voluntary execution of the same doth state that she
signed the same freely and voluntarily without fear or
compulsion of her said husband or any other person and
that she doth still assent thereto.  Given under my hand
and seal this 13th day of May 1887.
  W. W. Askew  (J P)

North Carolina
Bertie County

The foregoing certificate of W W Askew J. P. of Bertie
County is adjudged to be sufficient.  Let the instrument
with the certificate be registered Witness my hand this
23 day of January 1897.

  W L Lyon
  Clerk Superior Court

Filed for registration at 12 M Jan 23, 1897 and registered at 11 am Jan 28, 1897 
 W T King Register of Deeds by King Dep

Marginal notation:  Delivered to S S Cowand 2/15/97 

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