BERTIE COUNTY   Deed - John S. Smallwood to Thomas Ruffin 1838

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Bertie County Deed Book EE pg 96

State of North Carolina
Bertie County

JOHN S. SMALLWOOD to THOMAS RUFFIN

This indenture made and entered into on the eleventh day of December in the year 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight (Dec 11, 1838) between Jno. S. 
SMALLWOOD of the County of Bertie of teh first part and Thomas RUFFIN of the same 
county of the second part, witnesseth that the said John S. Smallwood for an in 
consideration of the sum of Three hundred and seventy five dollars ($375) to him in 
hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt of which is 
hereby acknowledged,  hath bargained, sold, aliend and conveyed and by these 
present doth herby bargain, sell, alien and convey unto Thomas Ruffin a certain 
tract of land lying in the 

INDIAN WOODS in Bertie County which tract of land was sold at Sheriff's Sale as the 
property of Willis FRYER.
Butted and bounded as follows:
Commencing at a Gum in Town Swamp, King's Corner,  
thence North 56 1/2 east 166 poles
North 82 east 88 poles to a Hickory in Thomas Ruffin's line
thence North 38 East 78 poles to a white oadk
thence South 81 East 156 poles to a white oadk stump
to the Road called "Anthony and Godwin's Road"
then to White Oak in Horten's Green Pond
then South 11 1/2 West __ pole to a small hickory
thence South 47 1/2 West 165 pole to a Post Oak on the Indian Woods Road
thence North __ west 18 pole and
South 4 East 77 pole 
thence to the first station
Containing Eight Hundred acres (800) more or less adjoining the lands of Thomas 
RUFFIN, Reuben CARNAL, Green's Pond and Wm R. WILLIAMS and others

And I the said, John S. Smallwood do by these presents bargain and convey  and make 
over unto the said Thomas RUFFIN all the right, title and interest of which Willis 
FYER did _____ and possessed in and to  said tract of land, and also all the 
rights, titles and interest vested in me as purchaser of the same at Sheriff's 
sale. To have and to hold the same with all the improvements and appurtances there 
unto belonging to him the said, Thoma Ruffin, his heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day 
and date above written.
		Jno S. Smallwood   Seal

In presence of:

Lewis Thompson
L. B. Smith

Febry Term 1830
This deed from Jno S. Smallwood to Thomas Ruffin was proven in open court by the 
oath of Lewis Thompson one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be 
registered.  Sol Cherry, Clerk
By J.S. Taylor, Deputy