Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deed of Trust Ruffin, Whitmell to Averett, et al

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Bertie County Deed of Trust  Ruffin, Whitmell to Averett,
et al Deed Book BB  pg 282

This Indenture made this 14th day of August 1824, between
WHITMELL RUFFIN of the 1st part ,  JESSE AVERITT of the
second part, and WILLIAM PUGH, Jms, J. JOHNSTON,  WILLIAM
H. SCOVILLE, and JOHN T. JOHNSTON, and THOMAS W THOMPSON,
merchants under the firm of Johnston and Thompson of the
third part.

Witnesseth that whereas the said WHITMELL RUFFIN is
justly indebted to the said William Pugh,  John T.
Johnston,  Wm H. Scoville and Johnston and Thompson in
the sum of TEN HUNDRED and SEVEN DOLLARS and eighty eight
cents (viz).

William Pugh in note and account one hundred ninety four
dollars and sixty three cents.

John T. Johnston in a note of Five hundred sixty six
dollars and eighty eight cents;

Wm H. Scoville by note and account sixty four dollars and
eighty six cents

Johnston and Thompson one hundred eighty one dollars and
fifty one cents   all including interest up to this day.

And the said Whitmell Ruffin being willing to secure the
payment of the same; now this indenture witnesseth that
the said Whitmell Ruffin for and in consideration of the
purposes aforesaid and the further sum of one dollar to
him in hand paid by JESSE AVERITT, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged have granted, bargained and sold unto
the said Jesse AVERITT, his heirs and assigns the
following property:

One Negro Man named Dace A Negro woman Pherebe Three
children Mary, Peter and Lucida

Sixty acres of land in the county of Bertie adjoining the
lands of Richard Vale, Silks Smith and others.

Another tract of land adjoining the lands of Wm Hinton
and Marmaduke R. Ackee and others containing thirty seven
and a fourth acres more or less in said county.

Two head of horses, ninety head of hogs, consisting of
some Shoats and pigs and one half of an undivided stock
of cattle owned jointly with John G. Johnston,  one yoke
of oxen (cart and ?.  Three bedsteads and bed clothes,
four B___ brandy, present cossin? fitting   chairs,
household and kitchen furniture, six ploughs and frames, 
two ploughs, one and saw, three chisels and three augurs.
The present crop of corn, fodder  ____. __two hundred
barrels, 30 empty barrels, two pots one oven, 1 tea
kettle, 1 saddle and bridle,  three tabbs, 1 still cap
and worm  2 iron wedges and 4 weeding hoes,

To have and to hold the said Negroes and other property
until the said Jesse AVERITT, his heirs and assigns
forever, upon this aforesaid trust and confidence (viz).

That if the said Whitmell Ruffin, his heirs or assigns
doth fail to pay unto the said William Pugh, John T.
Johnston, William H. Scoville and Johnston and Thompson
their heirs or assigns the aforesaid sun of Ten hundred
seven dollars and eighty eight cents each to be paid as
aforenamed together with he interest and all costs
attending this deed in trust on or before the first day
of January 1825,  Then in that case the said Jesse
Averred is authorized and empowered at the request of
either of the parties after giving ten days notice in
three public places to sell the said Negroes and property
beforenamed at public sale at Scoville's Store for cash
to the highest bidder, and after paying the said debts to
William Pugh, John T. Johnston, William H. Scoville and
Johnston and Thompson and the cost attending this
instrument; the balance if any pay unto the said Whitmell
Ruffin his heirs and assigns. But in case the said
Whitmell Ruffin shall pay or cause to be paid unto the
said William Pugh, John T. Johnston, William H. Scoville,
and Johnston and Thompson the aforesaid sum of Ten
Hundred Seven dollars and eighty eight cents to be paid
to each as aforenamed inst and cost, at any time before a
sale has been made then and in that case the said Negroes
and property before named shall be vested inthe said
Whitmell Ruffin again as though this deed had never been
made and lastly the said Jesse AVERITT does bind himself
his executors and administrators well and truly to do and
perform all and everything required of him by this deed
according to the true intent and meaning.  In witness of
all which we the parties have hereunto set our hands and
seals at Woodville, Bertie County and state of North
Carolina, the fourteenth day of August A.A. one thousand
eight hundred and twenty four.

Signed in presence of: Thomas J. Pugh

Whitmell Ruffin Jesse AVERITT Wm Pugh Jms T. Johnston Wm
H. Schoville J T. Johnston for Johnston and Thompson.

State of North Carolina Bertie County Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions.  Nov Term 1824

This Deed of Trust from Whitmell Ruffin of the 1st part
and Jesse Averret of the second part and William Pugh,
John T. Johnston, William H. Scoville and Johnston and
Thompson of the third part was proved in open court by
the oath of Thomas J. Pugh one of the subscribing
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Signed E.G.
Rhodes, Calk.

          
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