Craven County NcArchives Deed.....Hooten, Alexander - Moore, Wright & H. M. B. 1891
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Written: 1891

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Register of Deeds
Craven County, NC
Bk.108, p. 39-40
Wright MOORE & wife H. M. B. MOORE of Craven Co, to Alexander HOOTEN of Lenoir 
County, NC.
3 Nov 1891

State of North Carolina
Craven County

This deed, made this 3rd day of November 1891 by Wright MOORE and wife of Craven 
County and State of North Carolina of the first part and Alexander HOOTEN of 
Lenoir County and Sate of North Carolina of the second part. Witnesseth: That 
said Wright MOORE and wife parties of the first part in Consideration of Eleven 
hundred ($1100) dollars to them paid by Alexander HOOTEN the receipt of which is 
hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, 
sell and convey to the said Alexander HOOTEN and his heirs a certain tract or 
parcel of land situate in Craven County, State of North Carolina adjoining the 
lands of W. B. PEARCE, Willie HILL and others, bounded as follows: Beginning at 
a pen bush near the School House then running north to Meeting house branch, 
then with said branch to Moseley’s Creek, then with said Creek to Willy HILL’S 
line South to Meting house branch then down the branch to the road there with 
said road to a post Oak, then with School house line to the beginning containing 
two hundred acres more or less. It being the same land said Wright MOORE now 
lives on.
To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and 
appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Alexander HOOTEN his heirs and 
assigns to their only use and behoof forever.
And the said Wright MOORE & wife Covenant that they are seized of said premises 
in fee and have a good right to Convey the same in fee simple: that the same are 
free and clear from all encumbrances and that they will warrant and defend the 
said title to the same against the claims of all persons whatsoever.
In testimony whereof the said Wright MOORE & wife have hereunto set their hands 
and seal the day or year first above written.
Right MOORE (Seal)
H. M. B. MOORE (Seal)

Witness:
J. W. LANE

North Carolina 
Craven County
I. J. W. LANE, J. P. do hereby certify that Wright MOORE and H. M. B. MOORE his 
wife, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution 
of the annexed deed of Conveyance, and the said H. M. B. MOORE 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 Voluntarily assent thereto. Witness my hand and private 
seal this 23rd day of November 1891.
J. W. LANE, J. P. (Seal)

North Carolina
Craven County 
The forgoing Certificate of J. W. LANE, J. P. of Craven County is adjudged to be 
correct. Let the instrument with the Certificates be registered. Witness my hand 
and official seal this 15th day of Feby. 1892.
W. M. WATSON, Clerk Superior Court
Filed for registration at 10:48 O’clock A. M. Feby, 15, 1892.
James W. BIDDLE, Reg. of Deeds.


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