Craven County NcArchives Deed.....Hooten, Lydia A. - West, Geo. B. & Mary A.Wilson & Seth 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 July 3, 2023, 5:48 pm Written: 1903 Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Register of Deeds Craven County, NC Bk. 147, p. 128-129 Geo. B. & Mary A. WILSON & Seth WEST to Lydia A. HOOTEN, all of Craven Co., NC. 1 Jan 1903 This Deed made this 1st day of January 1903 by Geo. B. WILSON and wife Mary A. WILSON of Craven and Seth WEST, County and State of North Carolina of the first part to Lydia A. HOOTEN of —- County and State of N.C. of the second part, Witnesseth: That said Geo. B. WILSON and wife Mary A. WILSON in consideration of Three hundred and twenty five 00/100 dollars to them paid by Lydia A. HOOTEN the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain sell and convey to said Lydia A. HOOTEN and her heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land in No. 3 Township, Craven County, State of NC adjoining the lands of Susie D. WEST, Seth WEST and others bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at Susie D. WESTS North West corner and runs North 71° West 115 1/2 feet with the line of the Free school lot then South 19° West 115 1/2 then South 71° East 115 1/2 feet to Susie D. WESTS line on road then North 19° East with the said Susie D. WESTS line 115 1/2 to the beginning containing 1/4 acre more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Lydia A. HOOTEN her heirs and assigns to their only use and behoof forever. And the said Geor. B. WILSON and wife Mary A. WILSON covenant to and with the said Lydia A. HOOTEN her heirs and assigns that they are seized of said premises as fee simple and have a right to convey the sale in fee simple; that the said are free from all encumbrances and that they will warrant and defend the said title to the same against the claim of all persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the said Geo. B. WILSON and wife Mary A. WILSON have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. Geo. B. WILSON (Seal) Mary A. WILSON (Seal) Seth WEST, Mortgagee attest: E. J. WHITE, J. P. State of North Carolina Craven County I, E. J. WHITE, J. P. do hereby certify that Seth WEST, Geo. B. WILSON and Mary A. WILSON his wife appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed deed of conveyance and the said Mary A. WILSON, being before 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 will voluntarily sent thereto. Witness my hand and private seal this 5 day of January 1903. E.J. WHITE, J. P. North Carolina Craven County The foregoing certificate of E. J. WHITE, J. P. of Craven County is adjudged to be correct and sufficient. Let the instrument with the certificate be registered. Witness my hand this 18 day of Aug. 1903. S.R. BALL, Deputy Clerk Superior Court Filed for registration at 9:30 O’clock A.M. Aug. 18, 1903 Geo. B. WATSON, Reg. Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/deeds/west749ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb