Franklin County NcArchives Court.....Ambrose, Upchurch 1874
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Source: Franklin County, Nc
Written: 1874

Book 40 Pages 233-234
This indenture made the 24th day of January in the year of our Lord 1874 between
W I Harris and wife Mollie A Harris of the first part, and Ambrose Upchurch of
the second part, all of the County of Franklin & State of N Carolina Witnesseth:
 that the said W I Harris & wife Mollie A Harris for and in consideration of the
sum of one thousand dollars in kind paid by the said Ambrose Upchurch has
bargained and by these present dost grant bargain sell and convey to the said
Ambrose Upchurch his heirs & assigns the right and title conveyed to use by the
said Ambrose Upchurch and Sheriff E.A. Guyton of Franklin County, North Carolina
a certain tract or parcel of land where the said Ambrose Upchurch, now fives,
containing three hundred & ninety one acres more or less adjoining the lands of
Shaw Driver, Mary Massey, B.T. Strickland and others with all and every the
appurtinances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining that have heretofore
been conveyed to him by the said Ambrose Upchurch that I have before the ___ of
this deed, full right absolute and lawful authority to sell the said land and
promises as conveyed to one by the said Ambrose Upchurch  & E A Gupton Sheriff
of Franklin leave by for whichto convey by right and title to the said Ambrose
Upchurch his heirs and assigns forever, in witness whereof I set my hand an seal
the day and date above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of  
F.P. Pierce      					 W.I Harris  seal   Mary A. Harris seal
State of North Carolina
Franklin County
Whereas Ambrose Upchurch hath produced a deed of conveyance made to him from W.
I. Harris and Mollie A. Harris his wife of a certain tract of parcel of land
lying and being in the County of Franklin in the said State and procured the
execution of the same to be by theirs signed or acknowledged and the same having
been proved by the Oath of F.P. Pearce ag to W.I Harris one of the grantors of
said County and it being represented to our said Court that it is required by
law that Mollie A. Harris wife of the said W. I. Harris
he is _____ privily as to her free consent in executing the said Conveyance. 
Know ye, that supposing confidence in your providence I have appointed you and
by these presents do give unto you power and authority to take the private
examination of the said Mollie Harris wife of the said W.I. Harris concerning
her free consent in executing the said conveyance, and I therefore command you
that such certainty and place as you shall think fit you to the said Mollie A
Harris if she cannot conveniently come to you and privily and apart from her
said husband examine her whether she executed the said conveyance freely and of
her own accord and without fear or compulsion of her husband, and when you have
taken the examination you are to send the same closed under your seal together
without this commission to our said Court of Probate. 
Witness, R. H. Timberlake Judge of Probate of said County at office this 15th
day of January 1874.
Personally appeared before me F.P Pierce, Justice of the Peace of Franklin
County, Mary A. Harris wife of W. I Harris and acknowledged the due execution of
the foregoing deed of conveyance and the said Mary A. Harris being by our
privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband touching her
voluntary executive of the same doth state that she signed the same freely and
voluntarily without fear or compulsion from her said husband or any other
person, and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto.
Witness my hand and seal this 24 day of January 1874  F.P Pierce JP

State of North Carolina
Franklin County    Office of the Judge of Probate
I, R H Timberlake, Judge of Probate in and for said County do adjudge that the
foregoing deed is duly acknowledged and the examination of Mollie A Harris wife
of the said W I Harris is in due force therefore let the same be registered.  R.
H Timberlake, Judge of Probate
The foregoing deed is this 30th day of March 1874 Registered.  J B Tucker
Register of Deeds.


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