Granville County NcArchives Deed.....Reeves, Hardy - Thomasson, Thomas January 19, 1787 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Watson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00029.html#0007196 September 28, 2011, 6:52 pm Written: January 19, 1787 Recorded: February 1787 Granville County, North Carolina Deed Book O, Page 488 THIS INDENTURE Made this Nineteenth day of January in the Year of Our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Seven Between Thomas Thomasson of Granville County in the State of North Carolina & Anna his wife of the one part & Hardy Reeves of the same County of the other part Witnesseth that the sd Thomas Thomasson & Anna his wife for & in Consideration of the Sum of Eighty pounds proclamation Money to them in hand paid by the sd Hardy Reeves at or before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the Rect whereof the said Thomas Thomasson & Anna his wife doth hereby acknowledge hath given granted bargained sold aliened & released Made over conveyed & confirmed unto the sd Hardy Reeves his heirs & assigns forever A certain tract or parcel of land Situate lying & being in the County of Granville lying on the branches of Tabbs Creek Containing Two Hundred acres be the Same more or less & is bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at Hicks Corner red Oak in Reeves’s line runing Reeves line West One Hundred & Eighty Eight poles to a corner in James Jetts (?) line then his line South One Hundred & fifty Six poles to a pine then his other line west forty poles to a red Oak then east One hundred and eighty poles to a red Oak & pine saplins in Hicks line then North One Hundred & fifty poles to the Beginning To have & to hold the aforesaid granted & bargained premises with all & Singular the rights benefits privileges & appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining thereto unto the sd Hardy Reeves his heirs & assigns forever & the sd Thomas Thomasson doth by these presents Warrant & defend the sd granted & bargained premises unto the sd Hardy Reeves his heirs & assigns forever free & clear of all Manner of Incumbrances (sic) & from the Just claim of any person or persons Whomsoever In Testimony whereof the sd Thomas Thomasson & Anna his wife hath hereunto set their hands & Seals the day & Year first above written. Thomas Thomasson (Seal) Signed Sealed & Delivered in presents of } Granville County Sct John Gilliam, John Parham } February Court A.D. 1787 John (sic ?) Thomason acknowledged this Deed to be his Act & Deed which was ordered to be Registered Truly Regd P M. Satterwhite PR Teste Reuben Search CC Additional Comments: Note: Although the deed states that both Thomas Thomasson and Anna his wife signed the deed, his is the only signature shown and there is nothing in the court record indicating that Anna Thomasson signed to relinquish her dower rights when it was recorded. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/granville/deeds/thomasso645dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb