NC,Greene Co., Deed, Jas. Albritten  To Reddin Ruff
=========================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing 
free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-
commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all 
copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be repro- 
duced in any format for profit or for presentation by other 
persons or organizations.

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for 
purposes other than stated above must obtain the written 
consent of the file contributor.

The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb 
Archives to store the file permanently for free access.

Copyright (c) 2000 by Martha Mewborn Marble. This copy contributed
for use in the USGenWeb Archives. by Martha Mewborn Marble
mmarble@erols.com 
=========================================================

RUFF DEED

Greene Co. Courthouse, Snow Hill, N.C. Feb. 7, 1973

Deed Book 2, page 188

Deed Jas. Albritten  To Reddin Ruff

This document made this 28th day of Nov. A.D. 1835 between Jas. Albrittan, of 
the one part, of the Co. of Greene, and State of N.C. and Reddin Ruff of the 
same place of the other part. Witnessth: That I the s'd Jas. Albrittan, part 
in considiration of the sum of seven hundred dollar to me in had paid by the 
s'd Reddin Ruff the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, hath bargained, 
sold, & delivered to & by these presents doth hereby bargain,  & deliv unto 
s'd Reddin Ruff, his heirs & assigns an tract or parcel of land lying & being 
in the County of Greene & State afors'd, situate on the No. side of Great 
Contentnea Creek bounded as follows, beginning at pash oak. Jon. Minshew's  
corner & runs with his line N. 6 (?) W 8 y, pas. To a red oak Willie Jones 
corner, then with s'd. Jones line (?)1.22 W. 14 pas., then (?) 65 W---to the 
mouth of a small branch issuing out of the fork---the vaicians (?) of the 
middle prong of s'd. branch---standing on the head of s'd. branch----th 1" W. 
9 yd. Pas to a post oak, then---thence---thence N.85 E(?)1 pas thence N85E1 
pas thence No. 5----to the beginning, containing one hundred three acres & 
a---. Also one other tract situated in s'd. Co., on s'd. side of s'd. Creek, 
beginning at a gum in the Et. Prong of the Bell Branch & runs N22 E42 pas to 
a pine & red oak, thince E. 13" psd.yo s pinr in Jas. Ruff  line, then with 
s'd. Ruff's line W 60 pas. To a sour wood, s'd. Ruff's corner thence N 22 E22 
pas. To a pine in the E. prong of Bell branch, thince down the various corner 
of s'd. branch, to the beginning, containing forty three acres. To have & to 
hold to him the s'd Pedding Ruff, his heirs, exr's. amminrs. & assigns 
forever, with all my claims, my heirs, exr., adminr's. a& assigns, will all 
the appertenances to the same belonging & appertaining. And I the s'd. Jas. 
Albrittan hath hereunto set my hand & seal the day & date above wrritten.  

Signed: Jas. Albrittan (seal)
Witness: Jno. W. Taylor
M. E. speight
Sept. 23, 1868 State of N.C. Greene Co. This was the execution of the 
forgoing deed from Jas. Albrittan to Reddin Ruff duly proven before me by the 
oath of M. E. Speight.
Red'd Dec. 2, 1878   J. (?)  Jon. M. Patrick, Probate Judge
Reg.