HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Robina Cope to J. P. Herren, 31 Jan 1893 ----¤¤¤¤---- Robina was a g/daughter of Mary Margaret "Polly" Russell Jones. See will of Mary M. [Turner Russell] Jones. This Agreement made and entered into this the 31st day of January 1893 by and between Robina Cope of Haywood Co,N.C. party of the first part & J.P. Herrin of the County & State aforesaid party of the second part Witnesseth that the party of the first part first in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars agrees to sell to the said J.P. Herren all of the rights claims & titles to a certain tract peice or portion of land on which she now lives on the waters of Raccoon Creek & acquired by will & deed from her Grand mother Mary M. Jones & which may be more fully described by said Will & deed. To be paid for as follows as soon as titles are examined lands surveyed & a good & sufficient deed made said herren is to settle first all mortgaes on said land, is to then let said Robina cope have two horses and wagon as heretofore agreed upon and three hundred dollars & is to pay the remainder in cash, this January the 31st 1893. Robina Cope (seal) Witness J.P. Herren (seal) M.J. Herren State of North Carolina, Haywood County The execution the foregoing instrument was this day duly proven before me by her oath and examination of M.J. Herren the subscribing witness thereto, Let the same with this certificate to be registered, this the 31st day of January 1893 J.K. Boone Clerk Superior Court Filed for registration Sept 13th 1895 and duly registered September 20th 1895 HB Moore Register of Deeds Deed Robina P. Cope to George C. Smathers, 2/1/1893 This indenture made the the 1st day of Feby A.D. 1893 by and between Robina P. Cope [formerly Robina P. Russell] of Haywood County State of North Carolina party of the first part and George C. Smathers of said County and State party of the second part Witnesseth That the said party of the first part for and in consideration of fthe sum of five hundred [$500.00] dollars to her in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever a certain peice parcel or lot of land situati lying and being in Haywood County, part of the old Banister Turner tract being the tract allotted to Mary M. Jones under partition proceedings between said Mary M. Jones and her daughter Laura A. Robinson and conveyed to the party of the first part by said Mary M. Jones by deed Nov 22nd 1887 and bounded and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the North West corner of the tract which was quit claimed to Laura A. C. Robinson by W. B. Ferguson & wife and Marion Russell and wife at a stake with pointers and [decription follows].........containing about thirty three acres. And the party of the first part makes this conveyance as a firm sale because she has been abandoned by James Cope her husband To have and To hold the above described land and premises with all the appurturances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of him and his said heirs and assigns forever. And the said party of the first part doth hereby covenant to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that the said Robeina P. Cope is lawfully seized in fee simple of said land and premises and have full right and power to convey the same to the said party of the second part in fee simple, and that said land and premises are free from any and all incumbrances and that she will forever warrant and defund the said land and premises with the appurtunances unto the said party of the second part and his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever. In witness whereof the said party of he first part hath hereunto set her and seal this day and year first above written. Robina Cope (seal) Witness W. L. Norwood State of North Carolina) County of Haywood ) I W. H. Faucett, a Justice of the Peace of Haywood County do hereby certify that Robina Cope personally appeared before me this day ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lucy Brown rolu@knology.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------