Jones County NcArchives Deed.....Rhodes, Levi J. - Rhodes, Alchron L. 1893 ************************************************ 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/00016.html#0003873 November 8, 2017, 7:25 pm Written: 1893 Register of Deeds Office Jones County, NC Levi J. RHODES to Alchron L. RHODES 1 April 1893 Bk., p. 543 This Indenture made this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and ninety three between Levi J. RHODES and his wife Anna J. RHODES of the County of Jones and State of North Carolina on the one part and Alchron L. RHODES of the County of Jones and State of North Carolina party of the other part: Witnessth that the said Levi J. RHODES and his wife Anna J. RHODES for and in consideration of the love and affection that we have for our son the said Alchron L. RHODES do hereby give grant bargain and convey to the said Alchron L. RHODES his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Jones and State of North Carolina and on the West side of Reddy Branch and adjoining the lands of the heirs of John ——- and others. Beginning at a stake on the mouth of Reedy Branch and runs North 84 West fifty three poles to a stake, then south 89 West thirty nine poles to a stake, then south 1 west twenty four poles to a stake, then south 25 west site poles to a stake then a direct line to a pine, Barbara QUINN’S upper corner then with her line South 88 East to a pine — corner of Lot No. 3, then North 14 West three poles to a stake then South 88 East Seventy one poles to an Ash on the run of Reedy Branch then down the run of said branch to the Beginning. Also another tract of land Beginning at a fork of a branch near the east end of the Long Bridge?, then up the West prong of the branch with Anne ASKEW’S line to the corner near the head of the Long Ridge, then with Benjamin BROWN’S line to the back line then with Levi J. RHODES back line to Robert L. RHODES line, then with the Robert L. RHODES line to the Beginning containing by estimation seventy acres more or less. To have and to hold the same with the appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Alchron L. RHODES the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns in fee simple forever. Except that the said Levi J. RHODES and his wife Anna J. RHODES reserve for themselves the right to cultivate, use or relieve the rents of the above described lands during their natural life. And the said parties of the first part do hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the title to the premises aforesaid the said parties of the second his heirs and executors, administrators and assigns against the claims of all persons whatsoever, subject only to the reservation of the lifetime right above mentioned. In Testimony whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year above written. Levi J. (his X mark) RHODES Anna J. (her X mark) RHODES Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Benj. BROCK State of North Carolina Jones County I Jas. F. WHITE, Clerk of the Superior Court do certify that Levi J. RHODES and Anna J. RHODES his wife appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the annexed deed of conveyance and the said Anna J. RHODES being by myself examined separate and apart from her husband and touching her voluntarily executed the same doth state that she signed the same and voluntarily with out fear or compulsion of her said husband or of any other persons and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Witness my hand and seal this 1 day of April 1893. Jas. F. WHITE, C.S.C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/jones/deeds/rhodes823gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb