Lenoir County, NC - Deed Book 10 Abstracts DEED BOOK 9 – Part 4 LENOIR COUNTY DEED BOOK 10 Selected deeds ie re-registered and deeds that refer to earlier deeds prior to 1880 Abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble My thanks to Margaret Seymour, Lenoir County Register of Deeds, and her staff for their assistance. P 21 – Mortgage – 10 Jan. 1887 – A. J. Dawson and Mary V. his wife to Henry E. Dillon - $172.22 for 70 ½ acres – mortgage on a tract in Institute Township – it being Lot # 5 in the division of the lands of Alex M. Dawson dec between the heirs – adj Lot # 4 (B. H. Dawson), Lot # 6 (Abner Dawson’s heirs), John H. Piells ???, bounded on the W by M. Pully and on the E by Lamb Taylor, Jas Walters - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: R. W. Moore Mary V. privately examined Enrolled 5 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 41 – Mortgage – 17 Feb. 1887 – L. M. Hardy and H. G. his wife to Levi M. Sutton - $348.01 – mortgage on a tract – it being Lots # 2 & 5 in the division of the estate of P. M. Hardy, dec – Lot # 2 was allotted to L. M. Hardy – adj creek, corner of Lot # 1, 3 poles from the chimney at the W end of the house in which the sd P. M. Hardy lived being 160 acres – Lot # 5 was allotted to Levi Hardy and by sd Levi willed to L. M. Hardy – adj creek, Lot # 4 being 160 acres - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction Enrolled 8 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 52 – Deed – 25 Jan. 1887 – Ann. B. Bryan to E. P. Loftin - $1,000 for – no acres given – tract in Sand Hill Township adj John Rhem, Burt Noble – all the tracts described in a deed from A. J. Loftin, Commissioner, to Josephine E. Loftin on 4 Feb. 1874 – also in a deed from Wm. C. Fields to E. P. Loftin on 25 Jan. 1887 – all the tracts except ½ undivided interest in the tract known as the Joshua Tract which sd Ann B. Bryan has deeded to Geo. V. Strong, A. J. Loftin, M. A. Gray, George Rountree, John F. Wooten and D. E. Perry on 24 Nov. 1886 WIT: D. E. Perry Enrolled 13 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 71 – Mortgage – 24 Feb. 1887 – Thos. Cauley and Olive O. his wife to Benjamin Sutton - $313.07 for 244 acres – mortgage on tract SS Neuse, run of Squirrel Creek, on the last corner of Lot # 8 of a division of the heirs of Thos. Cauley dec, adj Windal Davis, Blithers line - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction Thomas signed, Olive used a mark Olive privately examined WIT: Thos. A. Rouse Enrolled 18 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 80 - A. A. Albritton and wife E. E. and S. E. Wiggins vs Joseph A. Wiggins – Commissioners were ordered to divide the lands of the heirs of the late Ardin Wiggins dec – they met on 14 Jan. 1887 to so divide – each share was worth $1,250 – Lot # 1 was adj Samuel Jones – was 120 acres, worth $1,474 which we assigned to Joseph A. Wiggins – Lot # 2 was adj to Mrs. Lucinda Abbott, Samuel Jones – 156 acres and worth $1,198 and assigned to S. E. Wiggins – Lot # 3 was adj to Mrs. Lucinda Abbott, the road, Lot # 2 – 43 acres plus another tract know as the Oxley tract which descended to the tenants in common from their mother S. E. Wiggins dec – of 100 acres – valued together at $1,078 and assigned to E. E. Albritton Signed E. L. Hazelton, E. J. Brooks, R. C. Hill Enrolled 19 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 111 – Indenture – 7 March 1887 – Elias Sullivan and Nancy his wife to Nancy Faulkner – parties of the 1st and 2nd part are tenants in common in a tract adj the above parties, Frances Dail, White Marsh and sd tract known for many years as the Nancy Pool corner, now the corner of Nancy Faulkner – 14 acres – Elias Sullivan is entitled to ½ and Nancy Faulkner 2/3 of the tract – all agree on the division of the land WIT: J. Q. Jackson Nancy Sullivan privately examined Enrolled 22 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 112 – Mortgage – 3 March 1887 – Celia Mallpass, William Mallpass and John L. Mallpass all of Lenoir Co., and George B. Taylor, and James D. Taylor both of Wayne Co. to Benj. A. Parks and James M. Wood of Wayne Co - $1.00 for several tracts – first tract in Duplin Co adj Owen Stroud, Elizabeth Byrd – of 5 acres and being the same conveyed to John L. Mallpass by Deed of Gift from Lewis Mallpass on 20 March 1868 – another tract in Lenoir Co., head of the Trent River adj Richard Stroud, John E. Deavers, Lott Croom – of 50 acres and being the tract conveyed to James H. Taylor by Deed of Gift from Lewis Mallpass on 8 Feb. 1883 – another tract in Duplin Co., adj Owen Stroud, D. C. Lee, Sarah Turner – of 75 acres and being the tract conveyed by Deed of Gift from Lewis Mallpass to William Mallpass on 13 Aug. 1884 – another tract in Duplin adj Owen Stroud, William Mallpass – of 75 acres being the tract conveyed to George B. Taylor by Deed of Gift from Lewis Mallpass on 22 Sept. 1884 - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction All signed by mark Enrolled 22 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 116 – Deed – 25 Jan. 1887 – E. P. Loftin and Sarah C. his wife to G. V. Stroud, J. G. Wooten, M. A. Gray, D. E. Perry, A. J. Loftin, and George Rountree - $100 – land conveyed is their ½ interest in a tract adj John Rhem, Burt Noble, John Tilghman – being one undivided half of the lands of William C. Loftin dec and known as the Jackson tract mention in a deed from W. C. Fields to E. P. Loftin Enrolled 26 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 131 – Deed – 27 Dec. 1886 – Alex Field and Ada M. his wife to Nora O Taylor of Wayne Co. - $5 – for the division of a lot in Kinston – it being the eastern half of the lot conveyed by Isiah Wood and his wife to Ada M. Wood and Nora O. Wood on 12 June 1867 – on King Street, adj Lot # 162, Dibble Bro., lot # 158 WIT: W. A. Coleman Ada privately examined Enrolled 25 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 132 – Deed – 27 Dec. 1886 – J. D. Taylor and Nora O. his wife of Wayne Co. to Ada M. Fields - $5 – to divide a lot in Kinston – it being the western half of the lot conveyed by Isaiah Wood and his wife to Ada M. Wood and Nora O. Wood on 12 June 1867 – adj to Lot # 162, King Street, Dibble Bros. WIT: W. A. Coleman Nora privately examined Enrolled 25 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 145 – Indenture – 24 Jan. 1878 – John W. Moody and Nancy A. his wife of New Hanover Co. to Barney C. Carter - $275 for 98 acres – tract WS Tuckahoe Swamp, adj James M. Moody, Pinckney Sparrow, Wild Cat Branch, H. D. Moody WIT: Geo. Turner Nancy privately examined in New Hanover Co. Enrolled 27 April 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 171 – Mortgage – 25 March 1887 – J. G. Hill to Cummings and Gray - $300 for 65 acres – mortgage on a tract in Woodington Township – at Fools Point, NS of SW Creek – same deeded from Eli Cox to sd Hill in 1857 and being the tract where I now reside - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: A. F. Haskins Enrolled 3 May 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 186 – Mortgage – 28 Feb. 1887 – William C. Vause and Nannie his wife to Thomas A. Heath - $1.00 for 100 acres – mortgage of $105 on a tract in Vance Township adj R. B. Taylor, Lemuel Taylor, NS public road, Lemuel Taylor’s line formerly Tucker’s line – it being the land given to the late Harriett Louisa Vause by her former husband, the late Elder Jesse Vause by his Will and sd William Vause was entitled to Ό undivided interest as one of the heirs of Harriett Louisa Vause - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: R. G. Hunter Enrolled 6 May 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 210 – Deed – 16 April 1887 – John F. Wooten and Mary P. his wife, A. J. Loftin and Sarah F. his wife, George Rountree and Merta D. his wife, George V. Strong and Anna E. his wife, M. A. Gray and Mertie H. his wife, D. E. Perry and Lillian N. his wife, all of Lenoir Co. except George V. Strong and wife of Wake Co to E. P. Loftin - $2,000 for 350 acres – tract known as the Jackson Place – grantors were entitled to ½ undivided interest – in Sand Hill Township adj John Rhem, Burt Noble, Wm. F. Loftin, John Tilghman, ES old British Road – for further information see Deed of Gift from E. P. Loftin to the grantors Anna Strong was privately examined in Wake County and the other wives in Lenoir Co. Enrolled 17 May 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 235 – Indenture – 6 May 1887 – Bryan N. Fields and M. J. his wife and N. R. Wood and Emily his wife to Eliza Grubbs - $120 for 12 acres – tract adj to lands formerly of Julia A. Newsome, Lousin Swamp, at the ditch which separates Elijah Fields and sd lands, adj Fields Plantation, Thomas Harvey, to piece of land allotted to sd Eliza Fields (now Grubbs) – it being the land allotted to Bryan N. Fields and Emma Wood in the division of the lands of Julia A. Newsome WIT: W. A. Coleman Emma and M. J. privately examined Enrolled 26 May 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 258 – POA – 10 June 1887 – On 11 Jan. 1868 the A & NC RR executed and delivered to John F. Pickerell, James Bryan, and Thomas Brigg, Trustees, a mortgage upon its road and their property for $200,000 – see Book 68 (sic) pp 387 – 390 – all bonds have been paid Enrolled 17 June 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 280 – Lease – 14 Jan. 1887 – Alex McIver leased to Leah Freeman for 7 years a tract on Vine Swamp which W. F. Perry and Elizabeth his wife conveyed to sd McIver on 18 Nov. 1879 – 212 acres – sd Freeman to pay sd McIver $125 a year – if this is done sd McIver will make over a deed to the tract to sd Freeman He signed and she used a mark Enrolled 5 July 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 320 – Indenture – 15 April 1874 – Sarah Barwick to Curtis W. Howard, William H. Jackson, and Jesse Vause, Trustees of the Disciples Religious Society of NC – tract on the waters of SW Creek – 1 acre – for the purpose of building a church house WIT: Bettie Howard, J. P. Gray Sarah signed by mark On 22 Sept. 1887 Bettie Howard was Bettie Hines Enrolled 26 Sept. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD NOTE: The official history of Southwest Christian Church located on Neuse Road states the land originally donated for a church which eventually became Southwest Christian Church was by Daniel Simmons. According to this deed, that land appears to have been elsewhere and this particular deed is the current location. Sarah Barwick was the widow of Richard Barwick, daughter of Abraham Simmons, and granddaughter of Daniel Simmons. P 321 – Deed – 17 Sept. 11887 – Jesse J. Croom to Jesse Jackson - $500 for 80 acres – tract in Neuse Township adj Mitchell and Fields, Penelope Hill, Erruma ?? E. Sutton – it being a part of the Hines Tract and known as the Jinkins place WIT: S. C. (X) Cauley Enrolled 26 Sept. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 325 – Indenture – 8 Jan. 1870 – Council Wooten to Susan A. Fields - $75 for ½ (one half) acre – tract in LaGrange, formerly Moseley Hall, SS A & NCRR, WS Richardson Street adj sd Wooten, Geo. L. Taylor WIT: J. H. Aldridge, P. W. Woodly Enrolled 6 Jan. 1872, Book 39, pp 502, 503, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD Re-enrolled 28 Sept. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 326 – Indenture – 10 Jan. 1867 – William Fields to Susan A. Fields - $400 for 100 acres – tract on A & NC RR adj Benj. Rouse formerly Lewis Johnson’s land, heirs of Thomas Dawson Sr. dec, Stanley’s marsh, S prong of Falling Creek – it being the same purchased by the said William Fields of Samuel B. Fields dec at public auction on 28 Dec 1866 – Susan A. Fields was the Admin. of Samuel B. Fields WIT: J. A. Pridgen Enrolled 1 Feb. 1867, Book 36, p 225, W. Dunn, ROD Re-enrolled 28 Sept. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 329 – Deed - 1 Jan. 1887 – Anthony Davis, Sr. and R. A. his wife to Felix Taylor - $50 for 35 acres – tract adj Senas Taylor, John M. Noble, the SE portion of a tract SS of Beaverdam and NS of the road leading from New Berne to Keansville, adj to a tract that was once deeded from John Howard to Lewis Taylor and adj to the dividing line between Felix Taylor and Braddock Taylor Signed Anthony and Rachel A. Davis Rachel privately examined Enrolled 4 Oct. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 373 – Indenture – 3 Dec. 1867 – James B. Webb to David E. Curtis - $300 for a lot in Kinston – parts of Lots # 149 and 150 WIT: Washington Drew, Benjamin Webb Enrolled 3 Nov. 1869, Book 38, pp 131, 132, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD Re-enrolled 25 Oct. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 374 – Deed – 11 Jan. 1871 – Jas. B. Webb to David E. Curtis - $500 for a lot in Kinston being part of Lot # 249 adj Gordon Street, Front Street – states this transaction took place on 15 Dec. 1860 but it was not recorded and deed was lost WIT: J. H. Stanley Enrolled 28 Oct. 1887, Geo. L. Taylor, ROD P 380 – Indenture – 25 Jan. 1887 – William C. Fields to Elijah P. Loftin – by virtue of a deed of mortgage made by William F. Loftin and Josephine E. his wife to sd Fields – the conditions were not met and the lands was sold at public auction – all lands in the mortgage except the Jackson land by reason of an equity in favor of Ann B. Bryan alias Ann. B. Loftin which were purchased by E. P. Loftin for $1,550 but was not satisfied to pay off the mortgage – sd Jackson land was sold to E. P. Loftin for $900 - $2,450 was pd to sd Fields by sd Loftin for several tracts – 1st tract SS Neuse adj Daniel McPherson, Lemuel Bryan ?? - of 164 acres – 2nd tract adj Witherington of 60 acres – 3rd tract adj Seth Pearce’s corner of a tract granted by Wm. Cox to sd Pearce for 14 acres, adj Wm. Cox, Jackson – of 5 acres – 4th tract adj Thos. Pearce of 14 acres and it being a part of a patent granted to John Yates – 5th tract on Juniper Swamp, adj Jacob Jackson of 91 acres and being part of a patent to John Yates on 11 April 1749 – 6th tract devised by James Jackson to Durant Jackson and conveyed by Durant Jackson to Lewis M. Loftin on 15 ? Jan. 1833 – all the above tracts sold by Durant Jackson to Lewis M. Loftin on 15 ??? Jan 1833 except the 12 acre tract which was conveyed by Wm. F. Loftin to John Rhem on 27 June 1861 – above tracts known as the Jackson land – another tract conveyed by Amos Rhem to Lewis M. Loftin on 3 Feb. 1848, on ES SW Creek adj to the late Joseph Watson, Jacob Jackson – being the land formerly owned by John Heath and sold by Joseph Loftin to John Cobb on 10 March 1828 – another tract conveyed by Jesse Jackson to Lewis M. Loftin on 6 Jan. 1850 on SS Neuse, ES SW Creek, on Juniper Swamp near a cartway from the late Lewis M. Loftins’s to Neuse River – of 40 acres – another tract conveyed by Michael Tilghman Adm of John Tilghman to Lewis M. Loftin by deed dated 5 Jan. 1882 known as the Wingate lands on SS Neuse and adj Lewis O. Bryan, Loftin, Rhem, Persimmons and Berry Branch of 250 acres – two other tracts conveyed by Shadrack Randell to R. W. King Trustee on 3 March 1853 to Lewis M. Loftin – one of these tracts adj Robert Witheringto, Berry Branch of 100 acres and being the tract which Ned Warters bought of Wm. Rhodes – the other tract Ned Warters patented adj the other piece and it being 100 acres – these two tracts mentioned in a deed from A. J. Loftin, Commissioner to Josaphine E. Loftin on 4 Feb. 1874 WIT: F. J. Machaw Enrolled 1 Nov. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 388 – Mortgage – 4 Nov. 1887 – Elijah P. Loftin and Catherine C. his wife to Pattie R. Hooker, guardian of the minor heirs of S. ??? E. Hooker of Greene Co - $6,000 for several tracts – 1st tract known as the W. F. Loftin land in Sand Hills adj John Rhem, Jesse B. Nobles, old Heath land, formerly a corner of Lewis M. Loftin, Gum Branch, land formerly of Lewis O. Bryan and Lewis M. Loftin, Wingate land, British Road, A. W. West, former corner of the Grace Land, up the river to the mouth of SW Creek – of 850 acres – another tract known as the Wingate land, SS British Road adj former Bryant and Loftin land of 250 acres – two other tracts conveyed by S. Randell to R. W. King on 3 March 1853 to L. M. Loftin - one of these tracts adj Robert Witherington, Berry Branch of 100 acres and being the tract which Ned Warters bought of Wm. Rhodes – the other tract Ned Warters patented adj the other piece and it being 100 acres – these two tracts mentioned in a deed from A. J. Loftin, Commissioner to Josaphine E. Loftin on 4 Feb. 1874 Catherine was privately examined Enrolled 5 Nov. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 399 – 15 Nov. 1887 – At the Fall Term of Wayne County Court in 1887 – Commissioners were appointed to sell a tract in Wayne Co. known as Lot # 2 in the division of the lands of John Wooten, dec and allotted to Cora E. Wooten and upon her death descended to her daughter Eliza R. Wooten subject to a life estate of C. S. Wooten, her father – the land was ordered to be sold at public auction and Simeon Wooten was high bidder at $1,100 – tract adj to C. S. Wooten, S. I. Wooten – the description on a platt of 543 acres conveyed by C. S. Wooten to his wife Cora E., adj Herring, public road, Joshua Herring, Field’s heirs, Ben. Rouse – being 154 acres Enrolled 17 Nov. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 406 – Mortgage – 15 Nov. 1887 – Silvey Whitley to Bryan N. Fields - $347.00 for a lot in Kinston – on the NE corner of North and Heritage Streets, adj B. N. Fields, Jacob Langston and being the lot conveyed by R. W. King to Silvey Whitley on 31 Oct. 1874 - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: J. H. Wallace, J. J. Bryan Enrolled 7 Dec. 1887, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 460 – Deed – 7 Dec. 1887 – W. R. Cox and Sallie E. his wife to Julia E. Gray - $300 for 40 acres – tract adj heirs of Wm. Sutton, Fortier’s Branch, SS Neuse – being the land deeded by Wm. Waller and wife to M. E. Waller on 14 Nov. 1871 – Julia Gray holds a mortgage Both signed by mark WIT: Sidney (x) Cox Sallie privately examined Enrolled 9 Jan 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 461 – Indenture – 1 Jan. 1875 – William A. Blount of Beaufort Co. to Julia Washington wife of John C. Washington - $125 for 1430 acres – near Kinston where the sd John and Julia now reside – it being the land sd John C. mortgaged to James A. Bryan, exec of his father’s, Jas. W. Bryan, Will – refers to a contract between himself and William Bryce Co of NYC on 30 March 1869 Mary W. Blount wife of William A. also signed Enrolled 22 Dec. 1875, James A. Davis, ROD Re-enrolled 10 Jan. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 462 – Deed – 20 Jan. 1887 – By virtue of the power of all mortgage deeds executed by E. S. Broadway to W. H. West on 8 Feb. 1881 for $725.65 – plus several other bonds – because of non payment sd lands to be sold at public auction and J. W. Grainger was high bidder at $3,575 – tract bounded on the N by Georgia Furrell, on the S by Council Hooten, on the W by Elias Albritton, and George Ferrell, on the E by Stonington Creek – 498 acres and bring the land where the late Jesse W. Broadway lived and being the land the sd Broadway purchased from Thomas A. Heath Adm of Jesse Vause dec on 1 Oct. 1872 and being also the land conveyed by F. B. Loftin, Commissioner to E. S. Broadway on 22 Dec. 1880 – the engine sawmill and fisheries are excepted Signed Wm. H. West WIT: J. R. Jackson Enrolled 12 Jan. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 489 – Mortgage – 2 Jan. 1888 – John H. Tilghman and Nellie M. Tilghman to Susan King - $1,200 for a mortgage on several tracts in Sand Hill and Woodington – first tract in Sand Hills Township known as the J. B. Bryan tract and purchased by John A. Tilghman from Jerry Sutton on 19 Feb. 1883 – adj Jesse B. Nobles, B. F. Sutton, Juniper Swamp, British Road to the Lenoir Co. Line, to the edge of the Easterling patent, Harry’s Branch – of 150 acres – another tract in Woodington of which Nettie M. Tilghman has 1/6 undivided interest by heirship from her father, John P. Miller, it being the John P. Miller tract on both sides of Joshua Creek – of 684 acres in the whole tract, on Joshua Creek, Brickyard Branch - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: Wm. W. N. Hunter Nellie privately examined Enrolled 21 Jan. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 525 – Mortgage – 11 Jan. 1888 – J. R. Hodges and Sarah his wife to S. S. Quinerly - $500 for 294 acres in Falling Creek Township – NS Neuse, adj J. B. Hill, J. P. Hardee, Kate Brown, Hill, road, Parrott, Hardee, Garrett, Isaac Hardee – another tract adj to Lot # 3 in the division of the lands of Bright Hardee dec, Charles Hill, James A. Hodges – of 66 acres - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction Sarah privately examined Enrolled 4 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 528 – Deed – 25 Dec. 1887 – E. Scott of Jones Co. to Seth West of Lenoir Co - $400 for 50 acres – tract in Sand Hill Township adj A. A. Tilghman, Caroline E. Humphrey, run of Moseley’s Creek – it being the land willed to N. E. Humphrey by his grandfather E. R. Stilly Signed Elijah Scott WIT: J. H. Humphrey, Geo. K. West Enrolled 7 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 532 – Deed – 9 Jan. 1888 – E. Scott of Jones Co. to Seth West - $200 for 50 acres – tract in Sand Hills Township adj J. D. Sutton, Seth West, dividing line of C. E. Humphrey and N. E. Humphrey, with Moseley Creek, Amanda Humphrey – being the tract willed to C. E. Humphrey by his grandfather, E. R. Stilly Signed Elijah Scott, G. E. Humphrey WIT: W. W. Arnold, J. H. Humphrey Enrolled 8 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 557 – Deed – 20 Dec. 1887 – Daniel Frazier and Nancy his wife and Mark McClease to Goldsboro Lumber Company of Wayne Co - $125 for 300 acres – tract in Beaver Creek Township in Jones Co. and Sand Hills Township in Lenoir Co. adj B. L. Bryan, Levi Thorne – being the same which O. R. Colgrove, Sheriff of Jones Co. conveyed to R. H. Rountree and which R. H. Rountree and Cynthia his wife conveyed to Rebecca W. Hartsfield on 8 Jan. 1870 and sd Rebecca and J. A. Hartsfield conveyed to Martin McClease on 31 Dec. 1870 – Mark and Martin McClease were the same person – deed is for the cutting of timber only Mark signed, Daniel and Nancy used a mark Nancy privately examined Enrolled 15 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 559 – Deed – 30 Dec. 1887 – George B. Wilson of Craven Co. to J. W. Brothers of Lenoir Co. - $50 for 6 Ύ acres – tract adj J. W. Brothers, James N. Rhodes, James M. Patrick, Mrs. S. B. Lazier – being Lot # 1 in the division of the lands of Alexander Wilson dec and assigned to Benjamin Wilson dec by the Commissioners – sd George B. Wilson had 1/7 interest in the undivided lot WIT: Lovit Hines Enrolled 15 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 564 – Deed – 3 Dec. 1887 – L. Harvey and Ida his wife to Owen Williams of Greene Co. - $10 for 165 acres – tract adj F. W. Fonville, J. H. Hodges, heirs of W. M. White, on Briery Branch, Hull Road – it being the land conveyed by Thomas S. Phillips and wife to L. Harvey WIT: W. C. Fields Ida privately examined Enrolled 16 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 572 – Deed – 9 Nov. 1887 – Sarah E. Charlton, Freeman Avery and Cordelia his wife of Craven Co. to Seth West of Lenoir Co. - $90 for 640 acres – tract in Tracy Swamp in Lenoir and Craven Counties, adj John Rhem, Mark McClease, Walker and Farrow, Harry’s Branch, WS Moseley Creek, George Stringer’s patent, Kornegay, Wesbero ??, Lewis O. Bryan, Blackledge, Blount and Blackledge’s corner – this was the land conveyed to us by James H. C. Bryan dec and a part of the Dower ??? purchased by Lewis O. Bryan from Jacob Blount and patented by Blount on 21 July 1774 – also a part of the same patented by Lewis O. Bryan WIT: W. C. Bryan Cordelia privately examined Enrolled 21 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 587 – Mortgage – 20 Jan. 1888 – Jesse Brown to D. M. Stanton - $5 for 102 ½ acres – tract 2 ½ miles east of LaGrange, formerly Moseley Hall and bounded on the E and S by James Warters, John Warters, on the W by Parrott, Fields, on the N by Wm. W. Fuller, on the S by the road from LaGrange to Kinston – known as the old “Surrell Place” and being the same conveyed by James Fields to Jno. W. Dawson in Book 42, p 101 – it being the land where sd Brown now lives and conveyed to him by W. C. Fields – condition that sd Brown conveyed to W. S. Bird a tract with a mortgage, but before the mortgage was paid, W. S. Bird conveyed the tract to D. M. Stanton with permission of sd Brown and sd Stanton then pd the mortgage recorded in Book 9, p 365, 365 – Mary Brown, wife of Jesse Brown is now living on the land and on account of insanity could not join in the deed – Mary needs a dower but if she dies within the lifetime of sd Jesse Brown, this deed is null and void – if she outlives him she receives this as a dower and the land can be sold at public auction Signed by mark WIT: J. E. B. Whitfield, B. F. Moore Enrolled 24 Feb. 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 621 – Mortgage – 23 Jan. 1888 – James Warters and Winnifred his wife to William C. Fields - $900 for 460 acres – mortgage on a tract in Moseley Hall Township – adj Joe Sutton, Thomas Sutton, Jerry Sutton, Elizabeth Sutton, Dr. J. M. Hadley, John Barwick – corner of the dividing line between Lots # 2 & 3 in the lands of Wm. Gray, dec - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction Both signed by mark Winnie privately examined Enrolled 6 March 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 641 – Mortgage – 1 Sept. 1887 – Alex. J. Dawson to Louisa R. Griffeth - $1,000 for 73 ½ acres – tract in Institute Township and being Lot # 5 in the division of the lands of A. M. Dawson, dec – bounded on the N by John A. Daly, on the S by B. H. Dawson, on the E by P. M. Hardy, on the W by John A. Fields - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction Signed A. J. Dawson, Mary V. Dawson Mary privately examined Enrolled 14 March 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 697 – Deed – 21 Jan. 1888 – W. H. Freeman and Susan his wife to B. N. Fields – $100 for 50 acres – tract adj Stephen Brown, Isaac Brown, in Woodington Township, head of Joshua’s Creek and being where Isaac Brown now lives, Horse Branch – being the land deeded to sd Susan Freeman by her mother Betsy Brown, widow of Frederick Brown, dec He signed and she used a mark WIT: Simpson Harper Enrolled 26 march 1888, Geo. L. Hodges, ROD P 715 – Mortgage – 7 Feb. 1888 – C. C. Phillips and Rosean his wife to S. S. Quinnerly - $1,200 for 113 Ύ acres – mortgage on a tract adj to the late J. C. Washington, Kinston and Snow Hill road, formerly Wm. White’s corner, F. M. LaRoque – it being the tract conveyed by John Tull and his wife Winnie R. to sd C. C. Phillips on 18 Dec. 1869 - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction WIT: W. A. Coleman Enrolled 28 March 1888, Geo. L. 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