Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Hill, F. D. - Hill, Thomas R. 1927 ************************************************ 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: Hazel Yarbrough hhyarbrough@embarqmail.com October 18, 2010, 8:32 pm Written: 1927 From the J. Paul Hill Collection in the possession of J.P. Hill, Jr., Lenoir County Transcribed by Hazel Ruth Hill Yarbrough from a Xerox copy of the original. 1927 Deed – Thomas R. Hill to F.D. Hill North Carolina Lenoir County. THIS DEED, Made this 2nd day of February, 1927, by Thomas R. Hill, (unmarried) of Lenoir County State of North Carolina, party of the first part, to F.D. Hill of Lenoir County, State of North Carolina, party of the second part: WITNESSTH, That said party of the first part, in consideration of TEN ($10.00) DOLLARS, and other valuable considerations, to him paid by the party of the second part the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell and convey to said party reserving a life estate during the natural life of Thomas R. Hill, of the second part his heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land located in Institute Township, Lenoir County, N.C. and more particularly described as follows: Bounded on the north by the lands of Milton Creech’s estate, on the east by Milton Creech and Albert Foyls land, on the south by Milton Creech’s estate land and on the west by lot number two in the division of the John D. Hill land, now F.D. Hill land, described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the Wheat Swamp Church yard near a site where a guide post formerly stood and runs with Creech’s line S 31 ½ E 114 poles to a stake; thence N 82 ¼ W 126 poles and 17 links to a stake; thence due N 80 poles with the line of lot number two in the division of the John D. Hill land, now the F.D. Hill land; thence with the public road S 81 ½ E 5 ½ poles, south 75 ¾ E 14 poles; thence S 82 E 6 poles, thence N 86 ¼ E 12 poles; thence N 82 ½ E 19 poles; thence N 76 E 9 poles to the beginning, containing 50 acres, being the same tract of land described in deed dated Jan. 7th, 1902, and recorded in Book 26, page 760, of Lenoir County Registry. Reserving a life estate in the above described tract of land during the natural life of the said Thomas R. Hill. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land, and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to his only use and behoof forever subject to life estate reserved for Thomas R. Hill. And the said party of the first part, for himself and his heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, that he is seized of said premises in fee and has right to convey in fee simple; that the same are free and clear from all encumbrances, except one deed of trust to the Chickamauga Trust Company, Trustee, for the Prudential Insurance Company of America, as of record in Lenoir County Registry, and that he does hereby forever warrant and will forever defend the said title to the same against the claims of all persons whomsoever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal, the day and year first above written. Thomas R. Hill (SEAL) North Carolina Lenoir County. I, Eva F. Wood, Notary Public, do hereby certify that Thomas R. Hill (unmarried), personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed Deed of Conveyance. Witness my hand and official seal, this 2 day of Feb. 1927. Eva F. Wood Notary Public My com. Expires 5 –10- 28. State of North Carolina Lenoir County The foregoing certificate with Notarial Seal attached of Eva F. Wood, a Notary Public of N.C. is adjudged to be correct. Let the instrument, with the certificates be registered. Witness my hand, this 2 day of Feb. 1927. Stella Heath Dept. Clerk Superior Court INDEXED Thomas R. Hill To F. D. Hill DEED Filed for Registration at 5 o’clock P.M. Feb. 2, 1927, and enrolled in the office of Register of Deed for Lenoir County. This 7 day of Feb. 1927. Book No. 93 Page 116 C W Pridgen Register of Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/deeds/hill585dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb