Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Hill, Frank D. - Mooring Et Al, Robert J. 1917 ************************************************ 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 13, 2010, 10:52 am Written: 1917 From the Homer H. Hill Collection, in the possession of his widow, Mary Barrow Hill, Lenoir County Transcribed by Hazel Ruth Hill Yarbrough from a Xerox copy of the original. Deed - 30 Nov. 1917 from Robert J. Mooring and wife Annie L. Mooring to Frank D. Hill North Carolina, Lenoir County This indenture made and entered into this 30th day of November, 1917, by and between Robert J. Mooring and his wife, Annie L. Mooring, parties of the first part, and Frank D. Hill, party of the second part, witnesseth — That first parties for and in consideration of the sum of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS to them in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have and by these presents to bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns in fee simple forever the following described tract or parcel of land situated in Institute Township, Lenoir County and State aforesaid, adjoining the lands of the Milton Creech heirs, Frank Sullivan, John Edmundson, and this second party, and others and begins at a poplar tree on the Marsh and runs S 65 E 10 poles to a maple, thence S 47 % E 76 poles to a corner just south of the plantation a road, thence S 65 % E 30 poles to a stake in Frank Sullivan’s field, thence N 23 E 32 poles to an oak stump, thence N 13 % W 89 poles to a Lightwood knot corner, thence N 66 % W 26 poles to the Swamp, thence with the meander of the ditch to the beginning, containing 45 acres, more or less, To have and to hold the aforesaid premises to this second party, his heirs and assigns in fee simple forever and these first parties covenant to and with the second party, his heirs and assigns, that they are seized of the aforesaid premises in fee and have a good right to convey the same and that they will warrant and defend the title to the same against the lawful claims of all person. In testimony whereof these first parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the date above written. Annie L. Mooring (Seal) R. J. Mooring (Seal) North Carolina, Lenoir County I, Samuel Abbott, a Notary Public for Lenoir County, do certify that Robert J. Mooring and his wife, Annie L. Mooring, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing annexed conveyance and the said Annie L. Mooring being by me privately examined separate and apart from her said husband touching her voluntary execution of the same doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily and without fear or compulsion on the part of her said husband or of any other person and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. This 1st day of Dec. 1917. My commission expires on the 15th day of August, 1918. Samuel Abbott, Notary Public NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LENOIR The foregoing certificate with Notorial Seal attached of Samuel Abbott, a Notary Public of Lenoir County, is adjudged to be correct. Let the instrument with the certificate be registered. Witness my hand, this 7th day6 of Dec. 1917. J G Heath Clerk Superior Court Filed for Registration at 3 o’clock PM in the office of Register of Deeds for Lenoir County, This 4 day of Dec. 1917 Book No 59 Page 70. CW Pridgen Register of Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/deeds/mooringe577dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb