Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Spence, Henry E. - Spence Heirs, James M. 1894
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Written: 1894

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Lenoir County, NC
Register of Deeds
Heirs of James M. SPENCE
Bk. ?, p. 209
17 Feb. 1894

State of North Carolina
Lenoir County (crossed out)
Wayne County inserted
This Deed made this 17 day of Feby. 1894 by Henry E. SPENCE of Wayne county and 
State of North Carolina of the first part to The Heirs and joint heirs of James 
M. SPENCE, Sr. Dec’d. of Lenoir County and State of North Carolina, of the second 
part. Witnesseth That said Henry E. SPENCE in consideration of said heirs, the 
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has bargained and sold and by these 
presents does bargain, sell and convey to said heirs of James H.? SPENCE, Sr. 
Dec’d & his heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land in Lenoir 
County, State of North Carolina adjoining the lands of H. E. SPENCE and others, 
bounded as follows, viz: one half acre of land where the old Burial Ground is now 
situated to be for the use of the SPENCE family and all connected thereto by 
marriage, the said 1/2 acre being situated on the lands I now own in Lenoir 
County, NC by Henry E. SPENCE. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel 
of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Heirs 
of James M. SPENCE, Sr., Dec’d, their heirs and assigns, to  their old use and 
behoof forever.
And the said H. E. SPENCE covenant that he is seized of said premises in fee, and 
hath a right to convey the same in fee simple, that same are free from all 
encumbrances, and that he will warrant and defend the said title to the same 
against the claims of all persons whomsoever.
In testimony whereof, the said H.E. SPENCE & wife Maggie SPENCE have hereunto set 
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Henry E. SPENCE (seal)
Maggie SPENCE (seal)
Attest: W. B. WHITFIELD

North Carolina, Wayne County
W. B. WHITFIELD, do hereby certify that Henry E. SPENCE and Maggie SPENCE his 
wife, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution 
of the annexed Deed of Conveyance; and the said Maggie SPENCE  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, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person, 
and that she doth still voluntarily assent therein. Witness my hand:
This 23 day of Feby. A. D. 1894
W. B. WHITFIELD (seal) J. P. (seal)

North Carolina
Lenoir County
The foregoing certificate of W. B. WHITFIELD, a Justice of Peach of Wayne County 
is adjudged to be correct and sufficient. Let the instrument, with the 
certificates, be registered.
Witness my hand, this 26 day of Aug. 1914.
Plato COLLINS, Clerk Superior Court
Filed for registration at 4 o’clock P.M. Aug. 27, 1914 and registered at 3 
o’clock P.M. Aug. 29, 1914.
C. W. PRIDGEN, Register of Deeds.


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