Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Bryan, Hugh - Tilghman, Dupree, Tilghman & 1901 ************************************************ 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 19, 2010, 4:12 pm Written: 1901 From the Roscoe F. Hill Collection in the possession of Hazel Ruth Hill Yarbrough, Lenoir County Transcribed by Hazel Ruth Hill Yarbrough from the originals. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, LENOIR COUNTY THIS DEED made this 2nd day of January 1901 by Sarah J. Dupree, J.S. Tilghman and Barbara E. Tilghman of Lenoir County and State of North Carolina of the first part to Hugh Bryan of Lenoir County, and State of North Carolina of the second part, WITNESSETH: That said Sarah J. Dupree, J.S. Tilghman and Barbara E. Tilghman in consideration of One hundred & Seventy Five Dollars to them paid by Hugh Bryan, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey to said Hugh Bryan and his heirs and assigns , a certain tract or parcel of land in Institute Township Lenoir County, State of North Carolina adjoining the lands of M.B. Creech and others, bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a stake on the run of Wheat Swamp and runs S 83 W 115 poles to the Hull road thence S 80 W 56 ½ poles to a stake in M.B. Creech’s line, thence running with said line S 49 E 10 poles to a stake in M.B.Creech’s corner thence running with M.B. Creech’s line South 81 ¼ E 61 poles to a stake on the North side of the Hull road thence N 72 ½ E 20 ½ poles to a stake at the head of a ditch thence down said ditch and branch to the run of Wheat Swamp thence up the run of the same to the beginning, containing 18 1/3 acres more or less. This being the piece or parcel of land deeded to Barbara E. Tilghman by Sarah J. Tilghman on the 12 day of Oct. 1892 and a part of the lands willed to Sarah J. Tilghman by her father Uzza Mills & known as the Bell land, being Barbara E. Tilghman’s entire interest in lands willed to Sarah J. Tilghman by Uzza Mills. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Hugh Bryan his heirs and assigns to their only use and behoof forever. AND THE SAID Sarah J. Dupree, J.S. Tilghman and Barbara E. Tilghman covenant to and with the said Hugh Bryan and his heirs and assigns that they are seized of said premises in fee, and have a right to convey the same in fee simple: that the same are free from all incumbrances, and that they will warrant and defend the said title to the same against the claims of all persons whatsoever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said Sarah J. Dupree, J.S. Tilghman and Barbara E. Tilghman have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written. Sarah J. Dupree (Seal) J.S. Tilghman (Seal) Barbara E. Tilghman (Seal) NORTH CAROLINA, LENOIR COUNTY I, Plato Collins, C.S.C., do hereby certify that J.S. Tilghman and Barbara E. Tilghman his wife personally appeared before me this day, and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed deed of conveyance, and the said Barbara E. Tilghman 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 of any other person, and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Let the deed & certificate be registered the 2nd day of January 1901. Plato Collins C.S.C. NORTH CAROLINA, LENOIR COUNTY The execution of the foregoing instrument was this day acknowledged before me, by Sarah J. Dupree one of the grantors for the purposes therein expressed. Let the same with this certificate, be registered. This 2nd day of Jan 1901. Plato Collins C.S.C. Warrantee Deed J.S. Tilghman & wife & Sarah J. Dupree to Hugh Bryan Filed for Registration on the 2nd day of Jan 1901 at 4 o’clock PM, and registered in the office of the Register of Deeds for Lenoir County, N.C. this 3 day of Jan’y 1901 at 9 o’clock AM, in Book 25 of deeds, on page 614. W.D. Suggs Register of Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/deeds/tilghman619gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb