Lenoir County NcArchives Deed.....Edwards, James W. - Whitfield Et Al, B. F. 1869 ************************************************ 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: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 January 7, 2022, 3:31 pm Written: 1869 Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Register of Deeds Lenoir County, NC BK. 1, p. 686-689 B. F. WHITIFIELD & wife Charity M. of Wayne Co., NC & Hazard WHITFIED & wife Catherine Francis of Williamsburg Co, S.C. to James W. EDWARDS of Williamsburg Co., S.C. 2 March 1869 This Indenture made this 2nd day of March 1869 between B. F. WHITTLED & wife Charity M. of the County of Wayne, State of North Carolina & Hazard WHITTLED & wife Catherine Francis of Williamsburg County, State of South Carolina of the first part & James W. EDWARDS of Williamsburgh said State of South Carolina of the Second part, Witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for the consideration of Ten Dollars to them paid by the said party of the Second part, have remised, released, bargained, sold & conveyed & by these presents, remise, release, bargain sell & convey, to the said party of the Second part, his heirs & assigns all their right, title, interest, & claim in & to the six tracts or parcels of land situate in the County of Lenoir in said State of North Carolina, bounded & described as follows: The first tract or parcel of land being that which was devised to the said Cicero WHITFIELD, in item thirteenth of the last will and testament of Lewis WHITFIELD died Grandfather of said Cicero, which was duly admitted to Probate and on record in said County of Lenoir as follows: all that part of my lands in Wheat Swamp in Lenoir County adjoining (on the east) lines made in the presence of Joshua MOSELY as described in Harriet CARRAWAY'S Legacy, BRIGHT land on the South and West and Wheat Swamp on the North, "The Second tract or parcel of land lying that which was devised to the said Cicero in the same item of said will as follows, "all the lands I hold by deed from Micajah BELL and W. Alexander MOSELY." The third tract or parcel of land being that which was devised to the said Cicero in the same item of said Will as follows, also that part of my CARMAR place lands lying (West and North of my Lafayette Plantation given in the legacy to my daughter Harriett CARAWAY, which said lands I hold by deed from S. B. CARRAWAY. "The fourth, the half interest and an undivided interest of one third of the other half of a tract or parcel of land being that devised to the said Cicero in the same item of said Will as follows "one half i value of the remaining lands which I hold by deeds from James KILPATRICK and Calvin TYSON and wife adjoining Harriet CARRAWAY'S legacy in Bog hole pocosin and the CARMER place lands" The gift tract or parcel of land lying that which was devised to the said Cicero in the same item of said will as follows, "one half of my lot at BECKTON'S old field landing, "The sixth an undivided interest of one third of the tracts or parcels of land being that which was devised to Lewis WHITFIELD (now dec'd brother to the said Cicero in the fourteenth item of the said will as follows, "I give devised and bequeath to my grandson Lewis WHITFIELD (son of Lewis S. WHITFIELD, Dec'd all my lands in the bank of Neuse River and Stonington Creek which lands I hold by deeds from William LOVICK, Reuben CLARK, and James DAUGHETY, lying on Neuse River and both sides of Stonington Creek, also the lands I hold by deed from Jesse JACKSON including the CLARK place and the Walter JACKSON, plantation and mill stead also the remainder of the lands which I hold by deeds from James KILPATRICK and Calvin TYSON and wife not before given in legacies in this will and one half of my lot at BECTON'S old field landing. To have & to hold to the said party of the second part his heirs & assigns forever, In witness whereof the said party of the first part, B. F. WHITFIELD & wife Charity M. & Hazard WHITFIELD & wife Catherine Francis have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & date first above written. Signed: B. F. WHITFIELD (Seal) Charity M. WHITFIELD (Seal) D. H. WHITFIELD (Seal) F. C. WHITFIELD (Seal) Signed, Sealded & delivered in the presence of C. WHITFIELD J. A. BALDWIN The above witnessed as to D. H. WHITIFLED & T. C. WHITFIELD State of North Carolin Lenoir County Office of the judge of Probate F. M. J. HIRSCH, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions & Commissioner, of Williamsburg County, State of South Carolina, Greeting: By virtue of Authority vested in me by the laws of the said State of North Carolina, you are hereby authorized to take the acknowledgment of Hazard WHITFIELD & wife Catherine Francis, two of the grantors of a deed to James W. EDWARDS & his heirs, for six tracts or parcels of land situate in said County of Lenoir, North Carolina, touching the execution thereof & you are requested to make return of your proceeding to me at my office. Given under my hand & seal of my office, in the town of Kinston in said County of Lenoir & State of North Carolina the 13th day of February, 1869. R. F. GREEN Judge of Probate for Lenoir County. State of South Carolina To the Judge of Probate, Kinston, in the County of Lenoir, State of North Carolina Pursuant to the foregoing Commission to me directed I have proceeded to take the acknowledgment of the said Hazard WHITFIELD & wife, Catherine Francis, two of the grantors, named in the annexed deed of conveyance (which being produced & exhibited before me) touching their execution of the same & the said Hazard WHITFIELD & wife, Catherine Francis, personally appeared before me the 2nd day of March 1869 & acknowledged, the due execution thereof as their act & deed & thereupon the said Catherine Francis being by me privately examined, separate & apart from her said husband, touching her free consent in the execution of the said deed of conveyance, she on such her examination declared that she had executed the same freely of her own will & accord & without any force, fear or under influence of her said husband or an other person & did still voluntarily sent thereto. Given under my hand & seal of Office this 2nd day of March A. D. 1869. M. J. HIRSCH P. C. P & Mag. Ex. office. Lenoir County, In the Probate Court Be it remembered that on the 15th day of March 1869 before the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County, personally came B. F. WHITFIELD and his wife Charity M. WHITFIELD two of the persons described in and who signed the foregoing deed and acknowledged the deed execution thereof by them as their act and deed and therefore the said Charity M. WHITIFIELD being by the undersigned privately examined touching her free consent in the execution thereof doth declare on such her examination that she had executed the same freely of her own will and accord, and without any force for or under influence of her said husband or any other person and did still voluntarily assent thereto, Therefore let said deed with this certificate be registered. R. F. GREEN Probate Judge Enrolled in the Registers Office of Lenoir County the 20th day of March 1869, page 337,338,339. A.C. WADSWORTH Reg. of Deeds Lenoir County: Probate Court On motion of James W. EDWARDS and on reading and considering the foregoing certificates, it is adjudged that the deed mentioned therein has been duly acknowledged. Let said deed with all the proceedings thereon be registered. Jan. 6, 1881 W. W. N. HUNTER Probate Judge Re-enrolled in the office of the Register of Deeds for Lenoir County on the 22nd day of Jany. 1881. B. S. TAYLOR Register of Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/deeds/whitfiel618ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 8.0 Kb