Montgomery County NcArchives Court.....Moore, Dec'd, Thomas 1835 ************************************************ 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: Linda A. Harris - harlin@netdoor.com July 22, 2009, 8:29 pm John W. Ragsdale - eapgok@cox.net July 22, 2009, 8:29 pm Source: Court Records Written: 1835 The following records are a combination of two contributors working on the same Montgomery County families. ======================================================== Contributed by John W. Ragsdale This Power of Attorney is for four Moore brothers who were living at the time (28 Oct 1835) in Wilson and Rutherford counties, TN. Know all men by these presents, that we, Jesse L Moore & David B Moore of the county of Wilson & state of Tennessee and Samuel T. Moore & James B. Moore of the county of Rutherford & state aforesaid, heirs at law and (legatees?) of Thomas Moore deceased, who resided & died in the county of Montgomery in the State of North Carolina, have made, constituted and appointed, and do by these presents make constitute & appoint Wesley Hancock of said county of Wilson & state of Tennessee our (sufficient?) and lawful attorney for us & in our names, to bargain, sell, grant, release and convey to such person or persons & for such sum or sums of money for cash or _____ ________ _____it as to our said attorney, Wesley Hancock shall seem most for our advantage and profit, all that tract or parcel of land lying on the waters of Little river in Montgomery County in the State of North Carolina, being the same tract of land on which the said Thomas Moore deceased, resided at the time of his death & which by the last will & testament of the said Thomas deceased, was (devised?) to our Mother Elizabeth Moore during her life & at her death to us in fee simple, (the said Elizabeth having died 26th of January 1831) and upon such sale or sales (convenient?) & proper deeds with covenant or covenants of general warranty in due form of law, as our deed or deeds to make, seal, deliver & acknowledge and for us & in our names, to accept & receive all & every the sum or sums of money or notes for the payment of money which shall be coming to us on account of the said sale or sales and upon the receipt thereof suitable (acquittances?) in our name & stead to make seal & deliver; and also for us & in our names, to ask for, demand, sue for & recover any & all rents that may be due us from any person (or) persons who may have uses & occupied the land and premises aforesaid since the 26th of January 1831, the time of our said Mothers decease and on the receipt of payment of such rent, (acquittances ?) therefore to give & deliver for us & in our names. And should any person or persons be in possession of any part of said land and premises, holding adversely to us in such case our said attorney is hereby authorized for us & in our names to sue every such person or persons so holding adversely as aforesaid for the purpose of recovering the possession of said land & premises for us & for our benefit & on the recovery of possession thereof to place such tenant or tenants thereon as to our said attorney may seem fit & proper. And we hereby authorize our said attorney to make, appoint & substitute an attorney or attorneys under him in the premises of the same at his pleasure to revoke, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said attorney or his substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do by virtue hereof. In testimony whereof we have here unto set our hands & seals the 27th day of October 1835. Jesse L Moore Samuel T. Moore David B. Moore James B. Moore (X his mark) [End of record] ======================================================== Contributed by Linda A. Harris Thomas N. Moore 1835 Power of Attorney Know all men by these present that I Thomas N. Moore of the county of Hickman and state of Kentucky hath this day nominated, constituted and appointed Wesly Hancock of the County of Wilson and the State of Tennessee, my trust and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for use and behalf and benefit to ask off, demand and receive from the executors of my father, Thomas Moore of Montgomery County, State of North Carolina, all monies due, rents, leases and bequeaths that may be coming to me by virtue of the last will and testament of the said Thomas Moore, deceased: as foresaid and my said attorney constituted and appointed as foresaid, is hereby authorized and in forced to sell, lease and convey by deed with covenant of warrantee any lands that may have descend to me by law as devised of my said father Thomas Moore. As foresaid, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney may lawfully do on the premises in as full an ample a manner as I could do myself was I personally present. Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of October 1835. Thomas N. Moore (seal) Source: Microfilm of the 1835 Court Orders, Hickman County, Kentucky. Located at the Historical House, Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky. Copy of the Order as on file at the Hickman County Court House, Clinton, Kentucky. [End of record] Commonwealth of Kentucky Hickman County I Henry L. Edrington clerk for the county aforesaid do certify that this day the foregoing power of attorney from Thomas N. Moore to Wesley Hancock was produced to me and acknowledged by the said grantor to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. Where upon the same is certified to all to whom it may concern and also to the proper office in the State of North Carolina for record of testimony that I have recorded in same together with the forgoing certificate in my office, I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this 21st day of October, 1835. H. L. Edrington (seal) Source: Same as above mentioned source. Copy also in personal file. Court Orders, 1835, page 22 [End of record] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/montgomery/court/mooredec952wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb