Newhanover-Duplin County NcArchives Deed.....James Sr., Jacob - Fennell, Owen 1844
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Written: 1844

Register of Deeds
New Hanover County, NC
Bk. AA, p. 260-262
26 Feb 1844
Owen FENNELL, Sheriff to Jacob JAMES, Sr., Heirs of Samuel JAMES-lands of 
Spicer PAGETT.

This Indenture made on the 26th day of February 1844 between Owen FENNELL, 
Sheriff of the county of New Hanover, State of North Carolina on the one 
part and Jacob JAMES, Sr. of the County & State aforesaid on the other part; 
Witnesseth that whereas by virtue of five Justices Judgements whereon Jacob 
JAMES, Sr., Heirs of Sam’l JAMES & John SHEPHERD were plaintiffs and Spicer 
PADGETT, Atherton HENDERSON & Amos ROCHELLE were defendants, executions 
opened and were levied on the lands of the said Spicer PADGETT hereinafter 
described and the proceedings retrieved to the Court of Pleas & Quarter 
Sessions of the said County of New Hanover, whereupon the said court at June 
Term 1843 opened a rendition exponas? or order of sale commanding the said 
Sheriff to expose to public sale the lands & tenements aforesaid and Jacob 
JAMES, Sr. is pltf. & Spicer PAGETT defendants also are other out for the 
sum of one hundred dollars wherein Jacob JAMES, Sr is plaintiff & Spicer 
PAGETT defendant, also the sum of twenty seven dollars & 39/100 wherein 
Jacob JAMES, Sr. is plaintiff & Spicer PAGETT & E. HENDERSON and defendants, 
also the sum of fifteen dollars and 27/100 wherein the heirs of Sam’l JAMES 
and plaintiffs & Spicer PAGETT defendant and the sum of forty nine dollars & 
48/100 wherein John SHEPHERD is plaintiff & Spicer PAGETT & Amos ROCHELLE 
are defendants together with all costs to which the sd. PAGETT, HENDERSON & 
ROCHELLE are liable are on record many appear and whereas the said Sheriff 
by virtue of his Office and the units of bench—? expenses aforesaid did 
proceed on the 11th day of September 1843 at the Court House in the town of 
Wilmington to sell the lands & tenements for ready money after having duly 
advertised the same according to law, where upon Jacob JAMES, Sr. became the 
purchaser at the sum of seventy five dollars, now therefore this Indenture 
witnesseth that I, Owen FENNELL, Sheriff as aforesaid for and in conditions 
of the said sum of seventy five dollars to me in hand paid by the said Jacob 
JAMES, Sr. the receipt where of is hereby fully acknowledged hath bargained, 
sold, conveyed and confirmed and if these presents doth bargain, sell convey 
and confirm unto him the said Jacob JAMES, Sr. his heirs and assigns forever 
all the rights title, claims, interest or demand of the said Spicer PAGETTE, 
in the lands aforesaid, lying and being in the said County of New Hanover 
and bounded as follows beginning on a Cypress on the bank of Holly Shelter 
Creek onto the mouth of a small branch running on north course to James 
STUBBONS corner, thence an east course to a post oak on the bank of the 
creek, thence down the creek to the beginning supposed to contain one 
hundred & fifty acres be the same more or less, also a piece or parcel of 
land knowns abut he name of the Hogg Land which land was bough from General 
M. HOGG by Lott WILLIAMS & sold by him to Robert L. SHARPLESS lying on the 
north side of Holly Shelter Creek, joining the land of BRADLEYS on one side 
and the first mentioned piece on the other side, containing three hundred 
and fifty acres more or less, which lands will more fully appear by 
reference to a deed from R. L. SHARPLESS to Spicer & Nelson PAGETT, 
registered in the Records of New Hanover County Book H, page 407? To have & 
to hold to him the said Jacob JAMES, Sr his heirs and assigns in as full and 
ample a manner as I the said Owen FENNELL, Sheriff as empowered to do by 
virtue of my offer to convey and aspire the same and no further. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & date 
above written.
Signed & Delivered in presence of Owen FENNELL, Sheriff (Seal) 

James W. JOHNSTON 

State of North Carolina
New Hanover County Court
March Term 1844

The execution of this deed was acknowledged in open court by Owen FENNELL 
and ordered to be registered.
Teste: L. H. MANSTELLER, Clk.  


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