Onslow County, NC - Josiah & Margaret Henderson to Thomas Henderson, 1878 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State of North Carolina, Onslow County Know all men by these presents that we Josiah Smith Henderson and Margarett Ann Henderson of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars to us in hand paid by Thomas B. Henderson of the aforesaid County and State the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged doth hereby grant bargain sell and convey to the said Thomas B. Henderson his heirs and assignes forever the following real estate viz: A piece or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Onslow lying on Poplar Swamp and adjoining the lands of Lewis H. Henderson and others containing by estimation two hundred acres be the same more or less the same being the lands purchased by J. Smith Henderson of Aretus Summersill 5 of June 1854 for a fuller and more satisfactory discription see deed from Aretus Summersill and others Also the following articles of personal property twenty head of cattle consisting of cows and other cattle, together with all the privilidges and appurtances to the same belonging. To have and to hold the same to the said Thomas B. Henderson his heirs and assignes forever the grantor hereby covenanting with the grantee his heirs and assignes that the title so conveyed is clear free and imcumbred and that they will warrant and forever defend the same against all claims Whatsoever. In witness whereof the said Josiah Smith Henderson and Margarett Ann Henderson have here unto set their hands and seals the 4 day of June 1878. Signed: Josiah Smith Henderson By HisxMark Margarett A. Henderson By HerxMark I R. N. Summersill Justice of the Peace do hereby Certify that Margarett A. Henderson wife of J.S. Henderson personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance of Margarett A. Henderson wife of the said J. S. Henderson and being by me privately examined seperate 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 assert thereto. Witness my hand and seal this 5 day of June 1878. Signed: R.N. Summersill JP State of North Carolina, Onslow County In Probate Court The above certificate of R.N. Summersill Justice of the Peace is adjudged to be correct and J.S. Henderson are of the makers thereof acknowledges the due execution of the annexed deed before me June 4 1878 Let the same with all certificates be registered Signed: A.C. Huggins Judge of Probate Registered in due form this 22 of Dec 1878 Signed: J.C. Frayel By: D.E. Humphrey END: ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by S. J. Henderson - hendersonrecovery@atlantic.net ____________________________________________________________________________