Orange County NcArchives Deed.....Roberts, George - Ward, William 1840
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Written: 1840

Orange County
North Carolina
Book 28, Page 511, 512

George Roberts to William Ward Tr

State of North Carolina  )
Orange County            )  This Indenture made & entered into on the 22nd day 
of February 1840 Between George Roberts of the County of Orange & State 
aforesaid of one part & William Ward of the County of Orange & State aforesaid 
of the other part Witnesseth that whereas the Said George Roberts is justly 
indebted to G W Brown in the Sum of Twenty one Dollars & Sixty Nine Cents & To 
Brown & Winston in the sum of Twenty Eight Dollars Sixty five cents due by two 
notes with Int From 22d February 1840 and whereas the said George Roberts 
being anxious & honestly desirous to Secure the payment of the aforesaid Debts 
Now Therefore this Indenture Witnesseth, that for & in consideration of the 
Sum of One Dollar in hand paid by the said William Ward the recpt of which is 
hereby acknowledged, Therefore hath given granted & sold & doth by these 
presents give grant bargain sell alien & convey unto the said William Ward the 
following property (viz) One tract of Land on which I now reside containing 
One hundred acres adjoining the Caswell County line Charles Steward & Shadrick 
Ward & others One Bay Mare Saddle & Bridle, One Cow, one set Black Smith 
tools, one pot two tables In Special trust & confidence, Witnesseth that he 
the said William Ward shall hold keep use & apply the same to the uses & 
interest following and no other that is to say, that if the aforesaid Debts 
and evry part thereof, together with the Lawfull interest that may have 
accrued on the same, shall not be fully paid off & satisfied on or before the 
22d day of August next [?] & in that case it shall be lawfull & shall be the 
duty of the said William Ward after having advertised the same at three or 
more public places in said County for the space of ten days, to proceed to 
Sell the same to the highest bidder for ready Money, and convey the same by 
proper assurance to the purchaser, and out of the proceeds Money, arising from 
the Sale of said property retain all the necessary expences of this trust & 
then pay off & discharge the said debts & Int or such part thereof & shall 
remain unpaid at the time of said sale the overplus if any he shall truly & 
faithfully return to the Said George Roberts or his Order. In testimony 
whereof we have hereunto Set our hands & Seals they day & date first above 
written
                                 George Roberts (seal)
Signed Sealed & delivered )      William Ward (seal)
in presence of            )
      his
  John X Roberts   )
      mark
William Vincent    )  State of North Carolina
   The Execution of this deed was duly proven by the oath of William Vincent 
the subscribing witness thereto before me Clerk of Orange County Court of 
Pleas & Quarter Sessions Let it be registered
                                 J Taylor CC
                               24th Feby 1840
(To hand 24t Feby 1840 A Mickle PR)


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