PERSON COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - John Tillman to David T. Tilman ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: MS LOUISE T OVERTON ==================================================================== Page 183-184 Deed Books (I failed to note the book) North Carolina Person County David T. TILMAN Grantee John TILLMAN Grantor Know all men by these presents that whereas in a Suit in the Superior Court of Person County North Carolina entitled D.T. TILMAN versus Jas H. CLAYTON and Jennie TILLMAN a Judgement was rendered by C.H. ALLEN Judge presiding at April Term 1897 of the Said Court ordering a Sale of the lands herein after described for the purpose therein set forth and J.S. MERRITT was made the Special Commissioner of the Court to make Sale of Said lands and to convey the same by proper deed to the purchaser and whereas said J.S. MERRITT acting under the powers and duties confided on him by Said Judgement did on the 5th day of July 1897 having first made legal advertisement of Said lands offer them for Sale at the Court House door in Roxboro N.C. at public auction to the highest bidder for cash when and where D.T. TILMAN became the purchaser of Same at the price of Eleven Hundred and five dollars and whereas Said Sale has stood open for twenty days and no increase of bid has been put on the Same and Said D.T. TILMAN has complied with the terms of the Sale and paid the purchase money in full. Now therefore in consideration of the premises and in consideration of the Sum of Ten dollars to the Said J.S. MERRITT Coms in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged has this day given granted bargained Sold and conveyed and by these presents Said J.S. MERRITT Coms does give grant bargain Sell and convey unto D.T. TILMAN and his heirs forever in fee simple that the Said tract of land in the complaint and Judgement Said Proceedings described Situate in Person County N.C. the tract on which John TILMAN was living at time of his death adjoins the lands of D.T. TILMAN- John ROGERS- Dink WHITT- Mrs Sararah WATSON- Alex PAYLER deed lands Mack TERRELL- Mrs Dennis SATTERFIELD- Sol O. CLAYTON and others containing 175 acres be the same more or less this is tract of land sold by James H. CLAYTON and his wife M.A. CLAYTON to Said John and D.T. TILMAN, and the Said J.H. CLAYTON and his Said wife do hereby join in this conveyance to forever bar any & all claims they convey the entire interest they have in the Said tract of land to have and to hold Said tract of land to the said D.T. TILMAN and his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple and Said Jas H. CLAYTON and wife do hereby covenant to forever warrant & defend the Said D.T. TILMAN & his heirs a good title free from the claims of all persons whomsoever In witness whereof the Said J.S. Commissioners and the said Jas H. CLAYTON and wife M.A. CLAYTON have Set their hands and Seals this 3rd day of August 1897. Signed J.S. MERRITT Coms J.H. CLAYTON M.A. his mark CLAYTON State of North Carolina Person County I D.W. BRADSHER Clerk of the Superior Court hereby certify that J.S. MERRITT Coms and J.H. CLAYTON and M.A. CLAYTON has appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed deed of conveyance and the Said M.A. CLAYTON being by me privately examined Separate and apart from her Said husband touching her voluntary execution of the Same freely and voluntarily without fear or compulsion of her Said husband or any other persons and that she doth still voluntarily assert therewith Let the Same with this certificate be registered witness my hand and official seal this 7th day of August A.D. 1897 Recorded Sept 29th 1897 D.J. WHITT Signed Register of Deeds D.W. BRADSHER Clerk of Superior Court ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal and exclusion from this mailing list. Spam crashes our servers and we have to take a stand. For comments or list administration questions,please Barbara Farthing Bonham msb@myfamily.org Virginia