RICHMOND COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - James Bowden & Wife To N. T. Bowden
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N.  T. Bowden from James Bowden & wife

This indenture made and entered into this 18th day of March one thousand
eight hundred and fifty between James Bowden and his wife Jane of the State
of Mississippi and Nathan T. Bowden of Richmond County and the State of
North Carolina on the other part.  Witnesseth that the said James and Jane
Bowden have for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to us
in hand paid by the said N. T. Bowden the right whereof is fully
acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and
sell and convey unto the said John a certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the County or Richmond in the State of North Carolina lying on
the waters of Big Buffaloes Creek on both sides adjoining the lands of P. M.
Powell and others being a part of the lands which Howell Green died, seized
and possessed of in the County and State aforesaid and which fell to us in
the division of his estate.  Beginning at a pine on the North side of said
creek P. M. Powell’s corner and runs with Patience Baldwin’s line N’ 28 East
100 poles to a stake by a Post oak pointer than as her other line N 35 East
32 poles to the corner of the land of the said Howell Green laid off to
Garrot Parker and wife thence with their line South 176 poles crossing said
creek to said N. T. Bowden’s line thence with his line South 40 W to P. M.
Powell’s corner thence with said Powell’s line crossing said creek to the
beginning.  Containing forty five acres more or less to have and to hold all
the aforesaid lands together with all the singular appurtenances thereunto
belonging.  We the said James Bowden and wife Jane do forever warrant and
defer from us our heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns and from all
the lawful claims of any and all other persons whatsoever unto him the said
N. T. Bowden his heirs, executors, administrators & forever.
 In testimony whereupon  we have hereto set our hands and seals in the
presence of us who have bear subscribing witness to the same.
The day and date above written
Ja. Bowden (Seal)
Jane (her mark) Bowden (Seal)

The State of Mississippi
Tippah County

To Calvin J. Hardy and P. M. Gatlin greetings.  Know ye that we confiding to
your prudence and fidelity we have appointed you commissioners and do by
these presents authorize and request you to examine James Bowden and his
wife Jane Bowden and require them to State directly whether they signed
sealed and delivered a deed hereto appended and made by the said James
Bowden and Jane Bowden  to Nathan T. Bowden  of Richmond County and State of
North Carolina and whether said deed was executed by them as their act and
deed .  And your further directed to examine the said Jane Bowden Separate
and apart from her husband the said James Bowden  and require her to state
distinctly whether she executed said deed fully without any force threats or
compulsion of her said husband and whether she thereby extinguishes her
claim to dower in the land tenements as described in said deed.  Such
examination you are to certify under your hands and Seals.   Witness the
Honorable James Rogers, Judge of the Probate Court of said County which said
court is a court of record the fourth Monday in February, 1850 and the seal
of the said court affixed issued the first day of March 1850.
Daniel Hunt, Clerk
Seal of County
State of Mississippi
Tippah County

Personally appeared before us Calvin J. Hardy and P. M. Gatlin Commissioners
appointed by probate Court of Said County Jane Bowden wife of James Bowden
whose name appears to the written deed of conveyance made  to Nathan T.
Bowden and being interrogated separately and apart from her said husband
says that she assigned the written deed of conveyance of her own free and
voluntary choice and not from any fear of compulsion on the part of her said
husband James Bowden or any other person heard in the presence of the above
named commissioners done this 15th day of March, 1850.