Swain, George to Davenport, Joshua B. - 1856 - Washington County, NC - Deeds
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State of North carolina
Washington county

this indenture made this the Eight day of september in the yer of our
lord one thousand Eight hundred fifty six betwin george swain and wife
ann swain of the one part Joshua B. Davenport of the other part all of
the county and state aforsaid Witnesseth that i  the said George Swain &
wife Ann Swain for inconsideration of the sum of forty dollars to us in
hand paid By Joshua B Davenport the rect wherof we do herby acknowledge
hath bargained and sold by those presents do grant bargain and sell unto
the said Joshua B Davenport and His Heirs and assigns for ever all of our
intrust in a certain track or parsul of land situated laying and being in
the county aforesaid on the west side of Scuppernong rivver and Butted
and Bounded as follows viz: Beginning at the foot of the road leding from
the old plantation where on ?Miles Spruill last livd thence running
wesderly along said road one Hundred and two poles thence north Seventy
nine & half pols to the Heirs of Alexander H. Davenport Line thence along
said line Easderly to Isaac B. Bateman line thence E Along his line to
the main road thence Easderly along said road and Bateman line to the
first Station with our part of said laid is four and one half acers more
or less to hav and to hold our intrusts in the above promises together
with all the appertenances -- and improvements in any way belonging unto
the aforsaid Joshua B Davenport His Heirs and assigns for Ever And we the
said George swain and wife Ann swain do warrant and will for Ever defunct
the same from any chance of our selves ever our Heirs or assigns or the
chances of all other persons for Ever with the said Davenport His heirs
and assigns in Witness wherof we do hereunto set our hands and -- this
day and date -- above witness signed seld and delivered in the presents of

witness
[illegible]
George E. Swain [seal]
his mark
Ann Swain [seal]

The execution of the foregoing deed was duly acknowledged before me by
George Swain and wife Ann Swain  in the presents of each other and
thereupon the said Ann Swain was by me examined seperate and apart from
her said husband taching her voluntary execution of the same and the said
Ann acknowledge that she executed it freely and voluntarily and without
the coercion of her said husband or any other person and doth now agree
thereto.

It is to be entered, executed with this certification this 11th day of
September AD 1856.
[illegible]

Registered Sep. 11th 1857
Book ?L, page 536 J. H. Phelps Reg.
by ? ? Phelps Dep. Reg.