Washington County, NC - Deeds

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G W Spruill

George Swain &
Wife Deed
To
E Dunston

Registered in Book L page 586 & 87
T? Court Deed, 2 tracts of Land
90-¢ due Reg
{illegible] to Clk

State of North Carolina
Washington County

This Indenture entered ?? this the firs day of May Eighteen hundred & fifty seven, 
by deed between George W. Spruill & George Swain & wife Nancey Ann Swain of the 
first part and Ebenezer Dunston of the second part all of the County and State 
afforsaid Witnesseth that the parties of the first part being the sole owners of 
two tracts of Land, formerly owned by the heirs of Aaron Spruill decd said parties 
of the firs part being the purchasers of the heirs of Aaron Spruill decd and heirs 
?themselves in the afforsaid ?Appeled Estate, and forther more witnesseth that the 
party of the first part being lawful heirs of the afforsaid Aaron Spruill dec both 
by heirship and purchases and the parties of the first part for and in consideration 
of the sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars to the parties of the first part in hand 
paid by the party of the second part-the recpt in full is hereby acknowledged and 
the parties of the first part hath by these presents Bargained sold and confirmed 
and conveyed unto the party of the second part-and do herein and hereby bargain and 
sell and deliver unto said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, forever, 
two certain pieces or parcels of Land afforsaid situate and being in the County of 
Washington and State of North Carolina near the west side of Scuppernong River and 
Bounded more correctly and particularly as follows as By Refference to a Pattent 
dated twenty second of Augt in the year Seventeen Hundred & Eighty Six granted to 
Steven Spruill and Robert Davis ?num 416 and confirmed by deeds to Zephaniah Davis 
and conveyed by said Zephaniah Davis by deed to Caleb Collins for Thomas Collins 
and William Collins and confirmed by deed from Thomas and William Collins and from 
their heirs unto Aaron Spruill Decd and formerly known as Davis ?Junior Grant in 
Collins tract of land containing one hundred & fourteen acres by the same more or 
less seccondly one other tract known as a part of the ?? one in the Division of 
Lands of the heirs of Zephaniah Davis and to Robert B. Davis and from Robert B. 
Davis to Aaron Spruill Beginning in a poplar in Henrietta Swain's line runing thence 
northerly along a line of marked trees to the back line of the pattent thence 
westerly fifty-two and three fourths Poles to said lands above Described thence 
along the lines of said Collins deed herefore named to two pines the corner of 
Joshua B Davenport Eveline Davis and others thence easterly fifty two poles to the 
first station containing fifty four acres be the same more or less to have and to 
hold the afforsaid tracts of Land to the said Ebenezer Dunston his heirs and 
assigns forever-

And the said parties of the first part doe herein and hereby bind themselves that 
a good title in fee simple pass by this deed and that the said parties of the first 
part doth herein and hereby forever warrant and defend the title herein and hereby 
conveyed from themselves their heirs and assigns and against the clauses or claims 
of any and all persons either in law or equity-?? the party of the second part his 
heirs and assigns forever ?? in witness whereoff the parties of the first part 
hath thereon set their hand and seal

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Samuel W Davenport
X Test Joshua B Davenport
G. W. Spruill [seal]
George Swain [seal]
Nancey Ann Swain x her mark [seal]

State of North Carolina
Washington County
May Term 1857

Here is the due execution of the written Deed for Land from George W Spruill & 
George Swain & wife Nancey Ann to Ebenezer Dunston proved in open court by the 
oath of Samuel M Davenport the subscribing witness; and it being represented to 
the Court that the said Nancy Ann wife of the said George Swain is a feme covert; 
It is ordered by the Court, that Jno H Hampton Esqr J.P. (one of the memebrs of 
this Court now presiding) be appointed to take the private examination of the 
said Nancey Ann Swain separate & apart from her said Husband George Swain & within 
the ?? of this Court, touching her executing the said Deed freely & of her own 
accord, who reports to the said Court he made said private examination that the 
said Nancey Ann Swain declared that she executed the same freely & of her own 
free will to & accord without fear or constraint of her said Husband and that she 
doth now assent thereunto-Ordered that the said Deed with the probate & 
examination be registered
Attest F. F. Fagan Clk

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