WAYNE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Stephen Howard to Lazarus Cook, 1833.

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This Indenture made the 16th day of November 1833 between Stephen
Howard of Wayne County & State of North Carolina of the one part
and Lazarus Cook of the County & State aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of twenty two dollars
& fifty cents to me in hand paid by the said Lazarus Cook and by these
presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey & confirm unto the said
Lazarus Cook his heirs & assigns forever a certain tract of land containing nine
acres begining at two pines Lazarus Cook corner thence north 38 poles to a
large pine Abram Lamms corner thence his line No 85 East 22 poles to a
post oak thence No 82 East 14 poles to a stake thence south 42 poles to a
stake in Cooks line thence his line west to the first station to have and to hold
the said land and premises in any wise appertaining there unto to him the
said Lazarus Cook his heirs or assigns to their proper use & benefit and
I the said Stephen Howard for myself my heirs & assigns doth
Covenant & agree to and with the said Lazarus Cook his heirs & assigns and
I the Stephen Howard shall & will for myself my heirs Executors adm-
inistrators and assigns warrant and forever defend the said land and premises
from all persons whatever laying any claim or claims in any wise hereof
to him the said Lazarus Cook his heirs & assigns forever in witness where
of I the said Stephen Howard have hereunto set my hand and seal the
day and year above written.

(Signed) Stephen Howard (Seal)

Signed sealed delivered in presents of us
Test.
(Signed) Matthew Cook
(Signed) Elias Barnes

Wayne County Feby. Term 1834

Then was the within deed of sale from Stephen Howard
to Lazarus Cook duly proved in open court by the oath of Elias
Barnes a subscribing witness & let it be registered

(Signed) Jno. A. Green, clk.

**Source:  N. C. State Archives microfilm C103 40007, Deeds of Wayne County, 1830 - 
1838, Book 16, pp. 95,96.

**Contributor's notes:  There were two Lazarus Cook's in the area during the early 
1800's.  The Lazarus Cook named in this document was in Nash County after 1840.  He 
was not the Lazarus Cook who lived in Duplin, later Sampson County. 

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