Wayne County NcArchives Deed.....James McCullen, C. J. Hudson, W. H. Hood & - Grantham, G. E. 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cathy Blow rblow55@gmail.com July 5, 2021, 3:58 pm Written: 1883 G.E. Grantham to C.J. Hudson, W.H. Hood & James McCullen, School Committee & Trustees of Public School District No. 5 Source: www.familysearch.org Wayne Deed Records 1885-1907 Image 352 or 748 microfilm of Volume 54 page 568 State of North Carolina Wayne County This indenture made on the 20th day of December A.D. 1883 between G.E. Grantham, of the one part and C.J. Hudson, W.H. Hood and James McCullen, School committee and Trustees of Public School district No. 50 of the other part, all of Wayne County State of North Carolina Witnessth that for in consideration of the sum of one dollar $1.00 to them paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said G.E. Grantham has given, granted, bargained and sold by these presents does give grant, bargain and sell unto the said C.J. Hudson, W.H. Hood and James McCullen trustees as aforesaid and their successors in office a certain tract of land in the aforesaid county on the north side of Falling Creek and south side of Horse Swamp bounded as follows: beginning with a stake on the road and runs with said road S30W 8poles to a dead pine stump then N76W 18poles to a pine then N16E 7½ poles to a stake then S76E 201/2 poles to the beginning containing one acre more or less To have and to hold, together with all and singular the privileges and appurtenance thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the said C.J. Hudson, W.H. Hood and James Mccullen trustees as aforesaid and their successors in office in fee simple absolutely and forever, free and discharged of any and all incumbrances whatever in trust for the use and benefit of said Public School district #50. It is further agreed that when the above described premises ceases to be used for Public School purposes the said right and title to the same shall return to the said G.E. Grantham. In testimony whereof the said G.E. Grantham has hereto set his hand and seal the day and year above written. G.E. Grantham (seal) I J.F. cox, JP do hereby certify the G.E. Grantham personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged his signature to the within deed Witnessth my hand and private seal this Janry 14/86 J.F. Cox, JP North Carolina Wayne County The foregoing certificate of J.F. Cox, JP adjudged to be correct. Let the instrument with this certificate be registered this 8th day of Feby 1886 Registered and Recorded Feb. 8, 1886 W.T. Gardner, Regt. W File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/deeds/grantham561ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb