Wilson County, NC - Deed - Ethridge, Robert to Contentnea Primitive 
Baptist Church - 1906

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Surnames: ETHRIDGE, BURNETT, RENTFROW, BOYETT, KIRBY, MEWBORN

NORTH CAROLINA,

WILSON COUNTY.

THIS DEED made this 20th day of Dec. 1906, by Robert Ethridge and wife
Mollie Ethridge, the parties of the first part, to J. M. Burnett, J. T.
Rentfrow and W. C. Boyett, trustees of Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church,
the parties of the second part;

WITNESSETH:-
THAT THE said parties of the first part, in consideration of the sum of
$15.00 in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have
bargained, sold and conveyed and do by these presents bargain, sell and
convey unto the said J. M. Burnett, J. T. Rentfrow and W. C. Boyette,
trustees of the Primitive Baptist Church and their successors in office,
that certain tract or lot of land lying and being situate in OLd Fields
Township, Wilson County, North Carolina, adjoining the said Church lot and
Robert Edthridge and described as follows;

BEGINNING at a rock partly buried in the bakc line of said Church lot,
thence at right angles with said Church lot line, in a southwesterly
direction 25 yards, cornering, thence in a northeasterly direction parallel
with the said Church lot line, 25 yards, cornering thence in a northwesterly
direction parallel with the first line 25 yards to the said Church lot line,
thence in a southwesterly direction with said Church lot line 25 yards to
the beginning.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described tract or lot of land to them the
said J. M. Burnett J. T. Rentfrow and W. C. Boyett trustees of Contentnea
Primitive Baptist Church and their successors and assigns in fee simple.
And the said Robert Edthridge covenants to and with the said parties of the
second part, their successors and assigns, that he is the owner in fee and
has the right to convey the above described lot of land in fee simple; that
the same are free and clear of any and all incumbrances and that they will
forever warrant and defend title to the same against the lawful claim or
claims of any and all persons whomsoever.

In Witness Whereof, the said Robert Edthridge and wife have hereunto set
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

R. L. Ethridge, (seal)
Mollie Ethridge, (seal)
G. B. Ethridge. _____

Witness;-
W. B. Kirby, J. P.

NORTH CAROLINA,

WILSON COUNTY.

I, W. B. Kirby, a Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that Robert
Edthridge and wife, Mollie Ethridge personally appeared before me this day
and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing Deed of Conveyance; and
the said Mollie Ethridge being by me privately examined, separate and apart
from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth
state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or
compulsion of her said husband, or any other person, and that she doth still
voluntarily assent thereto.

Witness my hand and private seal, this 20 day of Dec. 1906.
W. B. Kirby, J. P. (seal)
Justice of the Peace

NORTH CAROLINA-WILSON COUNTY.
The foregoing certificate of W. B. Kirby a Justice of the Peace of Wilson
County is adjudged to be correct let the Deed together with the certificate
be Registered this the 21 Day of Dec. 1906.

S. G. Mewborn, C. S. C.

Filed for Registration at 12 M., Dec. 21 1906.
W. M. Wells, Register of Deeds.

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