Hill CO. TX - Deed:  R. H. Hight to Joseph Murphy

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[1875 Deed R.H. Hight to Joseph Murphy, Hill Co. TX]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 9/7/2000]

The State of Texas   County of Hill
Know all Men by these Presents, 
That R.H. Hight of the County of Hill and State of Texas for and in
consideration of the sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars ($1400.00) Dollars,
to me in hand paid by Joseph Murphy of the County of Navarro and State of
Texas the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have Granted,
Bargained, Sold, Released, and Conveyed, and do by these presents Grant,
Bargain, Sell, Release, Convey and Confirm unto the said Joseph Murphy,
his heirs and assigns, Forever, the following described property:
Part of the W.B. Nestle[?] property[?] and Part of the Moses Nestle[?]
property[?] which is situated in Hill County, State of Texas about 23
miles N.E. from Hillsboro on the waters of Richland Creek more fully
described by following metes and bounds-		Beginning at a
stake 3 yards N 30 W from the N.W. Corner of the D. Sullivan 320 Survey-
Thence S led W 83 q vrs to a stake in the South bounded line of the G.H.
Usray Survey.  Thence N led E |59| Varas with said Usray Survey South
boundary line to a stake.  Thence S. 30 E 342 Varas to a stake in D.
Sullivans North line. Thence with said boundary line S. led W 761 Varas-
a stake the N.W. Corner of said Sullivans Survey.  Thence N 30 W 3 vrs to
the place at beginning containing 96 acres of Land more or less.

together with all and singular, the rights, herelitaments and
appartenances to the same belonging, or anywise incident appearning[?].
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular, the premises above mentioned unto
the said Joseph Murphy, his heirs and assigns, Forever and We do hereby
bind Our heirs, executors and administrators to Warrant and Forever
defend, all and singular, the premises above described, unto the said
Joseph Murphy his heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever,
lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.
Witness our hand on this 5th day of November A.D. 1875.
R.H. Hight
M.E. (her mark X) Hight

The State of Texas   County of Hill
Before the undersigned authority, personally appeared R.H. Hight and M.E.
Hight his wife, parties to the foregoing Deed bearing date the 5th day of
November A.D. 1875, both of whom are Well known to me, and acknowledged
severally that they had signed, sealed and delivered the same for the
purposes and consideration therein stated.  And M.E. Hight being examined
by me privily and apart from her husband, and having had the same fully
explained to her, acknowledged the same to be here act and deed, and
declared to me that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the
same of her own free will and accord, without fear or compulsion, and
that she wished not to retract it.
WITNESS, my official seal and signature, at office in the Town of
Hillsboro this 6th day of November A.D. 1875
Notary Public Ex officio Prct No. 3     W.J. Gray, J.P.H.C.

The State of Texas  County of Hill
I, C.N. Brooks Clerk of the District Court in and for Hill County, Texas,
do hereby certify that the forgoing Deed was filed for record in my
office at Hillsboro, at 3 o'clock PM, on the 1st day of Decr A.D. 1875
and duly recorded on the 4th day of Decr A.D. 1875.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and Seal of office, at office, in Hillsboro, this 4th
day of Decr A.D. 1875.
C.N. Brooks, Clerk D.C. Hill Co., Texas by Duncan Deputy