Lenoir County, North Carolina Contributed by Sloan S. Mason Lenoir Co., NC, Register of Deeds Office, Bk.7, p. 500
This Indenture made this thirteenth day of December A.D., one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three, between Council HOOTEN and Matilda HOOTEN his wife of
the first part, and John P. DUNN of the second part, both of the County of
Lenoir and State of North Carolina. Witnesseth, that the said party of the
first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty
dollars lawful money of the State of North Carolina to them duly paid before
the delivery of these presents hath bargained and by these presents doth
hereby bargain, sell and convey to thesis party of the second part his heirs
and assigns forever all that certain piece or parcel of land situate lying and
being in the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina adjoining the land
of John P. DUNN, Jacob LANGSTON & other s being a part of the lands owned by
Reuben CLARK, dec'd. bounded and described as follows viz: Beginning at the
last corner of lot No. 1 a stake and runs North sixty one & three fourths West
249 poles to a marked dead pine the 5th corner of lot No. 1, thence with
LANGSTONS line N 84 poles East 198 poles to BRANTON'S patent line, then with
his line South 2 West 39 poles to a light wood stump BRANTON'S corner, thence
with BRANDON'S line South 69 3/4 East 105 poles to a stake in BRANDON'S line,
thence South 51 1/4 West 98 poles & 14 links to the beginning, containing one
hundred and ten acres more or less, this being lot No. 2 in the division of
the lands of Reuben CLARK dec'd drawn or appropriated to Matilda HOOTEN wife
of said Council HOOTEN, together with all and singular the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances and all the right, title and interest of the
said party of the first part therein. And the said party of the first part
doth covenant and agree with the said party of the second part,, that at the
time of the delivery hereof, the said party of the first part is the lawful
owner of the premises granted and seized thereof in fee simple absolute and
that the said party of the first part will for themselves their heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns, warrant and defend the above granted
premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second
part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigned forever.
State of North Carolina
Enrolled in the Register's Office of Lenoir County on the 28th day of July
1854.
ReEnrolled in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Lenoir County on the
15th day of Dec. 1883.
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