Wayne County, NC - Deed - Nancy J., J.R. and Sarah Hodges to Thomas J. 
                          Hill, 1873

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Lenoir County Indenture - 1873

             Nancy J., J.R. and Sarah Hodges to Thomas J. Hill

This indenture made and executed this the twenty second day of December 
A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy three between Nancy J. 
Hodges, J.R. Hodges and Sarah Hodges of the county of Lenoir and state of 
North Carolina of the first part and Thos. J. Hill of the county and 
state afore said of the second part witnesseth that the said Nancy J., J. 
R. and Sarah Hodges for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred 
Dollars to them in hand paid the receipts and payment where of is hereby 
acknowledge hath bargained granted and sold and by these presents doth 
grant bargain sell confirm and convey to the said Thos. J. Hill a certain 
tract or parcel of land located in the county aforesaid on both sides of 
the A. & N.C. R.R. adjoining the lands of Louis C. Desmond deceased Thos. 
J. Hill and others bounded as follows; beginning at the Hills & Hodges 
corner known as the Potts corner and runs North 70 East two poles to 
alightwood stake near a green pine then with the various courses of the 
Rayner ditch as follows; S4? E 113 poles to A. & N.C. R.R. then SE 47 
poles to the mouth of said ditch then with Louis C. Desmond dec'd line to 
Thomas J. Hill line then with the said Thomas J. Hills line to the 
beginning containing ten acres more or less to have and to hold the above 
described tract of land to the said Thos. J. Hill his heirs and assigns 
forever and we the said N.J., J.R. and Sarah Hodges for ourselves our 
heirs and assigns do warrant and forever defend the title of said lands 
free and clear from the claim or claims and incumbrances of all persons 
what so ever in testimony where of we have here unto set our hands and 
seals the day and date above witness.

Nancy J. Hodges (seal)
J. R. Hodges (seal)
Sarah Hodges (seal)

Signed sealed & delivered
In the presence of
Geo. L. Wadsworth
Jno. B. Hill

LENOIR COUNTY --- IN THE PROBATE COURT

Be it Remembered, That on the 22nd day of December, 1873, before the 
undersigned Judge of Probate for said County, personally came Nancy J. 
Hodges and James R. Hodges and Sarah Hodges his wife, the persons 
described in, and who signed, the fore going Deed, and acknowledged the 
due execution thereof by them as their act and deed.---And thereupon the 
said Sarah Hodges being by the undersigned privately examined separate 
and apart from her said husband, touching her free consent in the 
execution thereof, doth declare, on such her examination, that she had 
executed the same freely, of her own will and accord, and without 
any force, fear or undue influence of her said husband or any 
other person, and did still voluntarily assent thereto.

Therefore let the said Deed, with this Certificate, be Registered.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Wm. W. (Jr.?) Hunter, Probate Judge

Enrolled in the office of the Register of Deeds for Lenoir County on the 
31st day of January, 1874. Book No. 41 Pages 278 & 279.
James K. Davis
Register of Deeds.

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