Ephraim Strickland & Tabitha his wife To Wm Swinson & Andrew J Swinson Deed 15 October 1838

Ephraim Strickland & Tabitha his wife To Wm Swinson & Andrew J Swinson Deed 15 October 1838

(Transcribed by Josh Griffin) Deed Book 12 Page 165, 166, 167, 168, & 169 Ephraim Strickland & Tabitha his wife To Wm Swinson & Andrew J Swinson Deed 1/2 acre of Rail Road at Stricklands depot This Indenture made this Fifteenth day of October (AD) one Thousand Eight hundred & thirty eight Between Ephraim Strickland and Tabitha Strickland of the County of Duplin State of North Carolina of the one part and William Swinson and Andrew James Swinson of said County & State of the other Part Witnesseth that the said Ephraim & Tabitha Stricklin hath bargained and sold and forever set over unto the said William Swinson and Andrew Janes Swinson a certain tract or parcil of Land for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty five dollars in hand paid by the said William Swinson and Andrew James Swinson to the said Ephraim Stricklin and wife Tabitha Stricklin before the signing sealing and delivery of these of these presents which Land is Bounded as follows Begining at a Stake on the west side of the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Sixty five feet from the Centre of said Road & near the North Margin of the Lisbon Road and Runs North 18 degrees west Two Chains and seventy six links to a Stake then south 72 west one chain & Eighty five links to a black jack tree then south 18 degrees East two chains and seventy six links to a stake in the North Edge of the Lisbon Road then North 72 Et to the Begining containing half an acre to have and to hold to them the said William Swinson & Andrew James Swinson Their Heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said William Swinson and Andrew James Swinson and the said Ephraim Stricklin & Tabitha Stricklin doth for then selves their heirs and assigns warrant & forever defend the said land & premises to them the said William Swinson and Andrew James Swinson from and against the lawful claim or claimes of all and every person or persons whatsoever by these presents In witness whereof the said Stricklin and Tabitha Stricklin his wife hath hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date above written Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Ephraim Stricklin Tabitha Stricklin Test Gibson Sloan John Black State of North Carolina Duplin County To William Wells & Gibson Sloan Esqrs greeting whereas William Swinson and Andrew James Swinson lately recovered in our Court of please & quarter sessions held for the County of Duplin at the Courthouse in Kenansville on the 3rd Monday in July 1839 produced a deed in said Court from Ephraim Strickland and wife Tabitha for one half acre of land on the Rail Road and produced the saim to be duly proved in said Court by the oath of Gibson Sloan one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Tabitha Strickland is so unwell that she cannot conveniently travel to the Court to be examined privately relative tot he Execution of said Deed these an therefore to command you to go to the said Tabitha Strickland if she cannot conveniently come to you at any time you may think fit and then and there Examine the said Tabitha seperate and a part from her said Husband Ephraim Strickland wheather or not She Executed said deed with her own free will and consent without any fear or compulsion of her said Husband Ephraim Strickland and the said Examination being plainly written on said Deed or on some paper attached thereto you are to return to our Cour of Please and Quarter Sessions sealed up under your seal and proper Signatures Witness James Dickson Clerk of said Court the 3rd monday in July 1839 & 64th year of our independence James Dickson Clk State of North Carolina Duplin County In compliance with the above commission to us directed Gibson Sloan & WIlliam B Wells did on the 17th day of Decr one Thousand Eight hundred & thirty nine at the House of the said Tabitha Strickland seperate & a part from her Husband Ephraim Strickland proceeded to Examine her Relative to the Execution of the within attached deed to William & A. J. Swinson who acknowledged she did assign said deed freely willinly and without any constraint of her husband E Strickland or any other person whatsoever given under our hand & seal the 17th day of Decr 1839 Gibson Sloan Wm B Wells State of North Carolina Duplin County Court of Please & Quarter Sessions January term 1840 The Execution of the within deed having been duly proved in opin court of July term 1839 by the oath of Gibson Sloan a subscribing witness thereto & a commission having issued by order of court to take the Private Examination of Tabitha Strickland Relation to the Execution of said deed at this term the same is returned and the deed commission & private Examination are ordered to be registered Copy N Routleged Rgr Test James Dickson Clk

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