Deed - Margery Reeves to Zebediah Baker

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Deed Book G, p. 141
6 Aug 1808

This Indenture made this 6th day of August 1848 Between Margery Reeves of the County of Wilkes & State of North Carolina of the one part & Zebediah Baker of the County & State aforesd. of the other party. Witnesseth that the sd. Margery Reaves for & in Consideration of the Sum of thirty Dollars to her in hand paid by the sd. Zebediah Baker before the sealing & Signing of these presents the Receipt whereof the Sd. Margery Reaves Doth hereby acknowledge have given & granted Bargained & Sold & by these presents do give & grant, Bargain & Sell & Confirm unto the sd. Baker all my tract of Land Containing fifty acres be the same more or less lying & being in the County of Wilkes & State aforesaid on the middle fork of Hunting Creek and bounded as follows to Wit Beginning at a Chestnut tree on the Bank of sd. Creek on the north side in a tract of fifty acres Granted by the State to the sd. Isaac Reaves Bearing Date the 18th of May 1789 now Peter Reaves Land and Running from his north East Corner of his one hundred acre tract It being an agreed line Between Peter Reaves & Wm. Jones Running North East twenty Eight Po. to a pine Then North 32 po. to a Stake so continuing north 20 po. 30 chains & fifty Links to a white oak, So continuing North 33 po. to a post oak then west 40 po. to a Rock Then North 20 pol. to a Red oak Then west 40 po. to a chestnut tree, then South 34 poles to a Pine. Then with sd. Creek by the meanders of the same 122 poles to the Beginning. With all the appertanances to the Same belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the Sd. Zebediah Baker his heirs for ever and further I the sd. Reaves for myself my heirs &c Doth by these presents Covenant & agree to & with the sd. Baker That she the sd. Reaves will warrant & for ever Defend a good & Lawful Title to the above Land as described free & clear from all other Claims and Demands from any person or persons whatever. In witness whereof I the sd. Reaves have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my seal the day & Date above written ~
Signed Sealed & Delivered. In presence of
John Sales                            }         Margery (her x mark) Reaves (Seal)
Thos. (his x mark) Baker     }

                                                      October Session AD 1810
                                          The within Deed was duly proven in open Court
North Carolina     }    By the oath of John Sale. In order to be Registered
Wilkes County      }               Test R. Martin Clk