1842 Power of Attorney - John Reeves et al to Chesley Moores & John Andrews
Introduction
Madison County, TennesseeDeed Book 8, p447
6 Sep 1842
Transcript
State of North CarolinaJohn Reeves & others
To } Power of Atty
Chesley Moore et al
Registered December 1842
Know all men by these presents that we John Reeves Senr the father of George Reeves decd late of Madison County in the State of Tennessee, Archibald Andrews husband of Polly the daughter of said John Reeves Senr & sister of said George Reeves decd Thomas Kirk husband of Tabitha daughter of said John Reeves Senr & sister of said George Reeves decd Priscilla Reeves daughter of John Reeves Senr & Sister of said George Reeves decd Martha Reeves daughter of said John Reeves Senr & sister of said George Reeves decd and Delilah Reeves daughter of said John Reeves Senr & sister of said George Reeves decd all of full age and Inhabitants of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina for and in consideration of divers good causes & considerations hereunto moving do constitute & appoint Chesley Moores who married Synia Reeves daughter of said John Reeves Senr & sister of the aforesaid George Reeves decd and John Andrews son of the aforesaid Archibald Andrews of the said County of Orange & State of North Carolina our true & lawful attorneys in our names & for our use to ask demand sue for & recover of & from Christopher Barber and John L. Robbins administrators of the Goods & chattels rights & credits of George Reeves late of the County of Madison & State of Tennessee decd such part & portion of the Estate of said George Reeves decd as may be due & owing to us as his heirs at law, and upon the receipt of our proper proportions of said estate we do hereby authorise our said attornies to grant proper discharges there for us fully as we could do were we personally present hereby gratifying & confirming whatsoever our said attornies may legally do in the premises. In witness whereof we do hereto set our hands & seals this sixth day of September AD1842
John Reeves Sen (Seal)
Archd (his x mark) Andrews (seal)
Thomas (his x mark) Kirk (seal)
Priscilla (his x mark) Reeves (seal)
Martha (her x mark) Reeves (seal)
Delilah (her x mark) Reeves (seal)
Witness
J Turner
William Nelson JP
State of North Carolina
I John Taylor Clerk of Orange County Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that Josiah Turner and William Nelson Esq who have witnessed the execution of this power of attorney were at the time of witnessing the same duly qualified Justices of the peace.
In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 6h September AD 1842
J Taylor Clk
State of North Carolina
I Carlell Campbell presiding Justice of Orange County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Certify that John Taylor who signs the foregoing certificate is clerk of said Court duly qualified according to law - that full faith and credit should be given his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & seal this 16th day of September 1842
C Campbell JPJ
State of Tennessee }
Madison County } I Thomas W Gamewell Register of said County do hereby certify that the within Power of Attorney was this day filed in my office for registration at 4 o'clock afternoon and noted in minute Book no 1 page 13 this 9th day of December 1842
Thomas W Gamewell
Register