Amanuensis Monday~Chesterfield County Land Deed

 

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is a Land Deed between William J. Purvis and T. F. Meisenheimer.¹

William J Purvis}
To
T. F. Meisenheimer}   Deed

The State of South Carolina
                       Know all men and by these Presents that I William J. Purvis of the County of Chesterfield in the State aforesaid, in consideration of the sum of ninety [$90] Dollars to me in hand paid at and before the sealing of these presents by T. F. Meisenheimer of Anson County in the State of North Carolina (the receipt or is hereby acknowledge) have granted bargained sold and released and by these presents do grant bargain sale and release unto the said T. F. Meisenheimer all that piece parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the County of Chesterfield State of South Carolina on the North side of Big Westfield Creek and bounded on the North by the North and South Carolina State line on the east by Isham Wallace and James Lewis lands on the West by lands belonging to the Estate of George Gardner and lands belonging to John Mulholland and on the South by Big Westfield Creek containing thirty [30] acres more or less being the tract of land deeded to me by William A. Purvis by deed dated 6 December 1866 and deeded to the said W. A. Purvis by Joseph P. Smith together with all and singular the Rights Members Hereditaments and Appurtenances to the said Premises belonging  or in anywise incident or appertaining. To Have and To Hold all and singular the said Premises before mentioned unto the said T. F. Meisenheimer his Heirs and Assigns forever. And I do hereby bind myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said T. F. Meisenheimer and his Heirs and Assigns against myself and my Heirs and all other persons lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. Witness my Hand and Seal this 7th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight [1888] and in the twelfth [12] year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America.
Signed sealed and delivered}
in the presence of}
E. T King}                                                                             W. J. Purvis {seal}               
Alfred Johnson}
The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Personally appeared before me E. T. King and made oath that he saw the within name W. J. Purvis sign, seal, and as his act and deed, deliver the within written Deed and that with Alfred Johnson witnessed the execution thereof.
Sworn to before me this 7th}
day of January A.D. 1888}                                        E. T. King {Seal}
W. J. Hanna}
Clerk of Court}
State of South Carolina
Chesterfield County
I W. J. Hanna, Clerk of Court do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern that Mrs. M. H. Purvis wife of the within named William J. Purvis did this day appear before me and upon being privately and separately examined by me did declare that she does freely, voluntarily and without any compulsion, dread or fear of any person or persons whomsoever renounce, release and forever relinquish unto the within named T. F. Meisenheimer his heirs and assigns all her interests and estate and also all her right and claim of dower of, in, or to all and singular, the premise within mentioned and released.
Given under my Hand and Seal, this}
7th day of January Anno Domini 1888}
{official seal} W. J. Hanna}                                                                M. H. X Purvis (her Mark}
Clerk of Court}
Recorded this 7th day of January 1888 and Book C, page 228
                                                            T. M.  Kirkley
                                                            Auditor, Chesterfield County, SC
Recorded 7th  Jany 1888
Land Deed, dated 7 Jany 1888 – William J. Purvis to T. F. Meisenheimer, Chesterfield County Court House, Register of Deeds, Deed Book 9, Pages 284-286. Certified Copy of Deed on file

This 30 Acres of land was purchased from John P. Smith by William A. Purvis 6 Dec 1866. Shortly, after the purchase, John P. Smith died. The boarder of North and South Carolina has changed several times in the history of the two states. William A. Purvis lived in Anson County and the Deed was recorded in Anson  County. It’s possible that in 1866 the land was in North Carolina. In early 1868 the Wadesboro Court House burned along with this recorded land deed. 

The heirs of John P. Smith took my 2nd Great grandfather to Court to recover money for the purchase of the land that my 2nd great grandfather had not fully paid. 

The lawsuit is contained within this posting:
http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/treasure-chest-thursday39-years-in-life.html

My 2nd Great Grandfather lost the case. I have no idea what he agreed to originally pay for this land but his total court cost was $235.00 for the 30 acres. 

I have no idea why William James Purvis sold this land. At one time he and his Father, William A. Purvis owned over 200 acres. By 1888 most of that land had been sold. By the turn of the century, Great Great Grandpa had passed away and Great Grandpa and Grandma were sharecroppers.





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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 9: pages 284-286, William James Purvis to T. F. Misenheimer; 7 January 1888, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.