Amanuensis Monday~Anson County Land Deed Between William A. Purvis and wife to Marshall and Richardson, 1881

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 an Anson County Land Deed Between William A. Purvis and wife to Marshall and Richardson, 1881.

William A. Purvis, Wife to Marshall & Richardson
North Carolina}
Anson County} This indenture made and entered into 3rd day of March 1881 between William A. Purvis and wife Sarah J. Purvis parties of the first part and James C. Marshall and John S. Richardson partners trading under the name and style of Marshall & Richardson parties of the second part all of the county and state aforesaid. Witnesseth that the parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty-five and 80/100 dollars to them in hand paid by the parties of the second part at or before the signing and delivery of these presents receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by them do by these presents bargain, sell, alien, assign and convey to the parties of the second part the following tract of land situate and being in the county and state aforesaid adjoining the lands of said William A. Purvis and others lying on Westfield Creek and bounded as follows, to wit, Beginning at a rock in the state line, comer of said Purvis' North Carolina tract three pines pts runs with state line to a white oak comer of Gardner's tract three pines pts then in a north west direction with said Gardner's line to a stake in the McGugan line thence with said line East to three pines in said line thence in a South course to the beginning containing thirty acres more or less. To have and to hold said tract of land to them the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever together with all the rights and appurtenances thereto belonging and the said William A. Purvis doth for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, covenant and agrees to and with the said parties ofthe second part their heirs and assigns to forever warrant and defend the title of said tract of land against the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto put their hands and seals, day and date first above written.
                                                                  William X A. Purvis {Seal}
                                                                         His Mark
                                                                  S. J. Purvis {seal}

Signed, Sealed & Sworn in presence of Tho. J. Hardison

State of North Carolina}
Anson County} I John C. McLancklin, Clerk of Superior Court for Anson County do hereby certify that the due execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance was proven before me this day by the oath and examination of Thomas J. Hardison the subscribing witness. Let the deed of conveyance with this certificate be registered this the 3rd day of March AD 1881.
                                                                         John C. McLancklin
                                                                         CSC and Judge of Probate
March 9th 1881 then the foregoing deed and certificate came unto my hands and were duly registered.
                                                                        P. J. Coppedge
                                                                        Register of Deeds

This was the first sell-off of land owned by William A. Purvis and Sarah Jane Graves Purvis. These years after the Civil War were very unkind to the little farmer. Year after year William and Sarah mortgaged their farm to obtain funds in order to plant the following years crop. These loans had to be re-paid before they could claim any part of the crop for the year. 

Sarah would only live another short 12 years succumbing to cancer at the age of 59 on 31 December 1893.  

DEATH: Messenger-Intelligencer issue of January 4, 1894,  page 3, McFarlan News - The funeral of the wife of Mr. Wm. PERVIS was preached by this writer in the M. E. Church of this place last Sunday [31 Dec. 1893]. She was a good old woman. She had suffered intensely for fifteen months from cancer. She was a member of the M. E. church about 20 years. [SOURCE: Steve Bailey]


William and Sarah Purvis are my 2nd Great Grandparents.











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[1] Text of deed between W. A. Purvis, wife and Marshall & Richardson recorded in book 21, page 401, Anson County and NC. Grantor index to deeds, page 97, film #018131. Text of deed found on film #296737.
[2] Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 21: page 401, William. A. Purvis and wife [Sarah J. Purvis] to Marshall & Richardson; 3 March 1881, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
[3] Sarah Jane Graves Purvis obituary, Messenger-Intelligencer, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 4 January 1894, page 3, McFarlan News.