Amanuensis Monday~Land Deed, Mrs. Sallie Gathings to Mrs. Pearly Purvis

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, Mrs. Sallie Gathings to Mrs. Pearly Purvis.¹



MRS. SALLIE GATHINGS  -TO-  MRS. PEARLY PURVIS

NORTH CAROLINA
RICHMOND COUNTY
THIS DEED, made this 30th day of March, A. D. 1936, by Mrs. Sallie Gathings, widow, of Richmond county and State of North Carolina of the first part, to Mrs. Pearly Purvis, widow, of Anson County and State of North Carolina pf the second part:
WITNESSTH, That Mrs. Sallie Gathings, in consideration of Twenty-five and no/100 Dollars, to her paid by party of the second part the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey to said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of land in Anson County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands of and others, and bounded as follows,viz:
Being Lot no. 5 of a subdivision according to a plat and survey made by James Stewart, Surveyor, April 27th, 1936, said plat being referred to for a more full and complete description.
This being a part of the tract of land conveyed to Mrs. Sallie Gathings by her children by deed dated March 23rd, 1936.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land, and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, to their only use and behoof forever.
And the said party of the first part, for herself and her heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, that she is sized of said premises in fee and has right to convey in fee simple; that the same are free and clear from all encumbrances, and that she does hereby forever warrant and will forever defend the said title to the same against the claims of all persons whomsoever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said Mrs. Sallie Gathings has hereunto set her hand and seal, the day and year first above written.
                                                                              Mrs. Sallie Gathings {seal}

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ANSON COUNTY
I, Jno. P. Boyd Notary Public, do hereby certify that Mrs. Sallie Gathings, widow, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the Annexed Deed of Conveyance; and the said Mrs. Sallie Gathings being by me  privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband,  touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person, and that she both still voluntarily assent thereto.
Witness my hand and notarial seal, this 30 day of April, A.D. 1936.
(N. P.)                                                        Jno. P. Boyd   {seal}
(Seal)                                                          N. P.
My commission expires Feby. 15, 38

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ANSON COUNTY
The foregoing certificates of Jno. P. Boyd, a Notary Public of Anson County., State of North Carolina, is adjudged to be correct. Let the instrument, with the certificates, be registered.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 12 day of Jan., A.D. 1953.
                                                                  Nannie Lee Horne, Asst.
                                                                  Clerk Superior Court
January 12th, 1953, at 3:00 o’clock P. M.
Then the foregoing instrument, with the certificates thereon, came into my hands and were duly registered.
                                                                  Frances E. Liles
                                                                  Register of Deeds

Mrs. Pearly Purvis is my Grandmother Lucy Pearl Deese Purvis, daughter of John Calvin Deese and his 1st wife, Louvena Huneycutt. Mrs. Sallie Gathings is Sarah ‘Sallie’ Katherine Pratt Gathings, daughter of Daniel Pratt and Mary J. ‘Mollie’ Braswell. Sallie was married to Thomas C. Gathings. The original deed was in possession of my grandmother at the time of her death. 

I have been told that this Deed was for a “Cemetery Plot” for the Purvis Family in the Morven Cemetery, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina. 

This deed can be accessed at - http://www.ansonncrod.org/





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[1] Anson County, North Carolina, 118: 371 and 372, MRS. SALLIE GATHINGS -TO- MRS. PEARLY PURVIS; 30 March 1936, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.