Amanuensis Monday~Land Deed-Hector McNeill to Jesse Wallace

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 the Sale of Land from Hector McNeill to Jesse Wallace, 1841.¹

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Hector McNeill to Jefse Wallace

This Indenture made this the 18th day of March 1841 between Hector McNeill of Carroll County in the State of Mississippi of the one part and Jefse Wallace of the County and State of North Carolina of the other part. Witnefseth the said Hector McNeill hath for and in consideration of the sum of Eight hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said Jefse Wallace before the signing and sealing of these presents the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth bargain sell convey and confirm unto Jefse Wallace his heirs & afsigns a certain parcel of Land held by four several Grants first to Michael McGuire of 100 acres and then to James Moultrie for 100 acres & two to Hector McNeill for 50 and 233 acres. Bounded and Marked as follows beginning at a stake by two blackjacks in the So. Carolina line and runs No. 36 chns & 50 lks to a small Popular in a branch 2 gums pts then up the various Courses of said branch ten chains to a pine a corner of one of the old tracts then No. 49 West 25 chns to a stake then So 80 Wst 18 chns to Burr’s line then So. 5 Est 8 chns 50 links with Burrs line to a stake in the center of four large pines Burrs 2^nd corner them So. 85 Wst 20 chns with Burrs line to his beginning corner thence along his home line [illegible] North 5 Wst 6 chns 50 links to a stake and some Rocks in said lien then So. 80 Wst 5 chns 50 links to a stake by two pines pts then So. 50 Wst 35 chns to a pine Burrs corner then No. 40 Wst 11 chns to a blackjack 2 pine pts then So. 37 Wst 12 chns & 60 links to a pine on the So. Side Straw branch the Beginning corner of the 233 acres Grant then So. 19 Est 40 chns to a stake in the State line 2 pines and post oak pts then by and with the South Carolina line North 88 Est 88 chains 60 lks to the Beginning containing 482 acres more or lefs to have & to hold unto the sd Jefse Wallace his heirs and afsigns forever and the said Hector McNeill will warrant secure and forever defend the above described land and premises unto the Sd Jefse Wallace his heirs Excrs. Admns. & afsigns against the lawful claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. In Witnefs whereof the said Hector McNeill hath hereunto set his hand and seal the year & date first above written signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
us Jno Grady Jur.}                                                           Hector McNeill {Seal}
Angus McGugan} No. Carolina Anson County October term 1843 then the Execution of this deed was duly proven in open Court by John Grady, Jr. and ordered to be Registered.
N. D. Boggan C.C.C.

Hector McNeill migrated to Mississippi where he married and became a successful farmer.  He died in 1847. 



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[1] Land Deed - Hector McNeill to Jefse Wallace; 18 March 1841; Deed Book #11; Page(s) 179; Register of Deeds; Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina; 21 March 2020.