Amanuensis Monday~Deed, Crop Lien between Samuel Dees and Daniel M. Johnson

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  Deed between Samuel Dees to Daniel M. Johnson, 1843.¹

Samuel Deese is my 2nd Great Grandfather. His wife was  Sarah “Sallie” Hill, b. about 1815, Anson County, North Carolina. The parents of Sarah “Sallie” Hill is one of my “Brick Walls”. For over 40 years no-one, including myself, has proven the parents of Sarah “Sallie” Hill. Yes, I know there are many online trees that says her parents are Rev. John Hill (1749-1817) and his wife, Huldah Jackson (1764-1840).

The Family Bible of Rev. John Hill is included in his Rev. War Records and yes he had a daughter Sarah that died young plus his will has no mention of a daughter Sarah living after his death in 1817.

I’m a dedicated researcher that has used land deeds to solve many genealogical problems. So, I went looking for Land Deeds executed by Samuel Deese, Sarah Hill or Sarah Deese. I found one and it was no help; but, I will share it here today.

Samuel Dees to Daniel M. Johnson

North Carolina}
Anson County} This Indenture is made this the 14^th day of February 1843 between Daniel Johnson on one part and Samuel Dees on the other The following obligation are as follows, viz; I Samuel Dees do give bargain sell and release one brown Mare Mule and the crop that I expect to make this Season for the consideration of forty dollars paid to me Samuel Dees in hand also for the rent of the place on which the said Dees lines, Viz: twenty-five Hundred pounds Cotton in the Seed to be delivered as gathered from the field. The conditions of the above obligation are such as when the said Samuel Dees pays the above-named sum in money to the said Johnson together with the rent they are null and void but in otherwise to remain in full force and affect.             Daniel M. Johnson {Seal}
Witness C.C. McCaskell}                                                                 Samuel x his mark Dees {Seal}

Anson County Feby 16^th 1843 then the execution of the above was duly acknowledged before me and ordered to be registered.
                                                                                     N. D. Boggan Clk.

Feby 16^th 1843 then the above came into my hands and was Registered.
                                                                                     W. Hammond, Registrar




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[1] Deed, Crop Lien - Samuel Dees to Daniel M. Johnson; 14 February 1843; Deed Book #11; Page(s) 211; Register of Deeds; Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina; 3 January 2020.