Stanly County Land Deed~William Wood to Dempsey Huneycutte, Sr.

Transcription:

William Wood to Dempsey Huneycutte ¹
This indenture made the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty Eight Between William Wood of the state of N. Carolina and county of Montgomery of the one part and Dempsey Honeycutte Senr of the same county + State aforesaid of the other part   Witnefseth that for + in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to him in hand paid before the signing sealing of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged by him the said William Wood hath given granted bargained + sold + by these presents doth give grant bargain + sell unto the said Dempsey Huneycutt his heirs and assigns forever all that piece parcel plantation or tract of land + improvement situated in Montgomery on the East prong of Island creek joining John Peeks South east line Beginning at a stake at the Allenton road leading to Charlotte on John Peeks line running with his line north west 175 poles to a stake thence a south East course 180 poles to a stake thence south 175 poles to a stake on the south side of the Allenton road thence a west course 175 poles to a stake thence 50 poles to the beginning containing 200 acres more or lefs also with all ways waters watercourses and every appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hold the said land and tenements unto him the said Dempsey Huneycutt his heirs  exrs  + adms + afsigns forever to the only proper use + behoof of him the said Dempsey Huneycutt and the sd William Wood for himself and each of his heirs do forever warrant and defend the right + title of said land clear + free from him the said William Wood his heirs and afsigns unto Dempsey Huneycutt his heirs + afsigns forever where unto I the said William Wood  hath hereunto set his hand and affixed my seal  the day + year first above written.
In the presence of us
George H. Huneycutte                                       Wm. Wood
L. K. Huneycutte
 
North Carolina} June 26th 1854
Stanly County} Then the execution of this deed was proved on the oath of Levi K. Huneycutt therefore let it be registered.        R. Harris, Clk
Registered 28th June 1854                                         S. S. Stone, Regr.

Dempsey Huneycutt Sr died sometime after 23 September 1849 and when the 1850 Census was enumerated. He should be listed in the 1850 Mortality schedule but he is not. The below document is the last document I have found that names Dempsey Huneycutt before his death. 

23 September 1849  ²  
Original Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Association Minutes
On page 66 – Commencing on Saturday before the 4th Lord’s Day in [23] September 1849 The Meadow Creek association met with Elder G. Little delivering a sermon from Titus 2nd Chapter 14th verse. On the next page (67) present at this meeting was Hezekiah Hearne, D. Little and Demcy Hunnicut representatives from the Meadow Creek Church.  






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[1] Stanly County, North Carolina, Deed Book 3: pages 359-360, William Wood to Dempsey Huneycutte, Sr.; 5 June 1838, Register of Deeds, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina.
[2] Original Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Association Minutes, page 66-67

Dempsey J. Huneycutt~In Bankruptcy, 1868

NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY

DISTRICT COURT OF THE}
UNITED STATES} In Bankruptcy
For the Cape fear District of }
North Carolina}
In the matter of Dempsey J. Huneycut, &
Bankrupt—ss
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT ON the 13^th day of April, A. D. 1868, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court of the United States for the Cape fear District of North Carolina, against the estates of D. J. HUNEYCUTT, of Winchester, Union County, and State of North Carolina , who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such bankrupt, to him for his use, and the transfer of any property by him are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of the said Bankrupt to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Charlotte, North Carolina, before A. W. Shaffer, Esq., Register in Bankruptcy for said District on the 6^th day of May, A. D. 1868, at 10 o’clock, A. M.
                                               DANIEL R. GOODLOE,
                                               U. S. Marshal as Messenger.
E. B. FULLINGS                   U.S. Deputy Marshal.
April 15, 1868                        144-1aw3wpd.
 

In my genealogical database I have four Dempsey Huneycutt of which two carries the middle initial of “J” in their name. The first Dempsey J. Huneycutt was born in 1832 and was killed in 1853. The second, is Dempsey J. Huneycutt, born 1813, son of Dempsey Huneycutt and his wife Barbary.

This Dempsey J. was married to Tabitha Helms and died 25 December 1876.
The above 1868 Bankruptcy notice contains this statement “who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition.” This statement leaves me to believe that Dempsey J. Huneycutt petition the courts himself for this bankruptcy action. Dempsey with Tabitha is the only Dempsey found during this time period.  

Dempsey J. Huneycutt married Tabitha Helms on 3 September 1835.  They had eleven children. Tabitha Huneycutt died in November 1875 and Dempsey J. died in December 1876.






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[1] Source: The Daily Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, Saturday, April, 18, 1868, page 4,  Courtesy of Julie Hampton. 

Amanuensis Monday~John Wiley Huneycutt to Demsey Huneycutt Senr.

 
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 Stanly County Land Deed John Wiley Demsey Huneycutt Junr. to Demsey Huneycutt Senr..[1]




Stanly County, NC
Deed Book 3, pages 358-359
John Wiley Demsey Huneycutt Junr. to Demsey Huneycutt Senr.
This indenture made the 13^th day of April in the year of our Lord 1844 between Demsey John Wiley Huneycutt of the state of N. Carolina & County of Stanly of the one part and Demsey Huneycutt Senr of the other part Witnefseth that for & in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars in hand paid before the sighning <sic> & sealing of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged by him the said Dempsey Huneycutt hath given granted & sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & sell unto the said John Wiley Huneycutt his heirs & assigns forever all that piece parcel plantation or tract of land and improvement situated in the county of Stanly on East prong of Island creek joining Samuel Hinson South east line Beginning at a stake at the Allenton road leading to Charlotte on John Peeks line running with his line north west 175 poles to a stake thence south East course 180 poles to a stake thence south 175 poles to a stake on the south side of the Allenton road thence a west course 175 poles to a stake thence 50 poles to the beginning containing 200 acres be the same more or lefs also with all ways waters water courses and every appurtenances thereunto belonging to have & to hold the said land and tenements unto him the said John Wilie Huneycutt his heirs exrs & adms & afsigns forever to the only – and behoof of the said John W. Huneycutt and the said Demsey Huneycutt himself and each of his heirs & afsigns doth forever warrant & defend – right and title of the land clear and free from him the said Demsey Huneycuttt his heirs & afsigns unto John W. Huneycutt his heirs forever whereunto I the said Dempsey Huneycutt hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day & year first above written.
In the presence of us
L. K. Huneycutt.                                               Dempsey Huneycutt {seal}
Adam W. Huneycutt
North Carolina} June 26^th 1854
Stanly County} Then the execution of this deed was proved on the oath of Levi K. Huneycutt therefore let it be registered.                           R. Harris, Clk
Registered 28^th June 1854                                              S. S. Stone, Regr.

This is the last known document that I have found for Dempsey Huneycutt, Sr.; it proves that on 13 April 1844 that he was still alive. Many family trees shows that he died in 1850. This date is suspect because if he had died in 1849 he would have been listed in the 1850 Mortality Census. His absence from the Mortality census suggest that he died between this deed (13 April 1844) and 31 December 1848.  





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[1] North Carolina, Deed Book: Deed Book 3, pages 358-359, John Wiley  Demsey Huneycutt Junr.  To Demsey Huneycutt Senr.; Register of Deeds, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina.