Amanuensis Monday~Anson County Sheriff Tax Deed to W. B. Sellers

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 Sheriff Tax Deed to W. B. Sellers.¹


Sheriff Tax Deed}
To
W. B. Sellers}
State of North Carolina Anson County} Whereas, at a sale of real estate for the non-payment of Taxes made in the county aforesaid on the 4^th day of May A.D. 1891 the following described real estate was sold to wit: one tract of land situate in Morven Township North Carolina Listed for taxes in the name of M. J. Davis and bounded as follows. Beginning at a rock in the line of Lot No. 1 four pines pts and runs with the line of the Said Lot, then with said Parsons line N 52 E 7.10 chains to his corner stake 2 white oak pts Then with Lot No. 7 N12ln E 19.40 chs to a rock in said lines three pines pots. Then S. 73 W 22.60 chs to the beginning 22 acres of the above described land was sold for the Taxes for the year 1890. The Taxes amounting to One _ 22/100 dollars.
And Whereas, the same not having been redeemed from such sale, and it appearing that the holder of the certificate of purchase of said real estate has complied with the laws of North Carolina necessary to entitle him to a deed of real estate Now Therefore, know ye that I, John H. McGregor Sheriff of said county of Anson in consideration of the premises and by virtue of the Statutes of North Carolina in such cases provided do hereby grant and convey unto W. B. Sellers his heirs and assigns forever the said real estate herein before described subject however to any redemption provided by law. Given under my hand and seal this 12^th day of September Anno Domino 1892.      J. H. McGregor

State of North Carolina Anson County} The due execution of the foregoing Deed was acknowledged before me this day by John H. McGregor Sheriff of Anson County the Grantor therein named Let the Deed with this certificate be registered This Sept. 12^th 1892.                                                   John C. McLanchlin
                                                           Clerk of Superior Court

Sept. 12^th 1892 Then the foregoing Deed & certificate came unto my hands & were duly registered.
                                              W. D. Webb Register of Deeds


There are several W. B. Sellers but this land deed was most likely executed for William Brooks Sellers, son of Phillip A. Sellers and Martha Ann Brooks. William Brooks Sellers was married to Mary Elimira Carter.








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[1] North Carolina, Deed Book: Deed Book 29, Page 223, Sheriff Tax Deed to W. B. Sellers; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.

Amanuensis Monday~Chas. S. Phillips and Others to E. Phillips and Others

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 – Chas. S. Phillips and Others to E. Phillips and Others.¹

Chas S. Phillips & Others to E. Phillips & Others

This indenture made and entered into this the 25^th day of November AD 1881, by and between Charles S. Phillips and Miles W. Porter wife Mary Ella Porter, parties of the first part, and (1) Elizabeth Phillips (2) Mary Ann Phillips, (3) Lively Phillips, (4) Rachel Sellers wife of Joel Sellers, 5 Sarah Jane Talton wife of C. M. Talton, parties of the second part. All of the County of Anson and State of North Carolina, Witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Dollars to them paid by the parties of the second part the receipt of which is hereby acknowledge, the said parties of the first part have bargained and sold , and by these presents, do bargain, sale, alien, convey and confirm unto the said partied of the second part jointly, their heirs and assigns all the rights, title, claim, and interest which the said parties of the first part has in and to the tract of land hereinafter described, that is to say all the right, title, claim and interact that have in and to said land as heirs at law of Reuben Phillips deceased, and as heirs at law of R. J. Phillips deceased by virtue of a deed of conveyance from Reuben Phillips to R. James Phillips, dated December 1^st., 1855, and registered on the registers Office of Anson County, in Deed Book No. 14, on pages 539 and 540. Said land is situate in the County of Anson, State of North Carolina, on the waters of Jones Creek, and is bounded as follows: beginning at a pine on Joel Gulledges’ corner the first corner of said tract and runs N. 89 W. 12.80 chains to a stake the corner of lot No. 1 then S. 30 W. 10 chains to a stake the Beginning of No. 5 then N. 89 E. 35 chains to a stake 8 red oak pointer, then 1 East 11 chains to the old corner 2 pines and a pact oak pointer, then S,. 89 East 20.20 chains to the old corner 2 pines pointer, the with the Gulledges’ line N. 9 E. 19.50 chains to the Beginning containing Seventy Five acres more or less, these boundaries being copied from the registry of the deed above referred to. To have and to hold to them the said parties of the second part jointly, their heirs and assigns, all the title, right, claim and interest in and to the above described land, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging. In testimony whereof the said Charles S. Phillips and Miles W. Porter and wife Mary Ella Porter partied of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written.     Charles S. Phillip {seal}
                                                M. W. Porter {seal}
J. T. Lowry                               Mary E. Porter {seal}

Personally appeared before me J. T. Lowry, Justice of the Peace of Anson County, Miles W. Porter and Mary Ella Porter his wife and acknowledges the due examination of the foregoing deed of conveyances, and the said Mary Ella Porter being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntarily execution of the same doth state that she signs the same freely and voluntarily , without fear or compulsion of her said husband, or any other person and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Witness my hand and seal, this 28^th day of November 1881.
                                                                       J. T. Lowry, J. P.

State of North Carolina}
Anson County} I, J. C. McLanchlin, Clerk of Superior Court for said county of Anson, do hereby certify that the due execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance (beginning Page 615) by Charles S. Phillips, one of the grantor therein named was proven before me this day by the Oath and examination of J. T. Lowry, the subscribing witness thereto. And the foregoing certificate of J. T. Lowry, a Justice of the Peace of said county touching the execution of said deed by the other grantors therein names, is adjudged to be in due form and according to law. Let the deed, with these certificates, be registered. This January 7^th A.D. 1882.                                         John C. McLanchlin
                          C.S.C. and Judge of Probate
January 7thy 1882 Then the forgoing Deed & certificates came into my hands & were duly registered.
                                                               P. J. Coppedge.
                                                               Register of Deeds

Land deeds are a valuable resource in the research of our families. Compare the names in the above Land Deed to those shown on the 1850 Census for Anson County, North Carolina.

 
Joel Sellers is my 1st Cousin 4 time removed. This land deed provided the maiden name of his wife Rachel.








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[1] North Carolina, Deed Book: Deed Book 21, Pages 614 and 615, Chas S. Phillips & Others to E. Phillips & Others; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
[2] 1850 Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Dumas Shop, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 229B(stamped); Line 27, Dwelling 1052, Family 1052, Household of Reuben PHILLIPS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 619.

Amanuensis Monday~1808 Land Deed-Phillip Sellers to James Ratliff

 
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 1808 Land Deed between Phillip Sellers and James Ratliff.¹

In 1808 Phillip SELLERS sells a tract of land of 140 acres to James RATLIFF. This land was lying on southwest side of the Pee Dee River, at the head of a spring branch of Rushing's Creek, which was a branch of Thompson's Creek. Phillip's wife Mary SELLERS signed (with her mark) this deed also. The deed states that the land had been patented to George McKAY in 1775, indicating by her signature that Mary may have been the daughter of George McKAY (a very slim possibility). Other possibilities are that she may be either a Gulledge or Huntley. No Will or Land Division has been found for George McKAY.

This is the only known document that names the wife of Phillip Sellers (b. 1774, d. abt 1834), son of Hardy Sellers and Mary Cook. The last name of Phillip’s wife Mary is INKNOWN.

There are many trees on Ancestry that shows Phillips wife listed as Mary Rebecca. As stated above, this Land Deed is the only known document that lists his wife's name and it is signed as Mary X Sellers. Nowhere in the deed can you find the name Rebecca. 



If you have information on Phillip & Mary Sellers, I would love to share information with you.
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[1] North Carolina, Deed Book: Deed Book M, page 214, Phillip Sellers to James Ratliff, M:214; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.

Amanuensis Monday~Land Deed Between Brothers

 

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 between 3 Brothers executed after the death of their Father Rolin Sellers, Sr. This particular deed is recorded in large 11X17 Ledger books thus only a portion of the deed is contained within but a complete transcription of the said Deed. 

Rolin R. Sellers and Phillip A. Sellers to William R. Sellers Deed
 
The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield District}
Know all men by these presents that we Phillip A. Sellers & Rolin R. Sellers of the State of North Carolina, Anson County for & In consideration of the sum Two Hundred & Thirty Dollars to us paid by William R. Sellers of the District of Chesterfield in the state aforesaid, we have granted , bargained Sold and released & by these presents do grant bargain Sell & release unto the said William R. Sellers all our Titles, Claims & Interest of these pieces of land being in the State aforesaid & of Chesterfield District, Situated on the east Side of Cruses Branch conveyed to Rolin Sellers By Phillip Sellers by Deed bearing date of Eighth day of March in the year of Our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and & twenty one which was willed to us by the last will and testimony of our deceased Father Rolin Sellers the said tract of land with all and singular the Rights Members Hereditaments & appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident of appertaining to have and to hold all and Singular the premises before mentioned unto the Said William R. Sellers his heirs & afsigns forever & we do hereby bind our Selves our Heirs, Executors & Administrators’ to warrant and forever defend all and Singular the same premises unto the Said William R. Sellers his Heirs and afsigns against our Selves and our Heirs & against every Person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the Same or any part thereof Witnefs our hands and Seals this the Seventh of October One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty.
Signed, Sealed and delivered}
In the presence of }                                              Rolin R. Sellers {LS}
R. C. Sellers}                                                       Phillip A. Sellers {LS}
Jas. D. Sellers}

The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Personally appeared before me R. C. Sellers and made oath that he saw Rolin R. Sellers and Phillip A. Sellers sign Seal and as their act and deed deliver the within written deed and that he with Jas. D. Sellers witnefsed the execution thereof.
Sworn to before me this}                                    R. C. Sellers
10^th August 1880}
W, A. Mulloy {Seal}}
Notary Public}
Auditors Office}
Chesterfield County}

Recorded 10^th August 1880. In Sales Book “A”, Page 162.
C. L. Evans
Auditor

Chesterfield County, SC Deed Book 6, pages 112-113
 
This Land Deed is significant for the genealogy information contained within; all of the named Sellers men are brothers and sons of Roland Sellers, Sr. including the witnesses to said deed.

If anyone knows the location of the said WILL of Roland Sellers mentioned in this Land Deed please contact me – e-mail. 

These Sellers men are my 1st cousin 4 times removed. 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 6: pages 112 & 113., Rolin R. Sellers and Phillip A. Sellers to William R. Sellers Deed; 7 October 1850, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

AM Monday~Land Deed, Edmond Kite to Benjamin Hendrick

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 posting is a Land Deed between Edmond Kite and Benjamin Hendrick of Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 


 



----------------No. 228) This indenture made the 30^th day of November in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy two between Edmond Kite and Jean his wife of Craven County & province of South Carolina of the one part and Benjamin Hendrick of the county & province aforesaid of the other part witnessth that he the said Edmund Kite and jean his wife for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred pounds currency of the said province to him in hand paid by the said Benjamin Hendrick the receipt whereof the said Edmond
                                                 Kite
162 Kite and Jean his wife doth doth <sic> hereby acknowledge and every part and parcel thereof doth discharge the said Benjamin Hendrick his heirs & have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff and confirm unto the said Benjamin Hendrick his heirs and assigns foe ever al that tract of land and situate lying and being in the province and County aforesaid on Thomsons Creek containing three hundred acres granted to the said Edmund Kite by grant under the great seal of the sais province bearing date the fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred and fifty bounded as follows beginning at a gum on the north side of Thomsons creek thence north East by Thomas Boatwright line to Red oak thence South East by vacant land and Jeams Mathis to a pine Stake thence South west by vacant land to a pine Stake thence north west by vacant land to pine thence South west by Jacob Johnsons to a Stake thence north east to Jacob Johnsons to a white oak thence north west to the beginning as by a plat their there annexed may more plainly appear with all the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents services thereof and all the estate right title interest property claim and demands whatsoever and every part and parcel thereof To Have and to hold the said tract and parcel of land and promises
                                                                                                                      above
above mentioned with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Hendrick 163 his heirs & assigns and to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Benjamin Hendreick his heirs and assigns for ever and the said Edmond Kite and Jean his wife for themselves their heirs ex’rs adm.’s doth covenant and agree to and with the said Benjamin Hendrick his heirs & assigns shall and will warrant and for ever defend against then lawfull claim of any person or persons or persons whatsoever freely and clearly discharge of all former grants bargains sails <sic> leases dowers or any other incumbrance whatsoever freely and clearly discharge of all former grants bargains sales leases dowers or any other incumbrance whatsoever and shall and will at anytime hereafter at the request of him the said Benjamin Hendrick his heirs and assigns make and execute such further conveyance or conveyances for the better securing the title and property of the said land and premisses hereby granted with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Hendrick his heirs and assigns as by his or their council learned in the law shall be reasonably or equitably required and furthermore that he the said Edmond Kite and Jean his wife at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents stands seiz’d of an indefeasibly right in fee simple in and unto the said three hundred acres of land hereby granted with the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appurtaining and hath right full power and

lawful authority to sell and convey the same by virtue the grant to him above mentioned
acordain
164 acordain to the true intent and meaning hereof In witness whereof the said Edmond ^Kite & Jean his wife hath unto set their hands and fixed their seals the day & year above written}
Sign^d, seal^d & delivered}                    Edmond X (his mark) Kite {LS}
                                                          Jean X (her mark) Kite {LS}
in the presence of us. Joseph X(his Mark) Mutrie John X (his mark) Huggins
Craven County South Carolina Personally appeared before John Perkins one of his majesty’s justices of the ye peace in sd County John Huggins one of the subscribing evidence (to the within Deed [inserted) who being duly sworn jumbles mess [Strikethrough, illegible] on the ye holy Evangelist of almighty god deposeth that he was present and with the ye other subscribing evidence and did see Sd Edmond Kite and Jean his wife sign within mentioned sign seal and deliver as their act and deed the within deed to Benjamin Hendrick for ye use intents and purposes therein mentioned and Joseph Mutrie the other subscribing evidence signd it also Sworn before me this 22d day of May Anno Dom 1773 Jn^o Perkins Recorded and examined the 17^th day of February 1784 by D^e. Mazyck Register

 
The next deed in this Deed Book is a Deed from Benjamin Hendrick to Alex Outlaw for 300 Acres of Land – Cheraw No. 229. (27 August 1783)
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SOURCE: Land Records V15-K5 1783-1784 Edmond Kite to Benjamin Hendrick, page 162, Image 52.[LDS FHL Film #23561]

Treasure Chest Thursday~Land Deed, July 1879 to Wm. A. Purvis

July 1879 purchase of 25 acres of land from The Gardner's Sisters by my 2nd Great Grandfather William A. Purvis.

Mary, Sarah & Martha Gardner to Wm. A. Purvis
Know all men by these present that we Mary Gardner, Sarah Gardner and Martha Gardner all of Chesterfield County and State of South Carolina are held and firmly bound unto Wm. A. Purvis of Anson County State of North Carolina in the sum five hundred dollars lawful money of the United States to be paid to the said Wm. A. Purvis his executors, administrators, or assigns, for which payment will and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors administrators and each of them firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated the 23rd day of July 1879. Now the conditions of this obligation is such that whereas the said obligors contracted and agreed to sell and convey to the said Wm. A. Purvis and his heirs all that piece of their land in Anson County, NC East of Reedy Branch from the state line up to a direct line from mouth of Apple Mill Branch to corner of said Purvis fence in his line near the old Spring formerly Archibald McGugan's adjoining said Purvis land and their own land supposed to contain twenty-five acres, at three dollars per acre being the price of purchase money agreed on by said parties. Fifty dollars to be paid on or before the first day of January next, the balance to be paid on or before the first day December 1880 Now therefore if the said obligors on receiving said purchase money in full on or before the terms of payment as herein specified shall make execute and deliver to Wm. A. Purvis and his heirs a good conveyance in fee simple with the usual covenants of all that piece of said above described land. Then this obligation to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
                                                              Mary Gardner Seal
                                                              Sarah X Gardner Seal
                                                              Martha X Gardner Seal

Signed, Sealed and Delivered,
in presence of
R.J. Northcutt
John C McGugan

State of North Carolina}
Anson County }S.S. The due execution of the foregoing Bond of Title was proven before me this day by the oath and examination of R. J. Northcutt a subscribing, witness. Let the same with this certificate be registered. This the 2nd day of August A.D. 1879.
                                                                 J.C. McLanchlin, CSC

August, 2nd day, 1879. Then the foregoing Bond of Title and certificate comes
into my hands and was duly registered.
                                                                           P. J. Coppedge
                                                                           Register of Deeds


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[1] Text of deed between Mary, Sarah & Martha Gardner to Wm. A. Purvis recorded in Land Deed Book 20, pages 584 & 585, Anson County, NC. FHL GS Film # 296736.

Amanuensis Monday - Land Deed DB 6:177

Shadrach Johns is my 2nd Great Grandfather. I have written about him and his family in a past post. He served, at age 60, in the Civil war and was captured at the Battle of Marianna, in Florida. This land deed places my great great grandfather in Washington County, Florida in December 1866. Between this date and the 1880 Marlboro County, SC census, he lost his entire family except for one son and two grandchildren. 

LAND DEED -BOOK 6 PAGE 177 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SC

S. Johns & Others to Alice Goodwin Deed[1]

State of South Carolina

Know all men by these presents, that we, SHADRACH JOHNS and MARY JOHNS of the county of Washington and State of Florida, and JAMES EDDINGS, ANN EDDINGS, and REBECCA BONE of the District of Chesterfield, and State of South Carolina, have in consequence of ninety dollars to us in hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged paid by ALICE GOODWIN of the District of Chesterfield and State of South Carolina, have granted, bargained, sold, and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said ALICE GOODWIN all that parcel or tract of land, containing eight acres, more or less, being a part of a tract of land purchased by MARY BONE deceased of A. P. LaCOSTE deceased together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments, and appurtenances, to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining; to have and to hold, all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said ALICE GOODWIN, her heirs and assigns forever; and we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs,

executors and administrators, to warrant and forever defend, all and singular the said premises unto the said ALICE GOODWIN, her heirs and assigns, against ourselves and heirs, and all persons whatsoever lawfully claiming, or to claim the Same or any part thereof Witness our hands and seals this the third day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and in the ninety-first year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United

States of America.                                     Anna X Johns

Signed, Sealed and delivered                    A. C. Toler

in the presence of E. Rushing                   James X Eddings

James Grant                                              Ann Eddings

W. T. Goodwin                                         William T. Goodwin

W. H. Eddings                                          Effie Goodwin

F. T. Eddings                                            Rebecca X Boan

                                                                 H. J. Johns

                                                    U. S. stamps amounting to

                                                    Fifty Cents properly canceled

State of South Carolina}

County of Chesterfield}

Personally appeared before me W. T. GOODWIN who made oath that he was present and saw JAMES EDDINGS, ANN EDDINGS, EFFY GOODWIN and REBECCA BOAN, sign seal and as their act and Deed delivered the within written deed, and that affiant E. RUSHING and LAURA GRANT witnessed the execution thereof.

                                                                   W. T. GOODWIN

Sworn to before me this 30th}

day of June 1880}

W. L. T. Prince}

Trial Justice}

State of South Carolina}

County of Chesterfield}

Also personally appeared before me F. T. EDDINGS and makes oath that he saw the within named ANNA JOHNS, A. C. TOLER and H. J. JOHNS sign seal and as their act and Deed delivered the

within written deed and that he with W. M. EDDINGS witnessed the execution thereof.

                                                                              F. T. EDDINGS 

Sworn to before me this 4th}

day of Oct. 1879}

H. D. Malloy}

Notary Public}

Auditor's Office}

Chesterfield County}

Recorded 5 Apr. 1880 in Sales Book A page 156

                                                          C. L. Evans

                                                          Auditor

Recorded 1 Nov. 1880

Orig'l deliv'd to W. T. Goodwin

[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina,  Deed Book 6, Page 177, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield.