Freeman - Shirley Land Transaction

Submitted by Colleen Haynes Rongey Thanks Colleen!

Deed for 80 acres of land located in Newton County, Arkansas,
Isaac Freeman (In Newton County Arkansas)
to Mose Freeman (Isaac & Spicy’s son who stayed in NC) (In Madison County, NC)

SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, also the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 Section 27, Township 14 North of Range 20 West.. (In all, 80 acres)

Book B page 204. State of North Carolina, Madison County.
This indenture made the fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty (1860) between Moses Freeman of the county of Madison and state of n. Carolina and Lewis Shirley of the county of Newton and State of Arkansas..of the other part: Witnesseth that the said Moses Freeman for and in consideration of the sum of twenty dollars to him in hand paid by the said Lewis Shirley, the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged, hath bargained and sold by these presents doth bargain and sell to the said Lewis Shirley his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or piece of land situated lying and being in the

County of Newton and the State of Arkansas, joining lands of allowing described, Southeast quarter of the North East Quarter, also the North East Quarter of the South East quarter in Section 27 of Township 14 north of range 20 west in all...80 (Eighty) acres belonging to the estate of Isaac Freeman, dec’d ten acres the heirship of Moses Freeman in said tract which is his undivided part of said estate and all the appertenence thereunto belonging to have and to hold the same unto the said Lewis Shirley, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Moses Freeman for himself and his heirs will forever defend the aforesaid land and premises and every part there of against the claims of all persons whatsoever to the said Lewis Shirley his heirs and assigns and the said Moses Freeman for himself and heirs doth covenant and bind himself that the is seizer of the premises and appertenence in fee simple and hath full power and ability to convey and hath by conveying the same in fee simple.

In witness whereof the said Moses Freeman hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written., signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of signed
Moses X Freeman
(his mark)
State of Arkansas
Newton County

The foregoing deed was duly sworn in open court by the oath of James (Nichols?) (signed) John M. Carver

The above report was duly registered in Marion County North Carolina, October 22, 1860.

(signed) James Sawyer

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