HardyChristian

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This Indenture made this 2nd day of ______ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, between Hardy Christian and Ruthy Christian his wife of the County of Chatham and State of North Carolina of the one part, and Thomas Springfield of the County and State aforesaid of the other part – Witnesseth that the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy his wife for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the said Thomas Springfield, the receipt whereof the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy his wife doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained and sold, alliened and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain and sell, allien and confirm unto the said Thomas Springfield his heirs and assigns forever, One Third part of all that tract of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Chatham, on the waters of the Cape Fear River, better known and distinguished as the tract of land formerly owned by Benjamin Rush, Senior, Deceased, and from him descended to his son Benjamin Rush who is since deceased and has now descended to his three sisters, Ruthy Christian, Elizabeth Perkins, and Judith Avent, which said tract of land is at present occupied by the wife of the said Benjamin Rush, Senior, Deceased. And which said third part of the tract of land is hereby intended to be conveyed by the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy Christian

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his wife unto the said Thomas Springfield, and also, all the woods, ways, water and water courses and all and every the appurtenances thereunto belonging, as in any wise appertaining, and the revision and revisions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits, all of the aforesaid land and premises, and every part thereof, and all the state, right, title, interest, claim, property and demand of the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy Christian his wife, of, in, and to the land and premises hereby granted: To Have and To Hold the aforesaid lands and premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said Thomas Springfield, his heirs and assigns, to the proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Springfield his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy his wife for themselves and their heirs, doth hereby forever warrant and defend the aforesaid land and premises, and every part thereof, against themselves and their heirs, and against the claim or claims of all and every other person or persons, whatsoever, to the said Thomas Springfield, his heirs and assigns,
In Witness whereof the said Hardy Christian and Ruthy Christian his wife hath hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date first above written, signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us
A. Carloss
P. Farrar

Hardy Christian [seal]
Ruthy Christian [seal]

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The execution of the within deed was duly proven before me this 25th day of Sept 1821 by Archelaus Carlos one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the within named Ruthy Christian being by me privily examined and apart from her husband, acknowledged that she executed the same of her own free will and accord and without force or compulsion on the part of her husband or any other person.
Let it be recorded
F Nash

Chatham County
Registered in the registers office
Book W Pages 329 and 330
T Harman Registrar