CA543

Edgecombe Co., North Carolina Deed Book 18
(C. Avis Catalog entry#543)


Deeds, v. 18 1823-1827
p. 478-9
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In obedience to the [...] petition to us directed Daniel Hopkins and Eli Howel two of the Justices of the county of Edgecombe, for the purpose of taking the private examination of Susannah Mooring wife of John Mooring Jun^r touching the conveyance of a certain tract or parcel of Land which fell to the S^d Susannah Mooring by her decd farther Arthur Staton, questioned by us,    did you ever assign a deed of conveyance of the S^d Land to Wilson Howard, ans^r I did    question did you do it by free consent and a Willing mind ans^r I did    question did you do it through fear or compulsion by your husband John Mooring Jn^r or any other person or not an^r I did not but I did it with a willing mind and without any compulsion. Sign^d and acknowledged in the presents of us Feb^y 11th 1826

Daniel Hopkins    Eli Howell                                                                                                    Susannah Mooring
                            Edgecombe County  May Court 1826

The foregoing acknowledgement was duly exhibited in open Court 
ordered to be recorded.

                                                        Test.  Mich^l  Hearn   C.C.