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WILLIAM WEST to MOURNING EVANS-1805 Know all men by these presents that I WILLIAM WEST of Warren County and
State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of the sum
of[sic] two hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by MOURNING EVANS the receipt
of which I do hereby acknowledge have this day given granted sold and
delivered to the said MOURNING one Negro man named NAT about forty two years
old to her only proper use and behoof for ever and I the said WM WEST for
myself my heirs Excrs. administrators or assigns do warrant and defend the
said Negro NAT to be free and clear of any manner of Incumbrance whatsoever
or from the lawfull claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of Dec'r
1804.
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Warren County, NC - Mourning Ivins Petition to Emancipate Husband, 1806 To the worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
the County of Warren. The memorial of Mouring Ivins humbly representing
sheweth unto your worships - that your memorialist is a free person of
colour residing in the County aforesaid - that she early in life marryed and
connected herself with a negro man that the property of William West -
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WILLIAM WEST Petition to Court To the honorabell gentel men whome this may cum befor - there is a negro man
by the name of Natt which said negro I ras'd from a childe until I solde him
to Mouring Ivins and she the said Ivins has a disior all togeather to set
him free if yor Honner gentel men pleas to take it in to consideraticion I
will enform you on my honner the correcton of said negro Natt as wel as I
can - he is a engenias hand and common about a plantaticion or as you
genrally find and an extrodonary shue maker and verry endusstrus and while
he lieved with me I entrusted abundance of buisness in his hands and he
proformd his duty verry faithfully to me - so that I entended to sett him
free at my deth but his haveing a free wife and childrean I solde him to her
for butt trifeling - I am gentelmen your frend - given under my hand this
23rd day of august 1806
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MOURNING IVINS Court Petition Approved A Memorial of MOURNING IVINS praying in consideration of meritorious services therein stated praying the Court to emancipate & free her said Husband a certain Negro man NAT by the name of NATHANIEL IVINS the court after considering of the facts stated in the memorial, order & adjudge that the said Negro man NAT, be emancipated & set free with all the rights & privileges of free persons of colour, the said MOURNING IVINS entered into Bond & Security according to law.
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MOURNING IVINS Emancipation Bond for her husband, NAT/aka MATTHEW EVANS Know all men by these presents that we MORNING IVINS and BENJAMIN KIMBELL
are held & firmly bound unto THOMAS EATON Chairman of the County Court of
Warren & his Successors in office in the full & Just Sum of One hundred
pounds to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our
heirs Exrs. &C jointly & severally firmly by these presents sealed with our
seals and dated this 28th AD 1806.
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CASWELL DRAKE to MATTHEW EVANS-1814
This Indenture made this 5th day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & fourteen between CASWELL DRAKE of the County of
Warren and State of N. Carolina of the one part and MATTHEW EVANS of the
County & State aforesaid of the other part, witnesseth that the said CASWELL
DRAKE for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred and ten dollars
current money of the United States to him in hand paid by the sd MATTHEW
EVANS before the dealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge hath bargained granted and sold and by these
presents doth absolutely grant, bargain and sell to the sd MATTHEW EVANS his
heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the sd County of Warren on the South side of single branch beginning on
the branch ISHAM BENNETT's line on a black oak thence up the sd branch to a
black oak at the mouth of the tarked branch thence up sd branch to the head
thence South east along a line of marked trees to a black oak in JOHN
HATHCOCK's line thence along his line East to ISHAM BENNETT's line a white
oak thence north along his line to the first station containing by
estimation one hundred acres more or less together with all and singular the
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining thereto. To
have and to hold the said land and premises to his own proper use and behoof
forever, and the said CASWELL DRAKE for himself his heirs &c doth moreover
convenant and agree to and with the sd MATTHEW EVANS that he hath a good and
lawful right and title to the aforesaid land and premises and can lawfully
convey the same, and that he will forever warrant and defend the same
against all and every person or persons whatsoever unto the sd MATTHEW EVANS
his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the sd CASWELL DRAKE hath
hereunto set his hand and seal the day and date abokve written.
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ISAAC EVANS to FALCONER TRUST-1829 This Indenture made this fifth day of December one thousand eight hundred &
Twenty eight between ISAAC EVANS of the first part and WILLIAM THRIFT of the
second part both of the County of Warren and State of North Carolina & ALEX
H. FALCONER of the County & State aforesaid of the third part, Witnesseth
that whereas the said ISAAC EVANS is justly indebted to the said WILL THRIFT
in the sum of one hundred & forty dollars, due by notes executed on January
1st 1825 the other Janry 1826 with interest twelve months after date. And
the said ISAAC EVANS being willing and desirous to secure the payment of the
same with the lawful interest that may be due thereon now this Indenture
witnesseth that for and in consideration of the primises and also of the sum
of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said A. H. FALCONER the rec't
whereof is hereby acknowledged. The said ISAAC EVANS hath bargained sold and
made our unto the said A. H. FALCONER his heirs, Exrs. Adm'rs & assigns one
piece or parcel of land situate lying & being in the County and State
aforesaid & containing by estimation forty six & a half "Acres" more or less
adjoining the lands of NATH'L EVANS, JOHN CHEEK & HILLARY CAPPS. Also one
gray horse, one brindle cow & heifer, twenty barrels of corn, two stacks of
fodder & black & white sow & pigs & bed & furniture. And the said EVANS doth
moreover covenant and agree to and with the said A. H. FALCONER that he will
defend forever the right and title to the aforesaid property unto him the
said A. H. FALCONER his heirs and assigns upon special trust & confidence.
That if the said ISAAC EVANS shall pay or cause to be paid unto the said
WILL THRIFT the above sum of money with interest on or before the "eight" day
of December, Instant, then this Indenture to be void & of no effect, but if
he fails so to do it shall & may be lawfull for the said A. H. FALCONER his
heirs &c to make sale of the aforesaid property for the best price that can
be got for ready money first giving ten days notice in the said County & out
of the proceeds to pay the said WILL THRIFT the above sum of money with all
cost &c & the overplus if any to be paid unto the said ISAAC EVANS his heirs
&c & if the above does not sell for enough the said EVANS is to pay it
otherwise. In witness whereof I the said ISAAC EVANS have hereunto set my
hand & seal the day & date above written.
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