Survey begun by Louise Cowell and Jean Gurkin April, 2013 and completed by Ted Hill from Baltimore in April 2014 when he was here visiting and Jean.

This cemetery is located about .1 mile at the back of the field next to the first house on the right after turning off Clay Bottom School Road on Ephesus Church Road. The GPS coordinates are N35°25.712, W77° 00164.  A couple of markers can be seen from Ephesus Church Road.  The cemetery is not maintained.  Because of many fallen trees, some very large, and the undergrowth it was not possible to get an accurate count on the number of unmarked graves. However we did find five graves with markers.  This cemetery is about 20 paces wide and 20 paces deep.

Row 1:

• “Hattie” Erma G. Lewis Oct. 25, 1905 – Mar. 2, 1940 Wife of Ottis Lewis  At Rest
• Iona Lee Dau of L. R. & B. M. Buck Dec. 19, 1923 – June 23, 1925 From Mother’s arms to the arms of Jesus.
• L. C. Hill Born Apr. 7, 1851 Died Oct 21, 1923 Fond memory points our hearts to thee

Row 2:

• Memory of Jessie A. Hill, Born June 22, 1887 Died Oct. 3, 1890   Our Jessie has left us but why do we mourn, she is above with the angels, the Lords will be done.  (broken stone)
• Partial Funeral Home Marker

Back row (back several rows)

• Hattie M. Wife of A. E. Hill July 6, 1846 – Aug. 19, 1998  We trust our loss were be her gain
• Amariah E. Hill Corp Co. K  17 N. C. Inf. C. S. A.  Sept. 22, 1837 – June 11, 1906

                  Ted Hill helping survey this cemetery.

 

 

The James H. Hill Cemetery

Surveyed by Ted Hill

To get to this cemetery from Chocowinity, go South on US Hwy 17 about 5 miles and turn left on Possum Track Road, #1127, go about 2 miles and turn right on Haw Branch Road,

# 1129, go about 1 ½ miles to 1378 Haw Branch Road (You can see Haw Branch Church on your left) and turn right onto a dirt lane and go about 0.1 mile to an old pack house on your left. Park your car and go left (South)  about 325 feet across a field and into the woods. The cemetery area in the woods has been cleared and is fairly easy to get to.

The GPS coordinates are:       N35degrees 25.365min & W77degrees 04.916min.

There are three known graves in this Hill Family Cemetery and this cemetery has not been listed in other cemetery surveys that I am aware of.

1. James Henry “Jim” Hill, Headstone, James H. Hill, born June 14, 1847, died Jan 30, 1929. – He married Lottie Ann Elizabeth Corbitt on February 29, 1876, in Pitt County, NC. He was the father of John T. Hill, who married Selecta Victoria Edwards and lived here on this farm, James Walter Hill who married Mary Irma Hill and moved to Norfolk, VA., Mary Rowena Hill who married Fredrick Johnson Taylor and lived on a farm at the end of the pavement on Haw Branch Road about 2 miles from here and Jesse Hill who never married.

2. Lottie A. Corbitt,  Headstone- Lottie A. , wife of J. H. Hill, above, born Oct 24, 1851, died Aug 22, 1920, “A tender mother and a faithful wife.”- Her father was James Mason Corbitt from Pitt County. She was the wife of James H. Hill

3.Jesse Hill, b. 1878   d. Headstone, He was the son of James Hill and Lottie Corbitt.

  The James H. Hill Cemetery before Ted Hill cleaned the cemetery and set up the two markers that had fallen/been knocked over.

        

   The James H. Hill after cleaning area and setting up the headstones.

 

The land for the Poor House/County was purchased in 1827.  However we have not been able to locate any records for burials at the County Home until the registration of Death Certificates which began in latter part of 1913.  Louise Cowell and I reviewed each death certificate at the Register of Deeds in Washington, NC documenting each one that was buried at the County Home.  The last person was buried at the County Home was 1942

				Date	of	Death
Surname	First/Middle Name	Race	DOB	MO	Day	Year	Age/Comments	Book/Page

A

Adams	Richmond	C	NG	May	28	1927	Age abt. 30.  Cause of death:  Gun shot to abdomen	12-321
Allen	George	C	1872	Jun.	1	1942	W:  Ella Credle, Oedima of the lungs	27-264
Allen	Infant, male	C	Sep. 19, 1931	Sept.	19	1931	Parents:  Allen Collin and Maggie Givins, she did a big days wash.	27-273

 

B

Bailey	Tom	C	Dec. 23, 1867	Jan.	9	1942	Widowed, Cerebral hemorrhage	27-248
Bell	Infant, male	C	Sep.. 6, 1934	Sept.	6	1934	Parents:  William Bell and Lizzie Staten	20-623
Blango	James	C	NG	Feb.	6	1940	Age 69,  W: Fannie Blango, lobar pneumonia	25-293
Blount	Hester	C	NG	Oct.	12	1930	Age 79, old age	15-158
Blount	James	C	NG	Jan.	24	1929	Age 25, cerebral hemorrhage	14-614
Blow	Annie Lee	C	Dec. 19, 1934	Jan.	31	1935	Age 1 mo.  Lobar Pneumonia	20-448
Bowen	Moses	C	1859	Sept.	1	1934	Age 75, widower, myocarditis	19-476
Branch	Odessa Bell	C	1910	Nov.	17	1933	H;  Edward Branch, intestinal tuberculosis, anaemia	18-803
Braswell	Joseph	C	Aug. 11, 1862	Mar.	22	1942	W:  Julia Sears, dec., senile colitis	3A-670
Brimage	Alex	C	NG	Sept.	13	1928	Age 65, acute nephritis	14-641
Bryant	Mattie	C	NG	Jun.	15	1933	Age 50, chronic inyocarditis	18-495
Bunch	Emma	C	1891	Sept.	30	1931	Age 40, H:  Issaac Bunch, Chi. Plumionary tuberculosis	17-244
Bunch	Florence	C	Nov. 3, 1913	Sept.	3	1936	TB, single	22-127
Burk	Mark	C	NG	May	20	1940	Age 68, W: Mary Burk,cerebral hemorrhage with henniplegia	25-501
Burnett	Earnest Lee	C	1902	Aug.	10	1941	Age 39, lacarated wound of neck (left), violence	26-492
Byrd	James Earl	W	NG	May	20	1933	Age: 1 mo., 10 days.  Cause od death:   Acute colitis	18-145

 

C

Cameron	Joe	W	NG	Oct.	23	1916	Age abt. 65, cerebral hemorrhage	3-427
Carson	Martha	C	NG	Nov.	12	1927	Age 15, cerabasis ophever	13-411
Cason	Martha	C	1874	Dec.	13	1934	Age 60, H:  Sam Cason, chronic intestinal nephritis	19-326
Chapman	Dude	C	1866	May	6	1934	Age 68, W:  Florence Hebron, apoplexy	19-109
Cheatam/ Cheatem	Rosetta	C	NG	May	30	1934	Age 34, Pulmonary tuberculosis	19-314
Cheeks	Andrew	C	NG	Dec.	23	1917	Abt. 60, widow, pneumonia	3A-580
Cherry	Annie	C	1880	Aug.	24	1930	H:  John Cherry, nephritis	15-329
Chestnut	Henry	C	1871	Apr.	17	1936	Age 65, widower, myocarditis	21-583
Clark	George Earl	C	Nov. 28, 1932	Dec.	13	1932	Bronchitis, poverty	17-299
Clark	William	C	1857	Jun.	7	1939	Age 82, W:  Annie Clark, senility	24-383
Clark	Willie	C	NG	Jan.	6	1915	Age 20, Married, female, do not know, had no physican.  Cannot find out anything that wil be of benefit.	2-375
Cole	Ormond	C	NG	Feb.	2	1929	Age not given, cerebrospinal meningitis	14-580
Collie	Jane	C	1851	Mar.	29	1934	Age 83, widow, apoplexy	19-304
Cooper	Infant, Male	C	May 15, 1940	May	15	1940	Lived 45 min.  Toxemia of Mother.  Parents:  Nathaniel Cooper & Gertrude Mills	25-369
Copeland	Annie Keys	C	1865	Aug.	23	1934	Age 69, H:  William Copeland, Chronic nephritis	19-313
Credle	Don	C	NG	Feb.	16	1918	Abt. 70, Gangrine of foot from exposure to cold.	3A-657
Credles	Jane	C	NG	Dec.	9	1929	Age 65, heart dropsy	14-573
Cutler	William H.	W	Jul. 22, 1865	Dec.	23	1934	W:  Minnie Carroll, dec., myocarditis	19-329

D

Daniels	Tezell	NG	NG	Apr.	13	1914	Age not given, widowed, chronic diarrhea	1-577
Davis	Laura	C	1880	Nov.	10	1935	Widow, chronic nephritis	20-781
Dibble, Jr.	James Lee	C	April 7,  1935	Apr.	30	1935	Age 23 days.  Died suddenly.	21-238
Dixon	Albert	C	NG	Jan.	30	1928	Age 50, paralysis	13-382
Dupree	Gray	C	NG	Mar.	20	1923	Age abt. 80, appoplexey and senitity	9-453

 

E

Eborn	Louise	C	NG	Mar.	3	1941	Age 75, W:  Sarah Eborn, senility	26-404
Edwards	Mary	W	NG	Oct.	13	1914	Age 91, softening of brain	1-601

 

F

Farrow	Leymon	C	1872	Jul.	22	1942	W:  Lizzie Credle, dec., apoplexy	27-261
Finney	James Howard	C	NG	Jul.	9	1941	Age 46, perforated peptic ulcer with peritonitis and shock	26-342
Flint	Robert	W	NG	Jul.	11	1928	Age 62, heart disease	13-375

 

G

Garrett	William	C	1895	Dec.	22	1935	Abt. 40, single, died from exposure in presence of friends, drinking	20-515
Gibbs	Elijah	C	NG	Nov.	6	1927	Age 60, paralysis	12-525
Gibbs	Henry	C	Apr. 19, 1897	Aug.	9	1936	Single, myocarditis	21-400
Gibbs	Malinda	C	NG	Jul.	14	1923	Age abt. 70, brights disease of kidney	8-188-1
Goodwin	Enoch	C	NG	Mar.	7	1930	Age not given, acute supperative appendicitis, septic peritonitis	15-445
Gorham	Ned	C	NG	Mar.	2	1914	Age 60, single, rheumatisihm	1-570
Green	Amos	C	NG	Dec.	30	1919	Pertonitis following gun shot wound through lower adomen.	5-266
Griffin	John	C	Oct. 15, 1871	May	24	1940	Myocarditis	25-363
Grimes	Jennie Beele	C	NG	May	22	1934	Age 61 yrs., 4 mo., H:  Arthur Grimes, did not attend her, but know of it through her daughter.  D.E. Ford, Health Officer	19-111
Grimes	Mack	C	Feb. 17, 1877	Oct.	22	1935	W:  Annie Grimes, cerebral hemorrhage	21-415
Grimes	Maria	C	Jun. 15, 1850	Nov.	17	1937	Widow, senility	23-185
Grimes	Mary	C	Nov. 23, 1886	Dec.	30	1933	Single, sick for some time, no signs foul play, died before doctor arrived.	18-859

 

H

Hamilton	Mary	W	1860		19	1936	Age 76, senility	21-108
Hardey	Infant, Female	W	Mar. 27, 1933	Mar.	27	1933	Lived 1/2 min.  Premature, 5 mo.  Parents:  Father unknown, mother Ollie Hardey	18-569
Hardis	James	C	NG	Jan.	11	1931	Age 29, General peritonitis	15 1/2-       362
Hassel	Polly Ann	W	1865	Mar.	17	1934	Age 80, widow, cardio vascular renal disease	19-298
Hill	James	C	1894	Feb.	16	1933	W:  Mamie Hill, nephritis, apoplexy, chronic	18-801
Hill	Willie	C	NG	Feb.	10	1940	Age 38, gun shot wound in back.  Buck shot in left kidney and lower regions, homocide	25-504
Hines	Gary	C	NG	May	20	1916	Age 41, single, he had no physican. Dr. Lloyd saw him,, called it acute indigestion.	3-491
Hines	Gatsia	C	NG	Sept.	7	1939	Age 82, single, senility	25-506
Howard	Henry	C	NG	Sept.	30	1930	Age abt. 80, single, chronic nyphritis	16-80
Howard	Rosella	C	Dec. __, 1889	Apr.	28	1939	Widow, aortia aneurism	24-284
Hyman	Infant, Female	C	Jan. 21, 1933	Jan.	21	1933	Stillborn, syphillis.   Parents:  Mann Hyman and Lacy Spencer	17-415

 

 

I

 

J

Jenkins	Caroline	C	NG	Jan.	6	1931	Age 80,widowed, arteriosclerosis, cerebral hemorrhage	27-270
Jennette	Kate	C	NG	Jul.	21	1938	Age 66, H:  not given, myocarditis syphilis	24-264
Jerman	Hattie Grist/Ghrist	C	NG	Aug.	9	1931	Age 37 yrs., 5 mo., 26 days.,  nutral sterosis, influenza	27-269
Johnson	Henry	C	NG	Apr.	14	1924	Age 18, pulmonary tuberculosis	10-298
Jones	Harriet	C	NG	Aug.	31	1930	Age 80, H:  James Jones, dec., Cerebral hemorrhage	15-441
Jones	Mitchell	C	NG	Sept.	5	1941	Age 57, W:  Malinda Jones, cachexia, carcinoma of stomach	26-548
Jones	Walter	W	NG	Oct.	28	1928	Age 44, lobar pneumonia	13-389

 

K

Keys	William	C	May 12, 1883	Aug.	5	1940	Single, myocarditis	25-413
King	Mormie	C	NG	Feb.	4	1925	Age not given, Menengitis	10-380
Kinsey	Lizzie	C	NG	Jun.	2	1918	Abt. 35, single, gastro endritis, syphilis.	3 1/2-344

 

L

Lane	Mary Jane	C	NG	Aug.	28	1932	Age 60, H:  Henry Lane, dec., cardis renal disease	17-398
Langley	Molly	C	NG	Jun.	26	1933	Age abt. 70, H:  George Langley, dec., myocarditis.	18-647
Latham	Daniel	C	NG	Jun.	8	1930	Age abt. 75, single, cerebral hemorrhage	15-382
Latham	Josephine	C	NG	Feb.	23	1925	Age 23, cause of death-unknown	10-388
Lee	Bill	C	NG	Dec.	3	1929	Age 100, acute brights	14-644
Lee	George	C	1887	Mar.	15	1939	Myocarditis	24-433
Little	Gwinnie	C	NG	Nov.	11	1932	Age 80, single, no attending physican, paralysis-had it for 16 years	17-388
Little	Thomas	C	NG	Apr.	25	1936	Age 27, lobar pneumonia	21-701
Lloyd	Fannie	C	NG	Jun.	29	1918	Age 18 yrs., 1 mo., 15 days	5-226
Lodge	Nathaneal	C	NG	Jan.	14	1933	Age 18.  Cause of death:  Cancer of Buccal Cavity	18-453
Lovett	Troy	W	NG	Apr.	4	1937	About 53, single, through examination showed he died with acute indegistion.	22-392

 

M

Mackey	Annie Potter	C	Feb., 1858	Mar.	8	1940	Potters Field, H:  Turette Mackey, cerebral Hemorrhage	25-352
Mackey	Goleh	C	1860	Sept.	25	1932	W:  Annie Mackey, ruptured appendix with generalized peritonitis	17-167
Mann	Nina	C	NG	Nov.	3	1929	Age abt. 18, rifle bullet wound of intestines (peritonitis)	14-543
McCoy	Lizzie (M.)	C	NG	Jun.	30	1942	Age 85.  H:  Robt. McCoy, dec., senility	27-257
Mitchell	Leah	C	NG	Feb.	22	1933	Age 50, single, organic disease of the heart	18-537
Moore	Harvey	C	1858	Jan.	23	1933	Investigated by me, natural causes.  D. E. Ford, H.O.	17-417
Moore	Infant, Male	C	Oct. 18, 1920	Oct.	18	1920	Still born.  Parents:  Allen Moore and Belle Smith	8-237
Moore	Jacob	C	NG	Jan.	11	1918	Abt. 90. widowed, Senility	3A-653
Moore	Litchfield	C	1856	Sept.	2	1940	W:  Nancy Moore, myocarditis	26-541
Murray	Bonner	C	1863	Dec.	15	1939	Age 79, W:  Georgiana Bonner, dec., senility	24-318
Murrel	Will	C	NG	Dec.	23	1928	Age 54, divorced, cardiac dropsy	13-355

 

N

Neal	Isaac	C	NG	Nov.	4	1928	Age 60, old age	13-599
Nice	Infant,Male	C	Oct. 15, 1916	Oct.	21	1916	Had no physican.  No one saw it.  Don’t know of what it died.  Parents:  Alex Nise and Laura Nice	3-596
Northern	Louise	C	Feb., 1925	Feb.	1	1935	Ruptured appendix, general peritonitis	20-489

 

O

Overton

Jim

W

NG

Apr.

14

1925

Age 65, cerebral hemorrhage

10-366

 

P

Parmey	Mary	C	NG	Feb.	25	1939	Age 40, H:  Julius Parmey, found dead in bed.  Had been in ill health about 6 years.	24-270
Parmley	Julius	C	NG	May	29	1940	Age 59, cardio renal disease	25-508
Pemelton	William	C	NG	May	7	1929	Age 34, cerebral hemorrhage	14-466
Perkins	Febie	C	NG	Nov.	12	1929	Age 70, H:  John Perkins, dec., paralysis	15-489
Peyton	Hilliard	C	NG	Mar.	12	1925	Age 40, pneumonia	12-429
Pinner	Daniel	C	NG	Oct.	18	1935	No age given.  Transent, apoplexy	20-783
Pipkin	Lewis	W	NG	Oct.	2	1916	Age abt. 68, pellagra	3-426

 

Q

 

R

Reddick	Emma	NG	NG	Jul.	20	1931	Age 70, H:  Essex Reddick, cardis vascular renal disease	16-123
Reddick	Spencer	C	Feb. 21, 1862	Sept.	29	1941	Age 79, W:  Julia Reddick, cardio-vascular renal disease	27-246
Reddick	Victor Shelburne	C	Dec. 9, 1934	Dec.	17	1934	Cause of Death:  Tetanus caused by umbilical Infectrion	19-539
Respass	York	C	Abt. 1826	Feb.	7	1936	Age 110, widower, cerebral hemorrhage	21-891
Roberson	Heber	C	NG	May	9	1937	Age 25, single, stab wound of abdomon with perforation of intestines	22-403
Rowe	Susan	W	NG	Jul.	19	1915	Age 63,widow, gastro en_______ (could not read)	2-561

 

S

Saunders	Margarette H.	C	NG	Jun.	19	1939	Age 55, H:  George Saunders, cerebral hemorrhage	24-260
Sawyer	Sadie	W	1873	Jan.	19	1942	Single, Cardio vascular disease	27-265
Selby	Richard	C	NG	May	29	1929	Age abt. 56,Carcenoma of prostrate gland	14-542
Slade	Will	C	NG	Jan.	27	1931	Age abt. 55, Died suddenly, endocarditis and heart failure	27-271
Small	Gladys	C	Oct. 1918	Jul.	7	1940	H:  Robert T. Small, Generalized tuberculosis	25-496
Small	Jake	C	NG	Jan.	10	1931	Age 84, cardis renal disease	15 1/2-       351
Small	Rosetta	C	NG	Dec.	28	1917	Abt. 40, widow, nephitis.	3A-646
Smith	Elisha	C	NG	Jul.	7	1917	Age unknown.  Gun shot wound, homicide	3A-500
Smith	Fred	C	NG	Sept.	18	1915	Age 35, pyilitis	2-496
Smith	General Lee	C	1872	Nov.	8	1932	W:  Kanzetta Smith, apoplexy	17-392
Smith	Infant, Female	C	Apr. 24, 1933	Apr.	24	1933	Lived 45 min. Parents:  Noah Arnold and Ruth Smith	18-581
Smith	Mittie	C	NG	Jan.	9	1935	Age 35, H:  James Smith, carcinoma of cervex uteri	20-513
Smith	Patsy	W	NG	Jun.	15	1928	Age 62,high blood presure	13-404
Smith	Tom	C	NG	Apr.	10	1918	Abt. 80, widower, senility	3A-667
Sniper	Will	C	NG	Nov.	4	1929	Age 28, internal hemorrhage from liver.	14-635
Spencer	Alice	C	NG	Aug.	14	1933	Age 50, H:  James Spencer, carcinomia of the cervix	18-691
Stancill	John	C	1868	Aug.	14	1940	Age 72.  W: Elsie Clemmons, dec., apoplexy	25-288
Stanley	Caroline	C	NG	Feb.	19	1928	Age 90, old age	13-352
Staton	Jim	C	NG	Jan.	5	1929	Age abt. 70, no cause of death given	14-581
Swain	William	C	NG	Jul.	3	1937	Age 27.  Wife Nolie Swain, pulmonary tuberculosis	22-539
Swindell	Robert	C	NG	Feb.	25	1934	Age: 1yr., 7 mo. Cause of Death:  Pneumonia	19-375

 

T

Taylor, Jr.,	William A.	C	Jan. 3, 1941	Feb.	10	1941	Pyloric Stenous, Broncho pneumonia	26-300
Thomas	William	C	Apr. 11, 1887	Aug.	4	1937	Single, cardio-vascular renal disease	22-437
Tooten/ Tuten	Mattie	C	NG	Jul.	25	1929	Age 40, apoplexy	14-599

 

U

Unidentified	Colored Man	C	NG	Oct.	7	1928	Cause of death: fractured skull	13-609
Unidentified	Colored Man	C	NG	Abt.     Jun.	5	1934	Age abt. 28.  He came to his death while laboring on Norfolk-Southern RR	19-155

 

V

Valentine

Infant, Male

C

May 23, 1936

May

23

1936

Premature, stillbirth.  Parents:   Roosevelt Valentine, Catherine Bryant

21-434

 

W

Walker	George	C	NG	May	14	1934	Age 58, W:  Rena Reese Walker, died suddenly before doctor arrived, supposed heart failure	19-425
Wallace	William Whitford	W	July 16, 1913	Dec.	4	1914	Loryorguel Depthria	1-122
Ward	Sarah Clark	C	NG	Aug.	15	1933	Age 55, H:  James Ward, parenchymatous nephritis	18-697
Warren	Infant, Female	W	Mar. 6, 1932	Mar.	6	1932	Premature, toximia of mother,  Parents:  Jesse Warren and Florence Johnson	19-291
Whitaker	Margaret	W	NG	Apr.	10	1933	Age 83, Senile gangrene, bed ridden from senility 17 months.	18-473
Whitley	James	C	May 18, 1911	Dec.	22	1929	Age 18, congested chill, malaria fever	14-397
Williams	Ed	C	NG	Dec.	20	1933	Age abt. 75, widower, inquest not necessary, no signs of foul play, died before doctor arrived	18-849
Williams	Littie	C	NG	Aug.	16	1933	Age 85, widow, senility	18-701
Williams	Queenie	C	NG	May	23	1930	Age 14, rectal fistula, constipation	15-334
Williams	Tempest	C	1878	May	26	1935	H:  Albert Williams, dec., apoplexy	20-473
Wilson	George	C	1895	Mar.	19	1933	W:  Della Wilson, organic heart disease	18-565
Wood	Infant, male	C	Oct. 4, 1931	Oct.	4	1931	Parents:  Nathaniel Taylor and Carrie Wood	16-88
Woolard	James	W	NG	Jul.	12	1914	Age 75,gastritis	1-582
Woolard	Roberta	C	NG	Jan.	28	1937	Age 23.  Husband:  John Henry Woolard, pulmonary tuberculosis	22-629

 

XYZ

 

Beaufort County Register of Deeds

Book 15, pages 429 -430

 

Whereas the Wardens of the Poor for the County of Beaufort now by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina passed in the year One thousand eight hundred & Eighteen authorized and required to procure a piece of land either by purchase or otherwise and to build or cause to be built thereon a house or houses sufficient for the reception of the poor of the County and all bastard & other children that the County are bound to provide for.  Now this Indenture made and executed this twenty fifth day of May One thousand eight hundred & twenty seven between Joseph B. Hinton of the County of Beaufort & State of North Carolina of the one part and William Kennedy, Hugh CcCullough, William Gordon, John  Satchell, William Windly, Henry Harding and Thomas Roboson of the second part, the said parties of the second part being Wardens of the Poor for the County of Beaufort:   Witnesseth, that the said Joseph B Hinton, party of the first part, for & in consideration of the sum of Twelve hundred & fifty dollars to him in hand paid at and before the sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and from the further payment hereof he doth herby forever release & discharge the said parties of the second part, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed & confirmed and by these present doth give, grant, bargain, sell aline, enfeoff & confirm unto the said parties of the second part, Wardens of the Poor for the County of Beaufort, and their successors in Office, forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate lying & being in the County of Beaufort aforesaid called Bagatelle, that is to say, all the Bagatelle lands which lie upon the North and east side of the main road from Washington to Bath and which lands are particularly described in a deed from Thomas H. Blount to the said Joseph B. Hinton dated May 26^th 1817 to which reference being had will more fully appear, excepting & reserving to the said Joseph B. Hinton the smale piece or parcel of land on the South side of said road which said smale piece is also a part of the Bagatelle lands.

To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land unto the said parties of the second part & their successors in Office forever – to the sole use benefit a& behalf of the poor of the County of Beaufort and the said Joseph B. Hinton, for having his heirs, executors ^ administrators, to & with the said parties of the second part and their successors in office , doth hereby covenant that he the said Joseph B Hinton hath good right & authority to sell and convey the said lands in fee simple, that the said lands are free & clear from all incumbrance whatever that they the said parties of second part & their successors in Office shall have, hold & enjoy the said premises without the hindrance, molestation or disturbance of any person whatever, that the said Joseph B Hinton is lawfully signed in fee simple of said lands and that he will make all such other & further assurances  as may be necessary & proper for the purpose of securing the said land to the said parties of the second part that the said Joseph B Hinton for himself his heirs executors & administrators to and with the said parties of the second part & their successors in Office the aforesaid land to the said parties of the Second part & their successors in office doth hereby warrant & forever defend against the claim or claims of all persons whatever.

In witness where of the said Joseph B Hinton hath here-unto set his hand & seal the day & year aforesaid written.

 

The words administrators interlined          )

before the execution of this deed               )                           Jos. B. Hinton  (Seal)

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of )    Novem. Term 1829.  Then was this deed from          W.L. Lavender                               )    Jos. B. Hinton to the Wardens of the Poor, proved   John Myers                                     )    in open Court by the oath of John Myers a Witness

Thence – Ordered to be Registered

W^m Ellison Clk

 

(Written in left margin:  See Book 63 page 90 for survey of Poor House land.)  Map of survey is below.

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