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Deeds Recorded in Alleghany County, NC
Date - Alleghany Co., NC, Deeds, 1876 - Book Page
Jan. ?, 1876 John HIGGINS & wife Susan to Daniel HIGGINS, 90 acres on Brush Creek beg. on the side of the road that leads from David HOLBROOK to Starlin TOLIVER, adj. EDWARDS, a small branch, CHOAT's old line, & crossing Brush Creek, for $175. Signed: John HIGGINS, Susan (X) HIGGINS. Wits: Burris ANDREWS, S.F. JOINES, Martin ANDERS. Proved Mar. 18, 1886, by Susan HIGGINS. Filed Mar. 16, 1886. 6:476
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Jan. 5, 1876 W.D. GAMBILL of Wilkes Co., NC, to Norwood KENEDY of Alleghany Co., NC, [chattel mortgage], 1 gray filly, to secure $44.35 debt. Signed: W.D. GAMBILL. Wit: W.B. KENNEDY. Proved Jan. 10, 1876, by W.B. KENNEDY. 3:154
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Jan. 7, 1876 Jacob HOPPERS to Stephen HOPPERS, tract of land on Little River [no acreage stated] adj. Catherine OSBORN, Alfred MOXLEY, top of the ridge, & CHEEK, for $180. This deed executed to correct a mistake in the land description in a deed from Jacob HOPPERS to Stephen HOPPERS dated Apr. 26, 1855 [not recorded]. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPERS. Wits: E.L. VAUGHAN, H.S. EDWARDS. Proved Jan. 27, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Jan. 27, 1876. 3:149
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Jan. 10, 1876 James DIXON & wife Matilda to Alexander B. MCMILLAN, 475 acres in Ashe Co., NC, on the north & south forks of New River, adj. old Nathan WEAVER line, MCMILLAN, old FLOYD line, TREDWAY, old MULKY? line, TAYLOR, old MCMILLAN line, for $2,100. Being the land sold by William WEAVER to John F. GREER dated Mar. 21, 1864, & sold by said GREER to said James DICKSON. Signed: James DICKSON, Matilda DICKSON. Proved July 2?, 1876 (ack'd); Norman H. VANHOY [VANNOY], J.P. 3:286
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Jan. 15, 1876 H.S. EDWARDS & wife Sallie to Solomon FENDER, 3 acres on the Little River above the falls including a grist mill & saw mill, for $900. Signed: H.S. EDWARDS, Sallie EDWARDS. Wits: Thomas EDWARDS, Jesse (X) ANDERS. Proved Mar. 10, 1881 (ack'd). Reg. Dec. 14, 1885. 7:186
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Jan. 28, 1876 Houston BLEVINS & wife Sarah Jane to P.C. HIGGINS, 90 acres on Sniders Branch of Little River adj. P.C. HIGGINS, CHEEK, Houston BLEVINS, Hardin PHIPPS, John W. BLEVINS, for $500. Signed: Houston BLEVINS, Sarah Jane BLEVINS. Wit: Wm. H. JOINS [JOINES]. Proved June 28, 1876 (ack'd); Wm. H. JOINS, J.P. Filed Apr. 2, 1886. 6:481
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Jan. 29, 1876 John R. LONG & wife Polly to their daughter Caroline TAYLOR, 1/2 of a 200 acre tract of land on Little River adj. MORGAN, crossing a fork of Little River, to a stake on a knob, & with the road to the Adam BROWN tract; for love & good will. Signed: John R. LONG, Polly LONG. Wits: Lydia LONG, Nancy LONG. Proved Aug. 13, 1878 (ack'd). Reg. Aug. 13, 1878. 4:136
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Jan. 29, 1876 John R. LONG & wife Polly to daughter Rebecca WARDEN, 1/2 of a 200 acre tract on Knolls [Nall] Branch adj. Tommies Knob, Matthew LONG, DOUGHTON, Piney Fork Creek; for love & good will. Signed: John R. LONG, Polly LONG. Wits: Lydia LONG, Nancy LONG. Proved July 2, 1892 (ack'd). Reg. July 6, 1892. 9:75
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Jan. 30, 1876 I.L. JONES to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 yoke of oxen & 1 field of rye now growing on the land of Israel JONES adj. Allen EDWARDS, Levi WILLEY, Solomon FENDER, & others [not identified], to secure $21.60 debt. Signed: I.L. JONES. [No wits.] Proved Jan. 31, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Jan. 31, 1876. 3:153
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Feb. 9, 1876 Daniel HOLLOWAY & wife Francis J. to I.C. WAGGONER & wife Sarah, 3 tracts of land on Little River adj. Patsy HOLLOWAY, B.E. CAUDILL, & others [not identified], for $233. 1st tract: 1/2 of a certain survey adj. a branch [no acreage stated]. 2nd tract: 30 acres adj. the 1st tract. 3rd tract: 25 acres adj. his old line & ALEX'R? [ALEXANDER?] Signed: Daniel HOLLOWAY, Francis (X) HOLLOWAY. [No wits.] Proved Jan. 30, 1879 (ack'd). Reg. May 11, 1880. 4:394
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Feb. 23, 1876 E.D. GREER to John F. GREER, both of Ashe Co., NC, tract of land in Ashe & Alleghany Counties on Cranberry Creek & Piney Fork [no acreage stated], for $1,500. Signed: E.D. GREER. Wits: J.H. DOUGHTON, Wm. LATHAM. Proved May 6, 1878, by J.H. DOUGHTON. 2:482
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Feb. 26, 1876 Henderson CROUSE & wife Mary Ann to J.C. MCGRADY, 82 ¼ acres on Little River adj. Calloway JOINES, F.J. HOPPERS, James F. CAUDILL, for $190. Signed: Henderson CROUSE, Mary Ann CROUSE. Wit: L.L. CHAPEL. Proved Sept. 4, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. May 16, 1927. 35:309
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Mar. 1, 1876 C.L.H. SMITH & wife S.R. of Ashe Co., NC, to Isaac WALLACE & David WALLACE trading under the name of WALLACE BROS. of Iredell Co., NC, [mortgage deed], 40 acres in Alleghany County beg. on a large rock on the east side of the South Branch of New River, adj. a small branch, [??]'s corner, Smith PIERCE, Wm. B. HALSEY's line near the School House, & L.H. HALSEY; formerly the property of William HALSEY, having on it a grist mill, saw mill & forge. Also all my goods, wares, merchandise, produce etc. now in my store at Flint Hill in Ashe County & at my forge in Alleghany County. To secure $4,328.66 debt due Jan. 1, 1877. Signed: C.L.H. SMITH, Sallie R. SMITH. [No wits.] [There follows an inventory of goods at the Flint Hill Store in Ashe County & at the mill & forge on New River.] Proved Apr. 13, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 14, 1876. 3:177
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Mar. 3, 1876 Samuel WOODRUFF to James ROBERTS, [mortgage deed], 200 acres on Roaring River adj. a branch, a path on the top of a ridge Ellis Knob, the line of a 75 acre tract, & the cond'l line that was made between R.J. SPARKS & Hardin BROOKS, except 10 acres adj. G.A. GENTRIES [GENTRY] old line. To secure $53 debt due June 1, 1876. Signed: Samuel WOODRUFF. Wits: M.V.B. NORMAN, J.C. ROBERTS. Proved Mar. 31, 1876, by J.C. ROBERTS. Reg. Mar. 31, 1876. 3:170
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Mar. 3, 1876 Ralph BLEVINS & wife Mary Jane to Wm. BRACKINS, 18 acres on Pine Swamp, for $40. Signed: Ralph BLEVINS, Mary Jane (X) BLEVINS. Wits: Samuel BRACKINS, F.P. BRACKINS. Proved June 1, 1876 (ack'd). 3:297
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Mar. 3, 1876 Ralph BLEVINS & wife Mary Jane to Wm. BRACKINS, 3 ½ acres on Pine Swamp, for $5. Signed: Ralph BLEVINS, Mary Jane (X) BLEVINS. Wits: Samuel BRACKINS, F.P. BRACKINS. Proved June 1, 1876 (ack'd). 3:298
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Mar. 4, 1876 Daniel HOLLOWAY & wife Sarah Jane to Wm. H. BROOKS, 100 acres on Roaring River beg. on the side of Peak Ridge, crossing Bull Head Creek near the Big Icy? Rock, for $100. Signed: Daniel HOLLOWAY, Sarah J. (X) HOLLOWAY. [No wits.] Proved Mar. 7, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Mar. ?, 1876. 3:155
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Mar. 4, 1876 Daniel WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD] to William WHITEAD, Josiah CAUDILL, & Isom WAGGONER, Trustees of the Union Church, 7/8 acre on Little River where the Union Church is now situated, for $1, for so long as it shall remain an old Primitive Baptist church. Signed: Daniel WHITEAD. Wits: D.C. WHITEAD, Robert THOMPSON. Proved July 4, 1876, by Robert THOMPSON. 3:228
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Mar. 5, 1876 John S. PARSONS & wife Rebecca of Alleghany Co., NC, to Jefferson RUTHERFORD of Grayson Co., VA, 75 ½ acres in Alleghany on Potato Creek on the Fox Pen Branch adj. William BILLINGS & Jesse MILES, for $436. Signed: John S. PARSONS, Rebecca (X) PARSONS. Wits: Nathan WEAVER, H.B. WILLIAMS. Proved Feb. 13, 1878 (ack'd); Wm. HALSEY, J.P. 2:449
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Mar. 6, 1876 John PHIPPS to William HOPPERS, [mortgage deed] 3 tracts of land, for $458. 1st tract:59 acres on Cranberry Creek adj. Wm. BROWN & the Blue Ridge. 2nd tract:50 acres adj. DOUGHTON & the Kings Cabin Ridge. 3rd tract:62 acres on headwaters of Little River adj. Robt. GAMBILL & OSBORN. Signed: John PHIPPS. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Mar. 6, 1876 (ack'd). 2:296
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Mar. 6, 1876 William FENDER & wife Jane to W.E. HARDIN, $300 bond, to be void if William & Jane FENDER, on payment of the purchase money, make a good & lawful title to a tract of land which they sold to W.E. HARDIN on Little River below DUNCAN's Mill adj. the main State Road, the River & said HARDIN. Signed: William (X) FENDER, Jane (X) FENDER. Wit: Henderson PRUITT. Proved Mar. 6, 1876, by Henderson PRUITT. 3:278
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Mar. 7, 1876 Morgan BRYAN to T.B. THOMPSON, William THOMPSON for himself & for Gideon R. THOMPSON, & H.S. EDWARDS guardian of Ann THOMPSON, [mortgage deed], 120 acres of land on Brush Creek. Settlement of a lawsuit brought by H.S. EDWARDS, Guardian etc. in Surry Co., NC, alleging that Morgan BRYAN, while serving as the THOMPSONS' guardian, improperly used their funds to lend $1,100 to Morgan EDWARDS [DB 1:481] & also to pay a $350 bond to Phoebe RICHARDSON. Morgan BRYAN agrees to pay the THOMPSONS 3/4 of the debt in one month & the other 1/4 in 2 years, secured by the above mortgage. Signed: Morgan BRYAN. Wit: W.K. HOLBROOK. Proved by W.K. HOLBROOK [no date]. Mortgage satisfied Apr. 19, 1881. 3:259
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Mar. 8, 1876 Jacob HOPPERS, Isom WAGGONER & Martha A.J. WAGGONER, boundary arbitration. Isom WAGGONER & Martha A.J. WAGGONER hold the land to the old HOPPAS [HOPPERS] line now owned by RICHARDSON & it runs up said line to the Little River . . . Jacob HOPPAS fence . . . north of Isom WAGGONER's house. Signed: J.H. PARKS, C.J. EDWARDS, Alex. HAMPTON, Arbitrators. Wit: M.F. JOINES, C.S. [County Surveyor]. Proved Apr. 17, 1876, by M.F. JOINES. 2:326
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Mar. 11, 1876 Deed certification. J.H. PARKS certifies that on Mar. 8, 1876, he was one of the arbitrators in a boundary dispute [see DB 2:326, above] between Jacob HOPPERAS [HOPPERS], Isham & Martha WAGGONER, & that the within deed "was read in full to the said Jacob HOPPERAS with the interlining where it reads Daniel HOPPERAS old corner and Mary HOPPERS line and the said Jacob HOPPERAS acknowledged it to be correct in the presence of one of the subscribing witness Daniel WHITEHEAD." Dated:Mar. 11, 1876. Signed: J.H. PARKS. Proved Apr. 26, 1876, by J.H. PARKS. Reg. Apr. 26, 1876. There follows a copy of the deed dated Apr. 26, 1869, originally recorded in DB 1:362. 3:192
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Mar. 11, 1876 Mahaly WARD & Joel WARD & wife Nancy to Wm. COMES, 15 acres on headwaters of Chestnut Creek adj. Hiram WILLIAMS & Joshua CARRICO, for $30. Signed: Mahala WARD, Joel (X) WARD, Nancy (X) WARD. Wits: Azel WILLIAMS, Joel WILLIAMS. Proved Mar. 13, 1876 (ack'd); P.C. HIGGINS, J.P. 2:307
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Mar. 11, 1876 Ezekiel JOINES & wife Jane to R.H. JOINES, 140 acres in 2 tracts on Pine Swamp Creek of Little River, adj. CARSON, WAGONER, BRACKINS, D.C. CAUDILL, & CROUSE, for $140. Signed: Ezekiel (X) JOINES, Jane (X) JOINES. Wits: D.C. CAUDILL, David (X) CHAPPEL. Proved Apr. 19, 1879 (ack'd). Reg. Nov. 20, 1879. 4:339
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Mar. 16, 1876 F.B. HALSY to J.M. COX, both of Grayson Co., VA, 4 acres in Alleghany Co., NC, adj. the State Line & D.F. EDWARDS, for $25. Signed: F.B. HALSEY. Proved Apr. 8, 1876 (ack'd). 2:351
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Mar. 25, 1876 William W. WATSON of Alleghany Co., NC, to F.M. BROWN of Wilkes Co., NC, [mortgage deed], 100 acres known as the Waller Hole tract, on the face of the Blue Ridge on the south side, beg. near Hollow Glade? Branch. To secure $70 debt. Signed: Wm. W. WATSON. Wits: W. JOINES, M. JOINS. Proved Sept. 14, 1877, by W. JOINES. Reg. Sept. 14, 1877. 3:432
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Mar. 29, 1876 Isom EDWARDS & M.T. NORMAN, boundary agreement. The fences now standing shall be the line between EDWARDS & NORMAN and each to help keep up the fence from said EDWARDS' line running north to the Little River. Signed: Isom EDWARDS, M.T. NORMAN. Wit: D. HOLBROOK. Proved Mar. 11, 1876, by David HOLBROOK. Reg. Mar. 11, 1876. 3:174
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Mar. 29, 1876 H.F. BROWN to R.H. JOINES, for $50, all my interest in a 100 acres of land where my father died & where said JOINES now lives, my interest being 25 acres, adj. WAGGONER, BRACKINS, D.C. CAUDILL, & the west side of the creek, for $50. Signed: H.F. BROWN. Wits: D.C. CAUDILL, David (X) CHAPPEL. Proved May 27, 1876, by D.C. CAUDILL. 3:289
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Mar. 30, 1876 Barney EVANS & wife Mary Ann to William EVANS, 52 acres on Little Pine Creek adj. COCKERHAM, William EVANS, for $91. Signed: Barney EVANS, Mary Ann (X) EVANS. Wits: David EVANS, Abraham (X) EVANS. Proved May 1, 1876 (ack'd). 2:309
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Apr. 3, 1876 Wm. P. BLEVINS to John R. LONG, [mortgage deed] 25 acres adj. Eli LONG, the branch, the Mill Tract, Polly BLEVINS' Spring Branch, Polly BLEVINS' line, & Tobias BLEVINS, so as to include half the mill field. To secure $50 debt. Signed: Wm. P. BLEVINS. Wit: Eli LONG. Proved May 1, 1876 (ack'd). [Margin note]:Mortgage satisfied Apr. 1, 1878. 2:324
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Apr. 6, 1876 Joseph ROBERT to W.E. HARDIN, [chattel mortgage & rental agreement]. I Joseph ROBERT have rented of W.E. HARDIN the field for growing round the house where I now live for $6 for the present year & I agree for the said W.E. HARDIN to have my red cow & calf at weaning to be priced by any disinterested man. If we cannot agree on the price in payment of the $6, the said HARDIN is to furnish a pair of shoes for my wife at not more than $2. I hereby bind my share of the oat crop which I shall raise on the said HARDIN's land this year for the payment of same. Signed: Joseph (X) ROBERT. Wit: J.J. GAMBILL. Proved Apr. 6, 1876 (ack'd). 3:223
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Apr. 6, 1876 State of NC to Henderson CROUSE, 11 acres on headwaters of Roaring River adj. a branch & some falls. Entered Mar. 7, 1874. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 109.) 6:269
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Apr. 10, 1876 Martha E. DOUGLAS to William H. HAM, 2 tracts on Elk Creek said to be 36 ½ acres, adj. Isaac LANDRITH, Benjamin PHIPPS, Charity REEVES, & others, for $300. 1st tract:adj. Andrew FIELDS, Isaac LANDRITH, Benjamin PHIPPS, CORNETT. 2nd tract:adj. Isaac LANDRETH, CORNETT, SWINDLE. Signed: Martha DOUGLAS. Wits: Isaac W. LANDRETH, Fanny (X) MCMILLAN. Proved May 1, 1876, by I.W. LANDRETH. 2:336
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Apr. 10, 1876 State of NC to Daniel HOLLOWAY, 27 ½ acres on Roaring River adj. the ridge, Jane BROOKS, & his old line. Entered Mar. 19, 1874. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 111.) 7:248
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Apr. 12, 1876 M.F. JOINES & Jacob CROUSE, boundary agreement concerning the land where JOINES lives and where the said CROUSE & James MABE lives. On the lower end of the meadow, JOINES is to go to the foot of the hill . . . south to the cross fence . . . the old fence . . . the gate . . . down the fence toward James MABE to JOINS old line. . . . south to a chestnut at Elk Creek. Signed: M.F. JOINES, Jacob (X) CROUSE. Wit: M.E. (X) JOINES. Proved Jan. 19, 1878, by M.E. JOINES. 2:442
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Apr. 13, 1876 S.R. SMITH, age 27, wife of C.L.H. SMITH, with his consent enters herself as a free trader. Signed: Sallie R. SMITH, C.L.H. SMITH. Proved Apr. 13, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 14, 1876. 3:177
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Apr. 17, 1876 State of NC to Stephen HOPPERAS [HOPPERS], 6 ¼ acres on Little River & Peach Bottom Mountain adj. the old REEVES corner, HOPPERS, BURTON, CHEEK. Entered Feb. 14, 1876. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 110.) Reg. May 9, 1876. 3:196
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Apr. 19, 1876 Calvin ANDERS to Pleasant ANDERS, 1/2 of a tract on headwaters of Little River [no acreage stated] adj. B.E. CAUDILL, Martha CROUSE, J.H. DOUGHTON, Edmon JONES, top of the Blue Ridge, & the county line between Wilkes & Ashe Counties, for $5. Signed: Calvin ANDERS. Proved Apr. 25, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 25, 1876. 3:188
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Apr. 19, 1876 Pleasant ANDERS & wife Jennetta to Calvin ANDERS, 75 acres on Meadow Fork of Cranberry Creek adj. Andrew J. TAYLOR, John PHIPPS, Isaac HOLLOWAY, top of Bald Knob, the old line, OSBORN, for $5. Signed: P. ANDERS, Jenny (X) ANDERS. Proved Apr. 25, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 25, 1876. 3:190
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Apr. 19, 1876 W.H. WATSON to R.C. GENTRY, [chattel mortgage], 1 sorrel horse, to secure $38 debt. Signed: Wm. H. WATSON. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved May 15, 1876, by W.C. FIELDS. 3:206
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Apr. 22, 1876 Jonathan SEXTON to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], an interest & lien on the crop of corn & other products to be raised by SEXTON during the year 1876 upon a tract of land adj. David EDWARDS, Jesse TOLIVER, & others [not identified]; also 1 red heifer, 2 red & white steer yearlings, & 1 flint lock rifle; to secure $25 advance made for purposes of agriculture, due Sept. 1st next. Signed: Jonathan (X) SEXTON. Wit: T.H. SUTHERLAND. Proved Apr. 22, 1876, by T.H. SUTHERLAND. 2:305
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May 1, 1876 Lemuel WOLF to W.C. FIELDS, [chattel mortgage], 1 bay mare, to secure $25 debt. Signed: Lemuel WOLF. Wit: W.A. BROOKS. Proved May 8, 1876, by W.A. BROOKS. Reg. May 25, 1876. 3:204
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May 2, 1876 Samuel BRACKINS to Wm. HOPPERS, [mortgage deed], 40 acres on Pine Swamp adj. A.J. WAGGONER, D.C. CAUDILL, Richard JONES, & said BRACKINS home tract, to secure $31.48 debt due May 2, 1877. Signed: Samuel BRACKINS. Wits: H.F. JONES, J.M. WARDEN. Proved May 9, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. May 10, 1876. [Margin note]:Mortgage satisfied May 7, 1878. 3:200
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May 2, 1876 J.H. CARSON & wife Anna, M.G. ALEXANDER, H.S. REEVES & wife Nannie, F.M. MITCHELL & wife Caroline, & Hardin SPICER & wife Sally, of Alleghany, Ashe, & Wilkes Cos., NC, & Grayson Co., VA, to William HOPPERAS [HOPPERS] of Alleghany Co., NC, a tract of land in Alleghany Co. adj. S.H. THOMPSON, W. CHEEK, Henry GAMBILL, a branch, A.J. RECTOR, top of the ridge, & MOXLEY's old line, for $500. Signed: Jas. H. CARSON, Hardin SPICER, Sarah SPICER, H.S. REEVES, Ann (X) CARSON, Nannie C. REEVES, M.G. ALEXANDER, F.M. MITCHELL, S.C. MITCHELL, Alfred MOXLEY, Polly (X) MOXLEY. Proved Feb. 1, 1879, Apr. 6, 1880, & June 6, 1881 (ack'd). 5:93
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May 4, 1876 B. RECTOR & F. CARICO, Exec'rs of John COLLINS, dec'd, to Allen DUNCAN & Wesley DUNCAN, 50 acres on Little River adj. CARSON & the old tract, for $1,200. Signed: B. RECTOR, F.H. CARICO. Wits: T.S. HIGGINS, G. HIGGINS. Proved May 4, 1876 (ack'd). 2:337
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May 4, 1876 John R. WYATT, Sheriff, to David C. EDWARDS, a tract of land belonging to Ezekiel JOINES on Little River [no acreage stated] adj. Daniel WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD], the mill road, the old line, Major JOINES, & a mill, for $31.90. Sold at public auction on Nov. 2, 1875, by virtue of a vendition exponas in favor of Daniel HOLLOWAY & wife against Ezekiel JOINES to recover $35.45 with interest & costs. Signed: John R. WYATT, Sheriff. [No wits.] Proved May 4, 1876 (ack'd). 3:239
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May 6, 1876 Caleb OSBORN to Zecherah DIXON & Burnet ANDERSON, [mortgage deed], 2 tracts of land. 1st tract:on Pine Swamp Creek [no acreage stated]. 2nd tract:8 acres on Elk Creek adj. I.W. LANDRETH. To be void if Caleb OSBORN pays such costs & damages as shall be adjudged in an action now pending in the Superior Court. Signed: Caleb OSBORN. Wits: M.F. JOINS, R.P. STAMPER. May 8, 1876, M.F. JOINES makes oath that the 1st tract is worth $400 & the 2nd tract is worth $50. Proved May 9, 1876, by R.P. STAMPER & M.F. JOINS. 2:353
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May 6, 1876 Granvil THOMPSON to the State of North Carolina, [mortgage deed], 100 acres on the headwaters of Mitchells River adj. Wm. EDWARDS, S.B. JONES, M.V.B. NORMAN, Lydia AYERS. As security in the case of State of NC against Aron THOMPSON. Signed: Granville (X) THOMPSON. Wits: Samuel B. PARKS, W. WOODRUFF. Proved May 6, 1876, by S.B. PARKS. Reg. May 6, 1876. 3:194
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May 8, 1876 John WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD] to William HOPPERAS [HOPPERS], [mortgage deed], a tract of land adj. S.H. THOMPSON, to secure $48 debt. Signed: John WHITEAD. Proved May 9, 1875 (ack'd). [Margin note]:Mortgage satisfied Jan. 15, 1885. 2:303
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May 8, 1876 William WEAVER to my son Andrew J. WEAVER, for supporting, maintaining & taking care of myself & my wife Sally, a tract of land on South Fork of New River [no acreage stated] adj. Wm. GRIFFITH, mouth of the Hen Tail Branch, TOLIVER, a cond'l line made between John WILLIAMS & James TOLIVER, & old Andrew WILLIAMS line. Signed: William (X) WEAVER. Wits: C.G. FOWLKES, R.F. EDWARDS, J.D. TAYLOR. Proved Feb. 19, 1877, by J.D. TAYLOR. 3:318
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May 8, 1876 William WEAVER to my son A.J. WEAVER, for supporting, maintaining & taking care of myself & my wife Sallie as long as either of us shall live, 18 acres on South Fork of New River beg. on east bank of the River above the ford & below the mouth of Prathers Creek, adj. WILLIAMS old line & Andrew WILLIAMS. Signed: Wm. (X) WEAVER. Wits: C.G. FOWLKES, R.F. EDWARDS, J.D. TAYLOR. Proved Feb. 19, 1877, by J.D. TAYLOR. 3:319
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May 8, 1876 Wilborn WOODRUFF & wife Nancy to J.W. DUNCAN & wife Rosean, Little River adj. W.E. HARDIN & FENDER, for $22. Signed: W.A. WOODRUFF, Nancy C. WOODRUFF. Proved May 27, 1876 (ack'd). 7:77
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May 9, 1876 E.L. VAUGHAN & wife Catherin to D.C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed],100 acres on Bledsoes Creek adj. Wm. C. FIELDS, C.J. EDWARDS, & a cond'l line between said EDWARDS & VAUGHAN. To secure debt of $659. Signed: E.L. VAUGHAN, C.E. VAUGHAN. Proved Jan. 15, 1876 (ack'd). Mortgage satisfied Sept. 30?, 1890, by payment from H.K. BOYERS, Exec'r of E.L. VAUGHAN. Signed: D.C. EDWARDS 2:431
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May 9, 1876 David EDWARDS & Jacob HOPPERS, settlement agreement. Whereas David EDWARDS & Jacob HOPPERS have conflicting claims to a tract of land on the Little River on which Liddia JOINES now resides, a description of which is contained in the deed from Major JOINES to Lydia JOINES [DB 1:230, & DB 2:34]; it is mutually agreed between the parties to each execute a deed to the other for one half of said land, it being understood that Lydia JOINES is entitled to a life estate. Signed: D.C. EDWARDS, Jacob (X) HOPPERS. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved May 9, 1876, by W.C. FIELDS. Reg. May 10, 1876. 3:197
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May 9, 1876 R.C. GENTRY & wife Allice to David C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], a tract of land adj. southwest corner of Sparta town boundary, the wagon road, CHEEK's corner, top of the ridge, Adam MOXLEY, & EDWARDS. To secure $400 debt. Signed: R.C. GENTRY, A.A. GENTRY. Proved May 10, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. May 9, 1876. [Margin note]:Mortgage satisfied Jan. 4, 1886; Signed: D.C. EDWARDS. 3:198
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May 10, 1876 James H. PARKS & wife Syntha to Elizabeth SMITH, 133 ¼ acres on Rock Creek adj. A. HAMPTON, Hardin SPICER, a road, the Church lot, a graveyard, the State Road, REEVES, & J.L. SMITH, for $1,199.25 Signed: James H. PARKS, C.A. PARKS. Wits: E.L. VAUGHAN, Tho. J. CARSON. Proved June 7, 1876 (ack'd). 3:212
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May 13, 1876 W.K. HOLBROOK & wife M.A. to H.F. JONES, [mortgage deed], a Town Lot in Sparta containing 3/4 acre on the south side of Main Street west of the Court House, upon which said HOLBROOK's saddle shop now stands, adj. Lot No. 3 & No. 4, & lands of R.C. GENTRY. To secure $276 debt. Signed: W.K. HOLBROOK, M.A. HOLBROOK. Proved May 13, 1876 (ack'd). 2:318
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May 13, 1876 J.H. DOUGHTON Exec'r of David MAXWELL, dec'd, to D.C. CAUDILL, 40 acres on Elk Creek adj. the WALTON corner near the school house, top of Walton Ridge, D.C. CAUDILL, B. EDWARDS, for $25. Signed: J.H. DOUGHTON. Wits: R.A. DOUGHTON, B.F. TAYLOR. Proved Dec. 19, 1885, by R.A. DOUGHTON. 7:179
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May 15, 1876 Shadrich F. BRYAN & wife Sally to Joseph A. WOODRUFF & wife Susan E., 150 acres on Glade Creek adj. EDWARDS and DUNCAN, for $450. Signed: Shadrick F. BRYAN, Sally BRYAN. Proved June 5, 1876 (ack'd). 2:324
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May 15, 1876 Dolph SPICER to W.E. HARDIN, [chattel mortgage], my growing crop which I shall have on said HARDIN's land, to secure supplies etc. which shall be due HARDIN during the next summer & fall seasons. Signed: DOLPH (X) SPICER. Wit: J.J. GAMBILL. Proved May 15, 1876 (ack'd). 3:221
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May 20, 1876 State of NC to Isom EDWARDS, 4 acres on Little River adj. his own line. Entered Jan. 24, 1874. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 112.) Reg. July 10, 1891. 8:494
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May 23, 1876 Wm. H. HAM & wife M.J. to D.C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], tract of land on Elk Creek known as the Betsy SWINDLE land where M.E. DOUGLAS & the said HAM now live, adj. I.W. LANDRETH, Jacks CALLOWAY, Sally FIELDS, & others [not identified]. To secure $75 debt. Signed: Wm. H. HAM, Mary Jane (X) HAM. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Aug. 14, 1876 (ack'd). 2:346
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May 26, 1876 Thompson KENEDY to I.L. JONES, 115 acres on Brush Creek adj. John CROUSE, for $230. Signed: Thompson KENEDY. Wits: W.B. KENEDY, J.T. KENEDY. Proved Nov. 3, 1876, by W.B. KENEDY. 2:369
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May 29, 1876 Solomon WILLEY & wife Edy to Richard EDWARDS, 50 acres on Fighting Creek, for $150. Signed: Solomon (X) WILLEY, Edy (X) WILLEY. Proved July 3, 1876 (ack'd). 3:283
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May 29, 1876 Hezekiah WILLEY & wife Polly to J.J. GAMBILL, Clerk of the Superior Court, [mortgage deed], to ensure W.H. CONKLIN makes a personal appearance at the next term of the Superior Court. 1st tract:75 acres where Hezekiah WILLEY now lives adj. Levi WILLEY, John GAMBILL, John J. GAMBILL, & others. 2nd tract:200 acres where W.H. CONKLIN now lives adj. William CROUSE & others. Signed: Hezekiah (X) WILLEY, Polly (X) WILLEY. Wit: E.L. VAUGHAN. Proved May 28, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. May 27, 1877. 3:373
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May 31, 1876 W.H. CONKLIN to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 yellow mare, one red heifer, & 1 sandy colored hog, to secure $7.15 debt. Signed: William H. CONKLIN. Wit: E.L. VAUGHAN. Proved May 31, 1876, by E.L. VAUGHAN. 2:317
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June 1, 1876 Shadrick F. BRYAN & wife Sally to Mary J.W. GILLISPIE [GILLESPIE] & her children that she may have by her husband Levi GILLISPIE, 125 acres on Pine Branch of Little River adj. DUNCAN, top of a ridge, DALTON's old field, & WOODRUFF, for $400. Signed: Shadrick F. BRYAN, Sally BRYAN. Proved June 5, 1876 (ack'd). 2:326
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June 6, 1876 John WOOTEN to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 cart & 1 red milch cow, to secure $3.30 debt due July 6, 1876. Signed: John (X) WOOTEN. [No wits.] Proved June 6, 1876 (ack'd). 2:317
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June 11, 1876 Thomas PARKS to Joseph B. DOUGHTON, [chattel mortgage], 1 red cow & my corn crop to be grown on the land of H. PRUITT in the year 1876, to secure $15 debt. Signed: Thomas (X) PARKS. Wit: W.E. HARDIN. Proved June 21, 1876, by W.E. HARDIN. 3:222
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June 15, 1876 William CROUSE to Jas. N. KENNEDY, [chattel mortgage], 1 roan mare & 1 one-horse wagon, to secure $22.87 debt. Signed: William (X) CROUSE. Wit: W.B. KENNEDY. Proved July 15, 1876, by W.B. KENNEDY. 3:235
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June 15, 1876 Daniel HOPPERS, Nancy WAGONER, & Mary RUPES heirs, to William HOPPERS, all legal heirs of John HOPPERS, dec'd, 8 ¼ acres on the headwaters of Little River beg. on said Wm. HOPPERS fence on a ridge, adj. Nancy WAGONER, bank of the branch, for $5. Signed: Daniel (X) HOPPERS, Nancy (X) WAGONER, John (X) W. ROOP [ROUPE]. Wit: F.J. HOPPERS, Isom WAGONER. Proved Oct. 13, 1876; Dec. 4, 1876; Mar. 5, 1877 (ack'd). 3:341
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June 16, 1876 Samuel B. PARKS to John R. WYATT, Sheriff, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on headwaters of Mitchells River adj. LUFFMAN, BRYAN, EDWARDS; to secure $100 bond for appearance of Henry BURCHETT at the next term of the Superior Court. Signed: Samuel B. PARKS. [No wits.] Proved June 16, 1876 (ack'd). 3:252
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June 17, 1876 J.W. DUNCAN & wife Rose Ann & H.A. DUNCAN & wife Mary to H.F. JONES, [mortgage deed], a sawmill on the Little River known as DUNCAN's Mill, incl. the lot on which it stands & water power necessary to move the same. To secure $616.98 debt. Signed: J.W. DUNCAN, Rosan DUNCAN, H.A. DUNCAN. Proved June 20, 1876 (ack'd). 2:334
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June 17, 1876 State of NC to Robert BROOKS, 100 acres on Mitchells River adj. EDWARDS, LUFFMAN, CAUDILL. Entered Apr. 13, 1874. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 114.) 2:479
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June 19, 1876 Jacob HOPPERAS [HOPPERS] to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 2 milch cows, to secure $25.15 debt. Signed: Jacob HOPPRAS. Wit: C.A. LANDRETH. Proved June 19, 1876, by A. LANDRITH. 2:334
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June 20, 1876 Israel JONES to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 black cow & 1 two-horse wagon, to secure $10 debt. Signed: I.L. JONES. Proved June 20, 1876 (ack'd). 2:333
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June 20, 1876 Daniel FENDER & wife Candis to H.F. JONES, [mortgage deed], 31 acres on Little River adj. ANDERS old line, the west bank of the river, Levi FENDER's old line, & crossing to the east side of the river. To secure $50 debt. Signed: Daniel FENDER, Candis FENDER. Proved Aug. 4, 1876 (ack'd). Mortgage satisfied Sept. 3, 1877. 2:342
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July 1, 1876 Warren RECTOR & wife Nancy of Grayson Co., VA, to Margaret EDWARDS of Alleghany Co., NC, 71 acres in Alleghany Co. on Burtons Creek adj. Allen EDWARDS & M.B. TOLIVER, for $1. Signed: Warren RECTOR, Nancy RECTOR. Proved July 4, 1876 (ack'd). 3:291
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July 3, 1876 Hiram EDWARDS & wife Sallie to W.E. HARDIN, a town lot in Sparta on southwest Main Street adj. the lots A.C. UNDERWOOD purchased of J.L. SMITH & the lots M.E. HARDIN purchased of Wm. HOPPERS, for $25. Signed: H.S. EDWARDS, Sallie EDWARDS. Proved July 3, 1876 (ack'd). 3:292
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July 6, 1876 Dolph SPICER to EDWARDS CHEEK & Co., [chattel mortgage], 1 fine bedstead that I bought of W.E. HARDIN & 1 fine coat, to secure $9.30 debt. Signed: Dolph (X) SPICER. Wit: J.F. HOLBROOK, J.C. EDWARDS. Proved July 6, 1876, by the witnesses. 3:229
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July 7, 1876 Jacob HOPPERS to David C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], 200 acres on Little River where Jacob HOPPERS now resides adj. Daniel WHITEAD, dec'd [WHITEHEAD], Isom WAGGONER, Mollie JOINES, Isom REYNOLDS, & the fork of Little River; it being the land conveyed to said HOPPERS by George BOWER, Clerk of Ashe County [DB 1:56]. To secure $155 debt. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPERS. Wits: Osburn BAUGUESS, E.L. VAUGHAN. Proved July 11, 1876, by E.L. VAUGHAN. Margin note: Mortgage satisfied Mar. 1, 1881. Signed: D.C. EDWARDS. 3:233
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July 7, 1876 Wiley CAUDILL & wife Susanna F. & Wesley B. ANDERS & wife Theodosia to Floyd CROUSE, for $200, their entire interest in 3 tracts of land. 1st tract:158 acres where said Floyd CROUSE now lives, on headwaters of Mockeson [Moccasin] Creek, south side of Peach Bottom Mountain, & Jewel Swamp Creek. 2nd tract:100 acres where Tena CROUSE now lives adj. William [or Wilborn] WOODRUFF, William CROUSE, John CROUSE, Frieling CROUSE. 3rd tract:8 acres on top of Peach Bottom Mountain. Signed: W.P. CAUDILL, S.F. CAUDILL, W.B. (X) ANDERS, Theodocia (X) ANDERS. Proved Jan. 15, 1877 (ack'd). 3:332
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July 24, 1876 Robert SHEPERD to I.M. HALSEY, [chattel mortgage], the crop of rye I have sown on the premises of A.B. MCMILLAN, to secure $50 debt. Signed: Robert (X) SHEPERD. Wit: J.R. WYATT. Proved July 28, 1876, by J.R. WYATT. 3:230
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July 26, 1876 Alvin DIXON of Grayson Co., VA, to Levi P. DIXON of Alleghany Co., NC, 100 acres in Alleghany on Elk Creek beg. in the Virginia line where the wagon road now crosses, adj. the old path on a ridge, DELP, & the old IRWIN tract now owned by P.O. DANIELS, for $400. Signed: Alvin DIXON. Wits: R.C. PARSONS, Isaac W. LANDRETH. Proved Dec. 22, 1885, by Isaac W. LANDRETH. Reg. Dec. 24, 1885. 6:132
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July 27, 1876 Stephen HOPPERS & wife Elizabeth to David C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on Corn Camp Creek [no acreage stated] adj. old CROUSE line, being the land conveyed to Stephen HOPPERS by Jacob HOPPERS & on which the said Stephen HOPPERS now resides. Stephen HOPPERS to pay $200 to D.C. EDWARDS according to the conditions of two certain bonds payable to the said Stephen HOPPERS executed by Solomon EDWARDS & assigned this day, one to D.C. EDWARDS & one to D.C. EDWARDS & E.L. VAUGHAN. Signed: Stephen HOPPERS, Elizabeth (X) HOPPERS. Wit: G. BOOKERS? Proved July 27, 1876 (ack'd). 3:241
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July 29, 1876 Jacob HOPPASS [HOPPERS] to David C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], 236 acres on Little River where said HOPPASS now lives, adj. Isom WAGGONER, Molley JOINES & others [not identified], boundaries set forth in a deed from George BOWER, Clerk of Ashe County, to the said Jacob HOPPASS [DB 1:56]. To secure $75 debt. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPAS. Proved July 29, 1876 (ack'd). [Margin note]:Mortgage satisfied Mar. 1, 1881; Signed: D.C. EDWARDS. 3:243
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Aug. 1, 1876 Columbus F. TOLIVER & J.F. TOLIVER to A.J. WARDIN, [chattel mortgage], our crop of corn now growing on the land we bought of W.H. HAM & J.B. MCMILLAN & where we live, to secure $50 debt. Signed: C.F. TOLIVER, J.F. TOLIVER. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Aug. 21, 1876, by W.C. FIELDS. 3:250
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Aug. 10, 1876 Calaway RICHARDSON & wife Cynthia to Berry EDWARDS, a tract of land [no acreage stated] beg. on the beginning of a 269-acre survey that John BLEVINS made, adj. the WALTON line & Cloyd COX, for $350. Signed: Calaway (X) RICHARDSON, Cynthia (X) RICHARDSON. [No wits.] Proved Aug. 11, 1876 (ack'd). Filed for reg. Dec. 30, 1885. 6:350
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Aug. 11, 1876 George W. SEXTON to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 yellow mare & one lot of carpenters tools, to secure $31.30 debt. Signed: G.W. SEXTON. [No wits.] Proved Aug. 11, 1876 (ack'd). 2:345
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Aug. 14, 1876 Andrew J. CALLAWAY [CALLOWAY] & wife Polly to James M. GAMBILL, 20 acres on north side of New River adj. Robert GAMBILL, for $200. Signed: A.J. CALLAWAY, Polly (X) CALLAWAY. Proved Aug. 14, 1876 (ack'd). 3:254
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Aug. 15, 1876 Henderson CROUSE & wife Mary Ann to James Martin BRINEGAR, 125 acres on Roaring River adj. Benjamin CROUSE & top of the mountain, for $200. Signed: Henderson CROUSE, Mary A. CROUSE. Wit: Ross MCHUGRE. Proved Dec. 29, 1885, by Henderson CROUSE & Ross MCHUGRE. Filed for reg. Dec. 29, 1885. 6:273
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Aug. 16, 1876 William FENDER & wife Jane to W.E. HARDIN, tract of land on Little River [no acreage stated] adj. an old road, W.E. HARDIN, the wagon road, the ford of the Little River, Wesley DUNCAN, for $6.50. Signed: William (X) FENDER, Jane (X) FENDER. Proved Aug. 16, 1876 (ack'd). 3:294
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Aug. 20, 1876 Ralph BLEVINS & wife Mary J. to William HOPPERS, [mortgage deed], to secure $76 debt. 1st tract:known as the Hiram HILL or Allen EDWARDS land, adj. THOMPSON & HILL. 2nd tract:75 acres adj. Wm. BLEVINS. 3rd tract:5 acres on a ridge. 4th tract:220 acres adj. a branch. Signed: Ralph BLEVINS, Mary Jane (X) BLEVINS. Wit: Wm. C. FIELDS. Proved Aug. 2, 1876 (ack'd). 3:245
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Aug. 26, 1876 Allen LANDRETH to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], "a entire lot of carpenters tools consisting of all his augers chisels hand saws brush tools and plains of difrent kinds that a first class carpenter use in his traid", to secure $10 debt. Signed: A. LANDRETH. [No wits.] Proved Aug. 26, 1876 (ack'd). 2:345
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Aug. 27, 1876 James B. MCMILLAN & wife Mary to Polly KEGLY, 77 acres on south side of New River, adj. mouth of a branch near his garden, right hand fork of the branch near W.H. HAM, left hand fork to Wm. HALSEY, James DICKSON's line, for $455. Signed: J.B. MCMILLAN, Mary MCMILLAN. Wits: F.J. MCMILLAN, Wm. H. HAM. Proved Dec. 21, 1885 (ack'd). 7:29
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Aug. 28, 1876 D.C. STINSON & wife O.J. of Caldwell Co., NC, to Creed EDWARDS of Alleghany Co., NC, 2 tracts of land in Alleghany Co., for $900. 1st tract: 100 acres adj. Young EDWARDS. 2nd tract: 60 acres beg. near mouth of Glade Creek, adj. Young EDWARDS. Signed: D.C. STINSON, O.J. STINSON. [No wits.] Proved Aug. 29, 1876, in Caldwell Co., NC (ack'd); R.R. WAKEFIELD, Judge of Probate. 5:177
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Aug. 31, 1876 John BLEVINS & wife Lucinda to E.L. VAUGHAN, [mortgage deed], a tract of land adj. Annie CROUSE, Martin CROUSE, CARSON. To secure $75 debt. Signed: John (X) BLEVINS, Lou BLEVINS. Proved Aug. 31, 1876 (ack'd). 3:261
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Sept. 1, 1876 Jacob HOPPERS to D.C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed,] 236 acres on Little River adj. Isom WAGGONER, the heirs of D. WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD], William WHITEAD & others [not identified], being the land conveyed to Jacob HOPPERS by George BOWER, Clerk of Ashe County [DB 1:56], also being the land where said HOPPERS now resides. To secure $100 debt. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPERS. Wit: E.L. VAUGHAN. Proved Sept. 1, 1876 (ack'd). [Margin note]:Mortgage paid in full [no date]; signed D.C. EDWARDS. 3:256
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Sept. 4, 1876 Freel BRYAN (Colored) to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 2 milch cows, to secure $10 debt. Signed: Freel (X) BRYAN. [No wits.] Proved Sept. 4, 1876 (ack'd). 2:362
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Sept. 6, 1876 Joshua C. RICHARDSON & wife Amanda of Alleghany Co., NC, to John CHURCH of Ashe Co., NC, 51 acres on Piney Branch of Cranberry Creek adj. PLUMMER, for $220. Signed: J.C. RICHARDSON, Amanda RICHARDSON. Wits: Martin CHURCH, Eli C. CHURCH. Proved Dec. 11, 1885 (ack'd). 7:289
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Sept. 11, 1876 Jefferson CHOAT (Colored) to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 yearling heifer & 1 milch cow, to secure $5 debt. Signed: Jefferson (X) CHOAT. [No wits.] Proved Sept. 11, 1876 (ack'd). 2:362
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Sept. 18, 1876 Jacob HOPPERAS [HOPPERS] to David C. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], 236 acres on Little River adj. Isom WAGGONER, Wm. WHITHEAD [WHITEHEAD], & Daniel WHITEAD, being the same land conveyed to Jacob HOPPERAS by George BOWER, Clerk of Ashe County [DB 1:56]. To secure $200 debt. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPAS. Wits: E.L. VAUGHAN, H.F. JONES. Proved Sept. 18, 1876 (ack'd). Mortgage satisfied Apr. 18, 1881; Signed: D.C. EDWARDS. 2:359
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Sept. 21, 1876 David HOLBROOK & wife Margaret of Alleghany Co., NC, to Thomas W. CARTER of Grayson Co., VA, [mortgage deed], 400 acres on Brush Creek adj. John HIGGINS & others [not identified]. To secure $75 debt. Signed: D. HOLBROOK, Margaret (X) HOLBROOK. Proved Oct. 31, 1876 (ack'd). [Margin note]:"Recd of R.S. CARSON c/c $47.80 the balance on this debt the remainder having been paid to CARTER before his lunacy. This March 13th 1886. J.E. BURCH, guardian of T.W. CARTER." 3:295
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Sept. 25, 1876 Alexander MABE to Andrew WARDEN, [chattel mortgage], 1 bay horse known as "John Baskum," to secure $18.80 debt. Signed: Alexander (X) MABE. Wit: F.M. MITCHELL. Proved Oct. 2, 1876, by F.M. MITCHELL. 2:361
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Sept. 27, 1876 James C. RECTOR & wife Jane of Alleghany Co., NC, to Enos RECTOR & wife Abi of Grayson Co., VA, 1/2 of a 22-acre tract on Crab Creek of Little River, adj. WILSON, C.H. COLLINS, SPURLIN, for $1,000. Signed: James C. RECTOR, Jane RECTOR. Proved Nov. 25, 1876 (ack'd). 3:274
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Sept. 28, 1876 John ANDRESS to Morgan BRYAN, 100 acres on Fall Branch adj. said ANDERS, for $100. Signed: John ANDERS. Wits: Morgan EDWARDS, Starlin EDWARDS. Proved Apr. 19, 1881, by Morgan EDWARDS. 5:82
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Sept. 30, 1876 A.J. WOODSON of Alleghany Co., NC, to Noah LONG of Grayson Co., VA, [chattel mortgage], 1 bay horse & 1 bay mule, to secure $100 debt for which he holds a judgment & execution now in the hands of J.R. WYATT due Oct. 30, 1876. Signed: A.J. WOODSON. Wits: I.M. HALSEY, J.R. WYATT. Proved Oct. 30, 1876, by J.R. WYATT. 3:271
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Oct. 1, 1876 John T. HAWTHORN & wife Jane to B.F. TAYLOR, 140 acres on Cranberry Creek & Little River adj. A.J. TAYLOR, Adam WAGONER, the wagon road, the ridge, ANDERS, the original corner of the old tract in HOLLOWAY's line, & A.J. WAGGONER, for $800. Signed: J.T. HAWTHORN, Jane HAWTHORN. Wit: Wm. B. REEVES. Proved Nov. 1, 1876 (ack'd). 3:300
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Oct. 18, 1876 James PEDIGO & wife Louisa A. to H.F. JONES, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on Little River adj. a cond'l line agreed on by James ANDERS & Jasper BILLINGS, to the rock where the mill dam is situated known as the falls of the Little River. To secure $30 debt. Signed: Jas. S. PEDIGO, Louisa A. PEDIGO. Wit: W.L. NORMAN. Proved Oct. 25, 1876 (ack'd). 2:368
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Oct. 20, 1876 William EDWARDS & wife Nancy of Johnson Co., TN, to Morgan BRYAN of Alleghany Co., NC, 77 acres on Big Pine Creek adj. HIGGINS, EDWARDS, & M. BRYAN, for $77. Signed: William (X) EDWARDS, Nancy (X) EDWARDS. Wits: Nathaniel A. SIXON [DIXON?], John (X) SIMONS, Joel (X) SIMONS. Proved Mar. 11, 1878 (ack'd). 2:456
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Oct. 30, 1876 Franklin W. ATWOOD to Colon WILLIAMS, 35 acres on Elk Creek adj. Wilson ROYAL, for $200. Signed: F.W. ATWOOD. Wits: D.C. CAUDILL, Jesse ATWOOD. Proved Dec. 19, 1885, by D.C. CAUDILL. 7:179
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Oct. 31, 1876 H.B. WILLIAMS to Arena HART, [chattel mortgage], 1 gray horse & 2 black cows, to secure $15 debt. Signed: H.B. WILLIAMS. [No wits.] Proved Oct. 31, 1876 (ack'd). 3:275
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Nov. 2, 1876 Caleb OSBORN to Zechriah DIXON, [mortgage deed], 350 acres on Pine Swamp adj. E. BARTON [BURTON?], CARSON, IRWIN, CROUSE, WAGGONER, LANDRETH, S. BRACKINS. To be void if Caleb OSBORN pays such costs & damages as shall be adjudged in an action now pending in the Superior Court. Signed: Caleb OSBORN. Proved Nov. 2, 1876 (ack'd). M.F. JOINES maketh oath that the land is worth $1,200. 2:366
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Nov. 4, 1876 I.L. JONES & wife Polly J. to John FENDER, 82 acres on Burtons Creek & north side Peach Bottom Mountain, adj. FENDER, Richard EDWARDS, Solomon WILLEY, D.J. EDWARDS, & Levi WILLEY, for $200. Signed: I.L. JONES, Polly (X) JONES. Wits: Nancy J. JONES, C.C. JONES. Proved Dec. 30, 1885, by C.C. JONES; Geo. Mc. REEVES, J.P. Filed for reg. Dec. 31, 1885. 6:407
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Nov. 13, 1876 William WOODRUFF to Granville A. GENTRY, 5 acres on Roaring River adj. Samuel WOODRUFF & G.A. GENTRY's old line, for $5. Signed: William WOODRUFF. Proved Nov. 13, 1876 (ack'd). 3:396
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Nov. 14, 1876 James MCMILLAN (Colored) to Joseph WARDEN, [chattel mortgage], 1/2 the wheat crop now growing on the premises of Peyton G. HALE & the crop that is to be divided between Jas. MCMILLAN & Marshall HALSEY, to secure $6.30 debt. Signed: James (X) MCMILLAN. Wit: A.J. WARDEN. Proved Dec. 12, 1876, by A.J. WARDEN. 3:279
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Nov. 14, 1876 James H. PARKS to Andrew J. RECTOR, tract of land containing 146 poles [abt. 0.9 acre] adj. the Sparta Town boundary & A.J. RECTOR, for $20. Signed: James H. PARKS. Proved Nov. 21, 1876 (ack'd). 3:288
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Nov. 14, 1876 James H. PARKS to James C. RECTOR, 15 ¾ acres adj. David LANDRETH, Wm. B. CHEEK, & others [not identified], for $227.50. Beg. on a ridge, running to a road near the ford of a branch, crossing the creek to some rocks near a mill dam, with the meanders of the creek crossing same at the mouth of a branch. Signed: James H. PARKS. [No wits.] Proved Nov. 21, 1876 (ack'd). Reg. Sept. 13, 1880. 4:448
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Nov. 18, 1876 David PUGH to John ANDERS, 3 acres on Brushy Fork of Prathers [or Potato?] Creek, beg. on the bank of the branch near John ANDERS house, adj. D.C. JONES & PUGH, for $17. Signed: David (X) PUGH. [No wits.] Proved Nov. 18, 1876 (ack'd). 5:28
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Nov. 25, 1876 S.J. EVINS [EVANS] to Henderson PRUITT, [chattel mortgage], 1 sorrel mare, to secure $15 debt. Signed: S.J. EVINS. [No wits.] Proved Nov. 25, 1876 (ack'd). 3:305
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Nov. 25, 1876 F.W. ATWOOD & wife Alie to J.W. VANHOY [VANNOY], 66 acres adj. William PUGH, James EVANS, John ANDREWS, David PUGH, & others [not identified], beg. on top of Bakers Ridge at James PUGH's old corner, for $300. Signed: F.W. ATWOOD, Aily (X) ATWOOD. [No wits.] Proved Nov. 5, 1876 (ack'd). 7:15
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Dec. 1, 1876 Moses WOODRUFF to William CROUSE, one acre on Brush Creek, for $25. Signed: Moses WOODRUFF. Wits: Thompson KENEDY, J.N. KENEDY. Proved Feb. 19, 1877 (ack'd). 3:320
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Dec. 5, 1876 Daniel HOPPERAS [HOPPERS] to John TAYLOR, [mortgage deed], 80 acres, to secure $266 debt. Signed: Daniel HOPPAS. Wit: C.C. STAMPER. Proved Mar. 5, 1877, by C.C. STAMPER. 2:376
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Dec. 8, 1876 State of NC to A.J. WAGGONER, 100 acres on Little River near mouth of Pine Swamp, adj. W.H. BLEVINS [or BRACKINS?], Henry CROUSE, Glady Branch. Entered Dec. 5, 1875. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 113.) 3:311
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Dec. 12, 1876 Heirs of Robert HALSEY, dec'd. of Grayson Co., VA (L.H. HALSEY & wife Rebecca, Eli WYATT & wife D.E., John POOL & wife Rausy, Drury HALSEY & wife Nancy, Garfield HACKLER & wife Delpha, John DELP & wife Fidela, John BUSIC & heirs of his 1st wife, & R.M. HALSEY & wife Lucy), to W.B. HALSEY of Alleghany Co., NC, 126 acres adj. W.B. HALSEY's spring branch, L.H. HALSEY, the road above the forge, the School House spring, & Smith PIERCE, for $300. Signed: Delphia (X) HACKLER, Rosey E. (X) POOL, Dellia DELP, D.L. (X) WYATT, John (X) BUSIC (guardian for the heirs of Ada BUSIC), L.H. HALSEY, R.M. HALSEY, D. HALSEY. Proved Sept. 15, 1884, by Delphia HACKLER. Proved Jan. 5, 1889, by D. HALSEY of Wyoming Co., WV. Proved Sept. 21, 1889, by Rosy POOL. Proved Jan. 5, 1889, by the other grantors. Reg. May 1, 1894. 9:510
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Dec. 14, 1876 Y.G. EDWARDS to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1 pair mules, to secure $28.69 debt. Signed: Y.G. EDWARDS. Wit: Jesse TOLIVER. Proved Dec. 19, 1876, by Jesse TOLIVER. 2:373
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Dec. 15, 1876 John PARKS (Colored) to Jno. C. EDWARDS, [chattel mortgage], 2 bedsteads that I bought of him to paid in work at $10 per month, due June 1, 1877. Signed: John (X) PARKS. Wit: A.J. WARDEN. Proved Dec. 15, 1876, by A.J. WARDEN. 3:277
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Dec. 22, 1876 Martin CASSTEVENS of Grayson Co., VA, to R.C. GENTRY of Alleghany Co., NC, [chattel mortgage], 1 yellow mare, to secure $82.50 debt. Signed: Martin CASSTEVENS. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Dec. 25, 1876, by W.C. FIELDS. 3:315
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Dec. 23, 1876 A.J. RECTOR & wife Elizabeth to A.J. WAGGONER, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on Bledsoe Creek containing 146 poles [abt. 0.9 acre] adj. the boundary of the town of Sparta & A.J. RECTOR, to secure $50 debt due Sept. 1, 1877. Signed: A.J. RECTOR, Elizabeth RECTOR. Wit: J.N. [or J.W.] LAURENCE? Proved June 7, 1877, by acknowledgment. Elizabeth RECTOR acknowledged her consent. Reg. Mar. 5, 1877. Mortgage satisfied & released Mar. 5, 1879, by C.J. TAYLOR, "having purchased of the said A.J. WAGGONER the said debt". 3:391
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Dec. 30, 1876 Floyd CROWSE [CROUSE] to H.M. CROWSE, 133 acres on Moxson [Moccasin] Creek, adj. a branch, I.S. SPARKS, the north side of the mountain, H.M. CROWSE, the old tract, top of the mountain, for $300; being the lands of John CROWSE, dec'd. Signed: Floyd CROWSE. Wits: Isom WAGGONER, David (X) EDWARDS. Proved Feb. 1, 1877 (ack'd). 2:392
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Dec. 30, 1876 H.M. CROWSE [CROUSE] & wife Martha E. to Floyd CROWSE, 133 acres on Jewel Swamp Creek, adj. William CROWSE, Wilborn WOODRUFF, John CROWSE old line, I.S. SPARKS, & a branch, for $300; being the lands of John CROWSE, dec'd. Signed: H.M. CROWSE, Martha E. CROWSE. Wits: Isom WAGGONER, David (X) EDWARDS. Proved Feb. 1, 1877 (ack'd). 2:393
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