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[Deed Book 23; pg. 28] May 27, 1840 - Samuel THOMPSON of Currituck Co. sold to Doxey LEE of Chowan Co., for $50.00, a tract of land whereon my father Samuel THOMPSON, dec'd.,  lived and died in Currituck County Court House District bound by the Main Road on Northeast, John BELL on the Northwest & Southwest, and by Edmund BAXTER on Southeast containing 30 acres.  Witnesses: E. SIMMONS, B.T. SIMMONS.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 29-30] Oct. 18, 1837 - Robert J. WILLIAMS sold to Jonathan WOODHOUSE, both of Currituck County, for $850.00, a certain piece or parcel of land bounded as follows….WILLIAMS side of East Swamp in Thomas SANDERSON a Northerdly course binding on the East Swamp side to Cason MORRISETT line, westerly binding on MORRISETTs line, then road side to west side of William NICHOLSONs in Patent granted to Peter POYNER South End of patent at Thomas SANDERSON line , Easterly binding on Thomas SANDERSONs line, containing 120 acres. Witnesses: Thos. B. JARVIS, William A. JARVIS.   Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 30-31]  July 15, 1840 - Frederick PERRY sold to Thomas TWIFORD, for $85.00, a certain piece of land on the North Banks , beginning at the Sandy Run Bridge….to Kitty Hawk Bay…..Elijah SEBBRENs run the shore to a gut, binding Joshua HARRISON the west, Elijah SEBBRENs the north…to contain 75 acres more or less.  Witnesses: Sol. ASHBEE, Ivy DOWDY.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 31-32]  Nov. 27, 1839 - Caleb S. WALKER of Tyrel County sold to Samuel B. DOZIER of Currituck Co., for $400.00, a piece of land being in Currituck, bounded as follows: North by Arm SIMMONS, East by Levi WALKER, South by Elizabeth GRAY, containing 128 acres.  Witnesses: Caleb ELVERTON, Levi WLAKER.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 32-33]  May 23, 1840 - John ETHERIDGE of the County of Desota & State of Mississippi, sold to Josiah ETHERIDGE, for $50.00, a certain parcel of land in Currituck known by the name of Juniper Ridge, it being 14^th part of land formerly belonging to William HUMPHRIES sold by his Executor and bid off by Josiah ETHERIDGE, and which John HUMPHRIES gave a deed to Josiah ETHERIDGE for 193 acres.  Witness: William ETHERIDGE.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 33-35]  Jan. 4, 1840 - Isaac N. BAXTER, Guardian of Isaac N. HUGHS and Mary B. HUGHS, orphans of John W. HUGHS, dec'd.,.sold to CALEB ETHERIDGE, by virtue of an order of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, lands of John W. HUGHS which were advertised for sale at Court House done on 4^th day January 1840 for the purpose of paying a judgment in favor of Jonathan B. LINDSEY against the heirs of said HUGHS.  Caleb ETHERIDGE SR. offered bid of $700.00.  Said land in Court House District bounded as follows: tract where said HUGHS formerly lived beginning in the road Cart BELL and EDWARD HALSTEAD corner, various courses with road to Samuel KEMP corner, from KEMPs line to corner in Wm. F. DAVIS heirs land, south to James SNOWDENs heirs line various courses to Buckskin road east various courses of the road to first station containing 114 acres.  Another piece lying on South and West of Buckskin road the tract that C.R. KENNEY sold as Executor of W.F. DAVIS beginning at Buckskin road formerly Wm. PERKINS line binding said line to Joshua BAXTERs line, containing 38 acres.  Another piece adjoining this piece willed to John W. HUGHS by John WILLIAMS, at a corner then HOLLEYs various courses to Joshua BAXTERs line various courses to William POYNERs line to William PERKINS formerly John PERKINS line containing 26 acres, making in all 178^1/4 acres more or less.  Witness: W.B.F. BAXTER.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 35-36]  July 1, 1839 - Ida WICKER sold to William WHITE, for $5.00, a certain piece of land lying on Knots Island which land fell to me by the death of my Father Wm. WICKER adjoining lands of Jacob WICKER, Malachi WATERFIELD and William WHITE.  Witnesses:  Nath. W. DOUDLY, Bragwell MOORE.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 36-37]  Jan. 14, 1840 - Edward GARRETT sold to Duren E. GARRETT, for $20.00, a parcel of land in a place called Back Woods …Moses B, POWERS line formerly called SPENCERs line, down to John L.D. POWERS, dec'd.,. containing 18 acres.  Witnesses: George W. POWERS, James SORY.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 37-38]  July 27, 1840 - Tully DOZIER, SR. sold to Henry William LEE, for $450.00, a parcel of land in Indian Ridge District near Guinea, bounded by Widow FLOROREYs land on main road twenty feet from the canal to Branson BELL along BELLs line of Cypress Run or branch, continues along various courses within twenty feet of Canal by estimation of 48 acres.  /s/ Tully DAUGE.  Witnesses: Benj. N. BRAY, Tully L. DOZIER.   Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 38]  May 27, 1840 - Wallace BRAY sold to Doxey LEE of Chowan County, for $175.00, a parcel of land where Samuel THOMPSON, dec'd., lived.  Bounded by John BELL on the Northwest & South tract and Edward BAXTER on Southeast, also a tract of land whereon Saml. THOMPSON JR. lives binding James DOXEY on the North & South John MATTHIAS on West & East of main road,  containing 30 acres.  Both my right & title to the said lands and the right & title I bought of Edmund THOMPSON, heir of Samuel THOMPSON, dec'd., and the widows dower of the said deceased.  Witnesses: E. SIMMONS, B.T. SIMMONS.  Registered: Sept. 21, 1840.

[Deed Book 23; pgs. 39-40]  Sept. 26, 1840 - Joseph LEARRY & Wife Harriett B. LEARRY, Jermima VanPELT & Henry VanPELT, sold to Josiah HOLLEY of Bertie County, for $500.00, parcel of land in Currituck known as Jackson Island being in Roanoke Marshes, the Island upon which the General Government built a “Lighthouse” sued for and recovered by the heirs at Law of Daniel VanPELT late of Hertford County including the whole of said Island.  Witness: Wm. W. CHERRY.  Registered: May 4, 1841.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 48]  July 25, 1840 -  John M. MIDGETT sold to the United States, for $40.00, "...my share, being 1/5 of 4 acres of land lying on Body's Island..." joining the south prong of Deep Creek, it being the land designated by Capt. SKINNER as the site for a lighthouse.  Witnesses: Isaac L. FARROW, Thos. H. BLOUNT.  /s/ John M. MIDGETT.  Registered: June 2, 1841.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 133]  Marriage license between John D. ARMSTRONG & Abi F. MATTHIAS in Hinds Co., Mississippi.  To any Judge, Minister or Justice lawfully authorized to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony. You are here by Licensed to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between John D. ARMSTRONG and Miss Abi F. MATHIAS and for so doing this shall be your warrant. In Virtue of a License from the Clerk of the Court of said County I have this day celebrated the Rites of Matrimony between John D. ARMSTRONG and Miss Abi F. MATHIAS given under my hand this 20^th day of October 1840.  /s/ Ch. S. SPENCER, J.P.

State of Mississippi
Hinds County
    I, S.S. SCOTT Clerk of the Probate Court for siad County hereby Certify that the within License and Certificate of marriage between John D. ARMSTRONG and Miss Abi F. MATHIAS is a true copy from the Record in my office.  Given under my hand & official seal at Raymond the 19^th Nov. 1840.

By Alexander G. McNUTT Governor of the State of Mississippi
    To All who shall see these presents—Greeting: Be it known that S.S. SCOTT whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate was on the 19^th of November A.D. 1840 clerk of the Probate Court in and for Hinds County in the State of Mississippi that his attestation to the annexed certificate is in due form of Law and made by the proper officer, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts. In testimony whereof I have caused the Great Seal of the state to be hereunto affixed.  Given under my hand at the city of Jackson this 20^th day of November A.D. 1840. /s? A.G. McNUTT

Thomas B. WOODWARD, Secretary of State
    Currituck County Court SS  - Feby Term 1841 These certificates was exhibited in open Court.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 169]  January 6, 1841 - William MURRILL sold to Samuel PARKER for $30.00, for a certain piece or tract of land containing 2 acres running down Spence HALL’s line a S.W. coarse and various other courses.  Witnesses: Manliff R. GREGORY, Polly PARKER.  Registered: June 13, 1841.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 169-170]  February 22, 1841 - Tully BELL, Clerk & Master to Hodges GALLOP.  Whereas at Fall Term 1839 William WALKER, Levi WALKER, Caleb WALKER, Lovey WESTFIELD, Naomi WALKER of full age and of Polly WALKER & Nancy WALKER, infants by their Guardian Caleb WALKER, Delia WALKER, an infant by her Father and next friend Isaac WALKER, filed their petition to sell the lands set forth in this said petition one of which tracts is situated on Powells Point adjoining the lands of Willis GALLOP and Thomas TILLETT containing by estimation 33 acres by virtue of this decree in the case it was offered for sale at auction on the premises on the 22^nd day of February 1840 when and where Hodges GALLOP appeared and bid the sum of $300.00 which was the greatest and best bid it was therefore stricken off to him at that sum.  He entered into bonds agreeable to the terms of sale, at Spring Term 1840 report made and confirmed at Fall Term 1840 ordered that the Clerk & Master collect the money & make a Deed to the purchasers.

[Deed Book 23; pg. 198-199]  Samuel M. MANN of Hyde County sold to Benjamin MIDGETT of Tyrrell County, for $50.00, "...my right, title, and interest to the lands that descended to me from my grandfather John MIDGETT and also the land that descended to my from my uncle, Samuel MIDGETT, dec'd.", said undivided land being in Currituck County on Roanoak and Bodies Island, except 4 acres sold to the United States for a lighthouse.  This indenture was made October 30, 1841.  Wit: John S. BURRUS, Benj. SAUNDERSON.  /s/ Samuel M. MANN.  Registered: May 9, 1842.