Transcribed by Sloan Mason
March 4, 1834
Jones County, N.C.
This Indenture made this the 7th day of March in the year of Our Lord 1834, Between Bentley WESTON and his wife Delila WESTON of the one part and Jonas JONES Senr of the other part. All of the State of North Carolina and County of Jones. Witnesseth that we the said Betley Weston and wife Delila WESTON have for and in consideration fot he sum of Three Hundred dollars t us in hand paid by the said JONES the receipts whereof is herby acknowledged have bargained and sold and do by these presents bargained and sell unto the said Jonas JONES, Senr. His heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in said County of Jones and on both sides of Tuckahoe Creek —- and bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at a stake at the run of Tuckahoe Creek and runs S 20 E 175 poles to a small red oak in the south side of Duplin Road then S 5 W 378 poles to a stump then East 60 poles to a pine on the west edge of New River Road, then with the said road to the cross roads then down the meanders of a small branch opposite to a corner pine formerly belonging to the heirs of Henry RHODES, Dec’d which pine — near the main road, then with the main road crossing Tuckahoe Creek, to the run of the great branch, then up the various courses of the said branch to a water oak, Jonas JONES, Senr. Corner then with his line N 78 W 84 poles to a stump and two black jacks, then s 5 Est to the run of Tuckahoe Creek then to the beginning containing by estimation nine hundred and eighty four acres be the same more or less which we the said Bently WESTON and wife Delila WESTON for our selves and our heirs do from time to time and at all times Warrant and defend the right of the above mentioned lands unto him the said Jonas JONES, Senr his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seals thd day and date – above written.
Signed:
Bentley (his X mark) WESTON
Delila (her X mark) WESTON
Signed sealed and deliverd in presents of us.
Jn. JARMAN
——– HAMMOND
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State of North Carolina
June 4, 1834
Before me John R. DONNALD, Judge J.P, personally appeared Bentley WESTON and Delila WESTON his wife the parties to the foregoing Deed and duly acknowledged the same as there act and deed She the said Delila privately been first examined by me privately and apart from her husband —– the execution thereof and it appearing that she had executed the same truly and at her own accord without the fear or compulsion of her husband and that she doth voluntarily apart thereto.
Let the Deed be registered.
J. R. DONNALDS, Judge
Registered in the Registers Office of Jones County in Book S, no. 19 and on Page 350
Jn. Stroud, Regr.
( I do not know which deed this is in reference to. Delila Rhodes Weston was the daughter of Jacob J. RHODES and unknown wife. She was born about 1810 in Jones Co.)