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DEED FROM W. P. Ragan & Wife TO W. B. McFarland & wife
Consideration $125.00 Date 18 day of april 1918
Filed for Registration on the 22 day of April 1918, at 10:35 o'clock A.M., and duly recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Guilford County, N. C. in Book No. 307 Page 475 Etc. W. H. Rankin Register of Deeds.
Clerk's Fee [paid] $.25 Record Fee [paid] 1.00 Total [paid] $1.25
Return to W.B. Mcfarland [station?] B High Point N. C.
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This Deed, Made this the 18th day of April 1918 by W. P. Ragan and his wife Elizabeth G. Ragan of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, parties of the first part to W. B. McFarland & wife Semyra McFarland of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, party of the second party,
Witnesseth, That the said parties of the first part, in consideration of ($125.00) One Hundred and Twenty Five dollars, to them paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey unto said party of the second part and their heirs a tract or parcel of land in the County of Guilford and State of North Carolina, in High Point Township, adjoining the lands of Henry Pitts, Stevenson and others, and bounded as follows:
Being lot No. 4 in Book "A" in L. H. Campbell division of N. E. Welborn lands, which plot is duly recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Guilford County N. C. in Book no. 2, page 58.
This Lot is 64 1/2 feet front on Church street and 64 1/2 feet in rear and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake on church street, south west corner of lot no. 5; thence with said street south 62 deg. 50 min West 64 1/2 feet to a stake; thence north 23 deg, 30 min West 82 feet to a stake; thence north 78 deg, east 64 1/2 feet to a stake; thence south 23 deg and 30 min east 75 1/2 feet at the beginning.
[red 50 cent stamp on the right]
The above land was conveyed to grantor by R. R. Ragan See Book [blank] page [blank] &c.
To have and to hold, The aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said party of the second part and their heirs and assigns forever.
And the said parties of the first part do covenant that they are seized of said premises in fee and have the right to convey the same in fee simple; that the same are free from incumbrances; and that they will warrant and defend the said title to the same against the claims of all persons whatsoever.
In Testimony Whereof, The said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands [and] seals the day and year first above written.
W. P. Ragan (Seal) Elizabeth G. Ragan (Seal)
Witness: A. M. Idol
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA—GUILFORD COUNTY.
I, A. M. Idol 'A Notary Public' of said County, do hereby certify that W. P. Ragan and Elizabeth G. Ragan his wife, grantors, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance, and the said Elizabeth G. Ragan being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person, and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.
Witness my hand and seal this the 18 day of April 1918. A. M. Idol N. P. (Seal) My Commission Expires Dec. 7th 1918.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA—GUILFORD COUNTY.
I, [blank] of said County, do hereby certify that [blank] grantor, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.
Witness my hand and seal this the [blank] day of [blank] 190[blank] [blank] J. P. (Seal)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA—GUILFORD COUNTY.
The foregoing certificate of A. M. Idol Notary Public of said County, is adjudged to be correct. Let the said deed and the certificates be registered.
Witness my hand this the 22 day of Apr 1918 M. W. Gant C. S. C.