Burns-Welch Deed, Feb. 26, 1920

DEED

A. L. BURNS & WIFE.

TO

CARRIE L. WELCH.

Consideration $10.00 &c.

Feb. 26th, 1920.

Filed for registration on the 3 day of March 1920, at 10:10 o'clock AM., and duly recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Guilford County, N. C. in Book No. 341 Page 205 Etc. R. H. Wharton Register of Deeds

Clerk's Fee, .25 Record Fee, Pd. 1.00 Total, [blank]

D. H. PARSONS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW HIGH POINT, N. C.

Record and mail to J. E. Welch, Jordan St. High Point, N. C.

This Deed, Made this the 26th. day of Feb. 1920, by A. L. Burns and his wife Mamie E. Burns formerly of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, but now residing in Forsyth County and State of North Carolina, parties of the first part, to CARRIE L. WELCH of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, party of the second part:

WITNESSETH: That the said parties of the first part, in consideration of ($10.00) Ten Dollars and other good and valuable considerations 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 the said party of the second part and her 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 E. D. Steele, G. F. Morrison, and others, and described and bounded as follows:

BEGINNING at a stake or stone on the east side of Jordon street in the City of High Point, the north west corner of the lot of land conveyed by A. L. Burns et. al. to E. D. Steele by Deed recorded in Book 142 page 228 in the Register of Deeds Office of Guilford County; thence eastwardly with Steele's line, Two Hundred (200) feet, more or less, to Steele's north east corner; thence northwardly Ninety (90) feet, more or less, to J. H. Burns corner; [thence] westwardly with Burns line Two Hundred (200) feet, more or less, to Jordon street; thence south wardly with Jordon street Ninety (90) feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, being the property known as the "HOME PLACE" of A. L. Burns and Wife in High Point, North Carolina.

TO have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to her the said party of the second part and her 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.

A. L. Burns (SEAL) Mamie E. Burns (SEAL)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. GUILFORD COUNTY.

I, [D. H. Parsons?], a Notary Public of said County, do hereby certify that A. L. Burns and his wife Mamie E. Burns grantors, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance, and the said Mamie E. Burns being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary exeution 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.

Witness my hand and notarial seal this the 28th day of Feb. 1920.

[D. H. Parsons?] Notary Public.

My commision expires: the 1 day of may 1920.