Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-10-04
HISTORY OF WILKINSON
COUNTY.

"a into THIS otn Gay OF May, a. D.
1890, between Asa Sapp and Gym
thia Sapp, his wife, of the county
Of Wilkinson, State of Mississippi,
Of the one part and Thos. H. Pros
ser, presiding Justice of the Coun-
ty Court of said county, of the 9th
er part, witnesseth, that, whereas
the said Asa Sapp, some time dur
ing the year 1909 or 1870, execu-
ted a bond for title to the Commits
sioners appointed by special Act
of the Legislature passed Dec, Is,
1909, to establish a site whereon to
erect a Court house, and to receive
title to FIVE acres of land in the
name of said county, on which to
erect a Court house, Jail, pillory
and stocks, from any person or per
sons authorized to convey the same.
And the said Bond being either lost
or mislaid by said Commissioners,
and the said Asa Sapp being still
willing and DESTROYS to make per-
feet the conditions of said bond by
executing q deed of conveyance in
fee simple, in furtherance of the
same for the use and benefit of said
county, and for and in considera-
ton of five dollars to him in hand
well and truly paid, at and before
the sealing and delivery of these
presents, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, have grant
ed, bargained, aliened, sold, con-
veyed and confirmed, and by these
presents do grant, bargain, alien,
sell, convey and confirm unto said
Thos. H. Prosser, Presiding Justice
of the County Court of said county,
or his successors in Office, forever,
all that certain tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in said
county, and known and distinguish
ed in the general plan of the Town
of Woodville, as the Public Square,
containing five acres, more or less,
and more particularly set forth and
described by the annexed plat OF
survey of said Public Square, to-
gether with all and singular, the
appurtenances, hereditaments, priv
ileges and advantages whatsoever,
unto the above described premises,
belonging or in anywise appertain-
ing. And also all the estate, right,
interest, property and claim what
soever, either at law or i'll equity,
of them, the said Asa Sapp and
Cynthia Sapp, his wife, of, in and
to the same, according to the tenor
and meaning of the above descsibed
bond, to have and to hold the above
granted, bargained and described
premises with the appurtenances,
unto the said Thos. H. Prosser,
presiding Justice of the County
court, as aforesaid, for the use OF
said county forever. And the said
Asa Sapp and Cynthia Sapp, his
wife, for themselves, their heirs,
executors and administrators, dc
covenant, grant, promise and agree
to and with the SAID Thos. H. Pros
ser, presiding Justice of the County
Court, or his successors i'll office
fer the use of said county, the above
described premises, and every par
thereof, with the appurtenances
unto the said Thos. H. Prosser
presiding Justice as aforesaid, anC
his successors in Office, for the ust
of said county, against the said AS;
Sapp and Cynthia Sapp, his wife
and against all persons whatsoever
lawfully or equitably claiming, 0,
to claim said premises, or any par
thereof, shall and will warrant ant
and by these presents forever de
fend.
In witness whereof the said AS
Sapp and Cynthia Sapp, his wife
have hereunto set their hands anC
affixed their seals this day and yea
above written.
ASA SAPP, [Seal.
P. S.-Not signed by Cynthi
Sapp.
Witnesses-Benjamin Eccles, G
D. Boyd.
THE acknowledgment of the sig
nature of Asa Sapp was taken b.
Edward McGehee, Associate JUS
tice of the County Court.
Book No. 3, on page 4O6, is as follows
At regular term of the County Cour
begun and held in and for the count
of Wilkinson, at the Court house il
the Town of Woodville, on the Is
Monday, to-wit, the 9Th day of July