Roanoke Rapids herald., 1922-04-14

SAID Samuel Miles resided bounded and
described as follows:-
). Beginning at a stake on the bank of
the Roanoke River, gum pointer, rum
ming thence S. al w. 3388' to stake,
thence S. l8 45' w. TIA to the center of
.. the, Weldon County Road, thence with
: said road the following courses and
distances S. AZ degrees 15' E. 800 8.
81 degrees 45' Z. 400 s. 68 degrees 4O'
p. 200 s. 76 degrees So Il. 200 S. 70
degrees 2O' E. 300 s. 65 degrees 20 E.
7 300 s. 85 degrees As e. 300 S. SO de-
grees SV q. 45' S. 86 degrees 80 E.
485' n. Is degrees E. l27' N.
70 degrees E. 33S' N. rs degrees E. 85'
N. 62 degrees 15' E. 400 N. SO degrees
~ E. $50 5. SO degrees E. 350 N. 80
degrees 45' E. 300 S. 81 degrees Is E.
l46' to rock on the side of the New
County road, thence crossing said road
N. 81 degrees e. 1872 to rock, thence
S.S6 degrees 35' E. 1872 to rock, thence
). 80 degrees E. 198' to rock, thence
S. 81 degrees A. E.'462' to rock or
corner, thence N. 20 degrees g. E. 24O'
to rock N. 13 degrees "a E, 528' to a
rock N. 17degrees 30' E. 1865 to rock,
on the right Of way of the Seaboard Air
Line, thence with said right Of way N.
AZ degrees W. 624' to a rock, thence
leaving said right of way N. 66 degrees
49, W. lao to a rock, thence N. 10
degrees e. crossing said right of way
| Ut to.a stake on the banks of the
Roanoke River, thence up said river as
it meanders the following courses and
distances N. 52 degrees 90 w. 656' N.
81 degrees W. 259', N. 81 degrees, w.
500 S. 70 degrees 45' W. 625' N. 73
degrees 40 W. 125' N. % degrees w.
1866 N. GO degrees W. Ats to the
place of beginning containing by survey
of N. c. Hughes of Weldon, N. G.
made in May, 1917, S7.3acres be the
same more or less. Excepting therefrom
the following deductions, tract of ~
acres previously conveyed to George
Williams by deed dated June 10th,
1913. A tract of57.9 acres previously
conveyed to Rosa Adams and j. H.
Adams by deeds dated January 23rd.
1902, December 18th, 1912 and January
goth, 1916. A tract Of lOl acres
previously convened to Warrick
Mills by deed dated January 18th, 1916
and a tract containing 1913 acres
previously conveyed to T. d. Mayo by
d Led dated November 3rd, 1916. Also
deducting the right of way of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway through
said property containing by said survey
of N. c. Hughes acres, leaving a
residue as per said survey of 1853. s acres
be the same more or less.
b. What is known as Sturgeon
Islands in the Roanoke River containing
by said survey of N. C. Hughes five
[5l acres be the same more or less.
G. A Tract of land in Northampton
County, State Of North Carolina. being
the upper end of an island known as
Great Island, in Roanoke River and
being all of that part of said island
known as No. and marked P. on the
plot of division between the heirs of
Thomas B. Eaton made in 1878, and
being all of that part formerly in the
pc ssesson of the said Samuel Miles
and wife, containing by survey of N.
c. Hughes, Jr. in May, 1917, Fifty
Four (54) acres, be the same more or
less.
d. The whole of the islands known as
Horse and Briar Islands, situated be-
tween the main stream of said Roanoke
River and what is known as Mill
River, also known as No. A and marked
P. on the said division plot between the
heirs, of the said Thomas B. Eaton:
by survey of the said N. C.
Hughes in May, 1917, thirty and one
half '3O-l-2) acres be the same more or
less. Said Tracts A. BIC. and d.
in the aggregate by said
survey of the said N. c. Hughes with
The exceptions from tract "A" as note
I'd Three Hundred Fifty Three 1851
acres be the same more or less.
Second. The seven ninths Undivided
Interest of the party of the first part in
what is known as the Sledge Tract on
.he waters of Roanoke River in Halifax
County, North Carolina, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the river
oank corner of the above described
Miles tract gum pointers, running
hence S. al degrees W. $685. to a
stake, thence S. Is degrees 45' w. 744'
% the center of the Weldon County
Road, thence S. IS degrees As w. 2i29'
o a stake on the Sledge Spring
Branch gum pointer, thence with said
'ranch the following course and dis
.ances N. So degrees 45' w. 725' N. "a
legrees TO- W. 3S9' S. IA degrees 45'
". 203 N. 81 degrees As W. 1862 N.51
legrees So w. 374' N. 60 degrees l6P w.
'l3' to hickory, thence leaving said
,ranch S. 10 degrees 35' W. ST. to
'ock corner of the land of j. A. House
md Bro. thence N. 66 degrees 10 w.
'O65' to an iron stake, thence N. so de-
,rees 30 E. 1l35' to rock, thence
J. 80 degrees 20' w 46O' to a rock thence
Y. 81 degrees l5' z. 252l' to a stake on
he Southerly side of the right of way
# the Seaboard Air Line Railway, thence
rossing said rightofway to the northerly
ide thence along said northerly side Of
aid right Of way S. I2 degrees SO' w.
80 to stake, corner of property of
1amill Brothers, thence with said
1amill Brothers property N. O degrees
Is E. 1859 to stake, thenceS. 72 de-
,rees 45 W. 1856 to stake on the
'asterly side of the CASTOR County
Road, thence with said road S. II de.
,rees l5' W. GAO to a stake thence
cross said road N. 60 degrees w. 33'
o stake on the westerly side of
said road, thence N. "a degrees, so
W. GIG to Railroad iron on the east
rly side of the right of way of the
amp Manufacturing Company's rail
way, thence across to the westerly
lde of said right of way, thence
outh westerly with said right OF way
bout 76O to post corner of the land
f W. H. Williams, thence N. de-
,rees 30 E. 1910 to a Railroad Iron,
hence N. degree. E. S50' to cedar
ost corner of the land of Eugene
ohnston, thence S. 38 degrees 55T f.
79' to an ash stump, thence S. 72 de-
.reesl5' E. 60 to an ash stump. thenceN.
z degrees so z. So to stake on the
ank of the Muddy Gut" thence down
Muddy Gut the following courses and
istances, N. 81 degrees e. 173 N. 27
egrees E. $50 N. degrees as w. 384