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  • North Carolina Park Commission
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  • Land surveys
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  • Date original: 1930-07-07;
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Cataloochee History Project
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  • GSMNP_Cata-206a_636

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To'wnship ··················'HaY'i·C>od---(}cu.Jlt-y-------····--······· County . • STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DESCRIPTION BEGnmmo El.t a point on Whim tnob in the t:5Wa1n""liaY'Vfoo4 Coun~y line., at . the jtmotton 0t the Jonathan Oreek and Cata.l.oocheo U:lvide w.t t h t~ Balsam Ridge and l'\Ulning thenOth al.On the top at' the said v:l:vi~e, with Us· meand­ers, in a ~o rCheas ·terly c;lour$a to a po1..nt wm.r~ th~ lin• of the 1nvalv~ :m.ile stt,_p oor ~ ses the divide; thenc.~~ Jt.;av- 1ng the Divide; with tlle line off the twelve mile attip ~ ,o a point on Cat(iloochc:te o~ek, t he lowe;r eomer ot the stikaleatha~ lit e.l, land; tb.anee, up cat.aloochee O:veek about. lGO poles to the oormr of t he SunereE;tt twn.ber Cc>. tre<rh; tllaU(Ja, w~tll. its . ;u.n-Q a . n:QJrbhw.eat O'ourse . to the e:orner of ~he . B¢1~ l~n4 With tbe s ·tikeleathel" t :t·Q.o\ J . t !ieno$ w :Lth a division line betVle~n Bo;to4) and ~t1 keleat he)' 1 northeal;itwa~d , to •!!% eo:J."ne1' ot tht twqloe mile s t eip, to a s panish oak and rook on SUck Knob Ridge; . tb.enoe, still with the twel" m~le st:r:1p1 northwe$tward to the Deadr~k lin~- ; tAe+lo~ with th~ lin~ t~t· t.ha D~adr9ol~, tract, Wh.i~ is to be inolu.ded in tb.ls baunda:ry to it~ intersection with the west ~rgin or the MQun~ Sterling :Road; thenOttt with the west •:rgin ot said :rroa4 to its interse~tion W1th the }iorth""Ca rolina-Temmilesee State line on the Smoky M01.1.nt~m• DiVide; thence . mtll tbe · .. .Sl'!lolq Mountains Divide and the st•te JJ,J!fiL .. lQ t_!ts ~A!li~.lJt~lli9~- ~11tll.,,~Jl~ _kl.~Jm. IU..v1b a.nl~tha _____. · -·· -- ·---··---· Haywood Oou;1t.y line; thenee, with th~ Balsam Divide and the SWain '"'liayWood County lin1l to tbe BEGINNING. . Shttl A .ANALYSJ:JS OF TITLE TO OUTS'l'A'ND!NG MlNEP.Alr MEREST .IN TIU "LOVE SPEOOLATION LANDS" Nqw owned bJ the HQ1i'$ or· B • 3 .._ SLOAN, Heirs of WtD.H;ILLIARD1 MRS • .MAnGARET CAMPBELL, J,R.BOlD1 s •. L,S'l.'RJ;NGFIELDt HOOU SU>.AN and THOMAS STRliD-FIELD • 637 All of t .b.e t~ns.fers ·ne~1n1 down to w,.T,Uan.I.Uiha Trustee, have been anal;yzed by meene oonveyanoes in the S:l.dney NelSQn t~tle, ~inning .0.1{ 7 on the first page of this Abst:re.ct11 and wiU not,. therefore •. b.e t·eoited 1n ~ b.erein b~t briefly outllned, as tollowss• 1. On N¢vem'ber ~9·• l'196• the state of North Carolina issued to Jolln G4'ay B1oun~, a Grant oove;r;-1ng ~ 76,000 ll.Qres in what was then Bunoo~be County, Reoorded in ~ok, 2 page '!l:oO., Record Of Deeds ot Bull.,. oombe Coun.trt (Se.e page 2:: . ot this Abstifaot) p)., J 2. These lando W$t'e sold for taxes. 1n 17961 and dee.ded by Jamea £Iugbeyt Sheritt. to John Strothe:v. (Deed dated ll'ebru.a:ry 21, 17,81 of reootd in Book 62, page .339 ... }3uncombe County •} (See page f ) $A..? 3, Jobn Strother died, eei~ed or the lands bought by him at Sh&rt-tt~ -sal-e -m1d-, . by -his WilJ.'* .b.oque.athe.d !!Al.:L .landS . . Jl~oha.eod . . at Sbefittts taale'' to Jolul Gray Blount. The will is duly probated and ot Reoord in Will Bool£ 2. at pagEJ 84• records of Ha:ywQod County, (see page I P o:f' this Abetraot). iJ i. 7 4,. John Gray Blount <lied s$1Zed of the lands herein andt by hUJ Will., dated. March 25* l$23• directed the Exoouto.:re therein named, to. wi t 1 Whomae H. Blount ., John G. Bl,.ount and W1;l.l1anl A.- Blount, to eell all ot his property, whether. real or personal• The W1U 1s p:rope.l:'ly probat• ed and reoorded 111. Haywood Qounty - Vli:U Book 2, page 40Eh (se~ page : . . . . ~ ~ 7 . // . . ot this Abstract}. Only two aecutors qual,ified 1 na:mel.y, Tb.~J H, Blount and William A • Blo:tmt • ·, 6 • The Exeou tore above n8llled, by deed dated De eember 12 * 1834, conveyed th~~t John Gl'ay Blount lands J,.ocated in Buncanbe, Haywood and Yancey Counties to Robert LO-ve and Jame• R. Love. (Recorded in Book ,"D", pase 2031 Reco~ds of Heywood County, straQt}.- JJfr 7 See :page I "2--" of this Ab• 6 •• .Atter the death of RQbe~t Love, James R. Love attempted to a.ot und~ the Will of Ro.bert Love, deoeased1 in transferring landsJ and aJ.eo, . a, "StWVi ytng partner" oontinued to make deeds for landa within thia area for a time until a suit was brought by various heirs of Robert Love, deceased, to deter.tn1ne the rights of all pa.:rt.iea. In thie action an at• tempt was made to show that the abov-e deed was obtained by fraud but this failed a1ld 1 under a decree of the court o-f Equity for Buno c:mbe county 1 tn l$57 • James a. Love was made Trustee for hilllSelf, and othe!'s 1. owners of the 7)/~ 7 '*tove Speculation Landa". (&ee page ;! ie.z. of this .A.bstre.ct). A deed o't Agreem.e;tt was also entered into between .Tames F.. Love1 R.M.:a:enry, J8llles L. Henry, William Vleloll, John E. Love • Dilliard Love and William H. Thome.a, ag:t"e$1ng to said T~ueteo$ll1p, confirming all deeds prev:touely made by J'Emea · R. tove, waiving their righta thereunder by virtue of any ir.fegularitiea tAf)rf)int and authoriz:t.ng the said Jomea R. Love to sel.l and convey the land• (See page ___ of this Abstract}. J?u.rsuant to Decree of the doUi-t, ·~a ~(i.eed was-· mactfil; Noveriibel- 2;3, IS59-~ oy I. 13. ~swaye~'t, Clei'k anO. Ma8'tiel' .. 1 in Equtty, ves·ting title to the "Love Speculation Landa" in .Tames R. Love, for W.mself and as Trustee for the heirs of Robert Love, deceased, The deed calle for l,OO,QOO Aqr.es and is of :record in Heyvlood County, Book "G", pagt 571. (Sf)a page ?-_ ~ of this Abst~aot). 13/rf, 7 I v. J'rune~ :R, Love died ~e1~d of the "Love Speculation Landa" as aforesaid and lett a WiU nam;1M fQur Exeou.tors1 to•W1 t, William H.Thomt.a, 'Robert G., A, Lovt 1 w •· L• Ril);.iaJrd and Samuel L. LoVe; authorizing them to continue the sale.s of said lands and to execute deeds therefor. The WiU was properly probated, :reeo~ded tn Ha:rwood County Book 2 of Wills, at page 149. (see page :)J of this Abstract). V.,k ] a. The eatate waa adm1nistel'ed 'by the above named :mx,outor• unt'-1 tbe death or w.,L,J41lliali'dt the sole sll)rV:Lvo~ ot the tour named. i. SUha~quent to 'the death ot w .L.Hilliard a suit wae filed in the Supe~ior Court ot HaywOQd County by w. L.Hen:cy, admi.nist:vato;r . ot IhM.lien:cy- deceased• et al• • vs IUU1ard et al. 1 and• at Spring te~, lS~l• the Court appointed R,D.Oilm$r as Trustee alld Administratott w11ih full pQWer to eeU the · ''LOve s~oul.a t:ton Landen and e.xeoute deeds tor same, (Minute Docket "Gtt; PB$e 280) See page , $_ .z or this Ab;; stre.ot, pA 1 ~o. Giuer OQ.tlttnued to serve as Trustee and Afun.inistrator end to sell and transre;r the Love Speculation lands until his resignat-, :Lon in. both oapao:Lt:f.e~ tn l9il.4 At the resignation of Gilmer, the C<:>~t fi on February 16th., l9ll, ap:po~nted w. J • Hannah t .o serve i,n h1aa stead -. both as Trustee for the heirs at law of James R. tove, deceased and as Admi.niatra tor de bonis non w1 th the Will annexed. (See page 1: ctt:> . . . . B4. 7 . . . .. /C: -~ . of thi$ Abstract). ReQorded in Minute Dooket nW', page 639, J'r'(,Jil. the time the prope11ty oame into possession of Robert tov• and Jem..ft·s :R7i tove, · s: gre-at many--:at' th~ ·d:~eds madEf for l.andE,J ·within ·tliio - - -­are- a1 ~eserved "cm.e-ha1t the mineral interest with. mining privleges" eto:a, to the Love fU:rtattt. l..1.t w. J,. Hannah QOntinued to administer th<a estate and sell and o~nvey laude~_, as Trustee ali.d Admin1stratQr 1 until in l~l.£5 when an · o~er was ma4~-• :Ln the oase or HeiU!y et al., V&J Hilliard et llll,.,1. dirtJo'bbs l:dm. to eel+ eJ.l. of the unaold land• belonging to the Love Estate, 1nclultt lng "All m.ine~al intel"et;Jt he:retofo:r:e resened" at :public auction; at th' Colll"t houae door 1n the tQWn of Waynesville, on the first Monday in AWli 1915 and to advertise $aid proposed sale by :posters and newspape:v adver• tia~nt• aa "qUiJre4 by l!lw, 640- PUrsuall.t to the above mentioned Court O~de:r, and att;er due a.dvertisemart, . the sale was h~ldf at Whieh . time Hugh :r • Sloan l:lecame the higheet b1dde for the unsold lands an.d unsold ·and reserved m!ne~al lands ln. all sold and. unsold lands or the Love Estate4t The bid was raised. from time to ti~ until. it was finally confirmed to Hugh. J. Sloan; this confirmation was contested by eertain of' the heirs ana the case went to tne Supreme Court of North Carolina* where the decision of the Superior court ot Haywood County was affirmed; the sale ceOnfi:-med and the matter settled. (For this decision see 170th N.C.Reports}, - .. ,_. 12. Pu,rsuant to the above mentioned Decree and aftet the :ruling of the Supreme Court affirming same • w. J. Hannah, Trustee ani Administrator deeded "the unsold mineral inte~~F heretofore _reserv• ed in deeds made; also all the unsold lands ""' - in tee" to H)lgh J ,sloan. 'rhis deed contains :ruu recitations as to the authority of w.J.Hannah to convey th~ .lands and mineral inte:r;-~st; the proceedings had wi tll reference to the sal.&, the reports and final Decree and describei twa .boundariea ot land ""' the first lying ;tn Buncombe county (which description is not cC)p1ed herein) and tne second the traot under consideration herein. 'l'he Aee4 ,l•- p:;Jlpe:rl.;'f. e~,o:uted, . acknowledged and rec.orded • Book 4l1, ,page -1 *14 . .- -l-••L cords of Haywood County. {See page G 1:..) of this Abstract) 1.3. On september 24;. 1927; Hugh J• Sloan, a widower• conveyed the mineral interest purchased by him as above stated, to Marga~et 3 • Campbell; samuel. HM Hilliard; Howaru D. Hilliard; William ri. Hilliard, Charles o. Hilliard 1 Maria s. Hull• LOve Foster (heirs of Margaret E. H1111al'"d, deceased; Samuel L-. StringtieldJ Thomas Stringfield. ::. R. Boyflt Hugh J. sloan, individually and Hugh J. s;toan as Executor ot B. 3, sloan, deceased• pro ... rating "all his right• title, interest and estate" among the various grantees therein named• The deed 1 s reg'Ul ar in f01roi1 pro~1.'1Y executed and acknowledged. Recorded in HayWOod County 641 • •;m in Book 76, page 388. 14. w. D, Hilliard died and llis w1dow, Mrs. Halcyone Hillia~ beQame sole legatee under h1s Willt ~ agreement and Power of Attorney-. dated May l, 19291 samuel H. H!Ui~d beoa:m.e agent and At-. torney in faot toJr Mrs, Mar@'tlret Campbell (mrmer ot 40/3501lh intete•t) and Howard Hillia;rd 1 M:rs, Haloyone Hilliard, :Mar~ s s. Hull (and husband Fred A. Hulli M.l'-s, Love H. Fo~rte:r (and husband n.P.Foster) Clle.rle~S C, Hill!ard and wife Dorothy HiUia:rd and s amuel H, Hilliard and wite, Mamie . ..... ...... J. Hilliard, each being the owner ot 5/360tha tntel'eet in the mineral in ... te:rests and reservations heJ:ein~ 'rhis instrument is duly signed and :properly acknowledged by all of the grantors named therein and ve.-t• samuel H. Hilliard with complete authority t01: selling snd conveying 1'Firstf~ The undivided mineral interest owned l>Y the late Mrs~ M. E ~ Hil• liard in the lands formerly belOllSiDS to he:r ancestors· Jamee R, Love snd Rti>~rt LOve and which they reserved to themselves e.J)d theit heirs in ~e many deed$ made by them" (also oelrtai.n prope:vty in the City or Ashev1Ue) •. lleoo~ded in Bqok f:\2 of Deeds, at page 4U, records of HaywQOd county. ~p (see ID-Se f_:_;_ of tl11 s Aba'b:J:aot) • 1.5,. The WiU of' B. tr. SloB.ll to whose estate 66/350th int.el'$St was transterred by the above mentioned deed nom.. Hugh J.SlOfUl (Paragraph 1.3 he~ein) • names Hugh J. sloan, his eon, a a E".Aeou.tOJ' and inst~ots his f,'laid Exeou.tor to d1spqse of the remainder of his estate • not deV1seC. 'by W1ll. 1 "in pa):'oc;tls or as a whole as a II1£ijori ty of 7113 h.ei:r• Illay 8€l"f;9e on" • (see ~:ra.ots ftom WiU of B. J. Sloan, page ~ $ ~ of this Abst;raot) • Whe heirs of B, J. Sloan wl\o al.'e of age are Besa.ie s. AtJ.d.l)J;] and htUiband.• James Atkins, J;r,, Mal.'gue:ri~e s. way and husband 1 J. H. Way, J~. I aush J. Sloan, .~ widower and Sa:rah s. Sloanr widow ot B. J'. Sloan., deaea$edt There is one minor hair, nam~l.y, JSJiles Andrew Sl~. 'l'ne Will ot :a. J, s,\oab he";tab•to~ r"etene4 to ., &.ppo1a1• -.1, wlte 1. &u-ah a, sloan and lda .-, Hugh J. Sloan, aa jo1:n1 GU.ddiaJte tit .h1a ldno:r stni t~e Atub:tw 3l6alt ·and· 'a:f.:t:"eota that ttth$J e.ot tu his artead tn BJ.l lU\tters as roqui~e4. tJy 1a1flt 643·- Page .......... ......... -. ... ...... ........... . NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Si)!ned As Acknowledged "~' w.l .HA.NN.Alt. Trustet -;: ,. ,<.C ~~--------------------4----------------------T--------------------- "<I'I ~ H. J • SLOAN ~ ~ L_ ______________ ~ _____________ _L ____________ ___ 1. Kind of Conveyance .............. ~~~-4. ................................ . 2. Date of Conveyance ....... 4!'!1!~'!!'~9~EL ......................... . 3. Is it properly executed .............. I.~.$ .............................. . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged. ...C ..t $..~. . 0. .•............ 4. Date of Entry and No .......... ......................... ................... . 6. Acknowledgements, regular Ye$ ................................... . 7. If irregular, copy in full on back. ...............•... , .............. . 9. Date of acknowledgement ...... ~~~~ ... 1~1.9 ... ......... . 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ....... -~'!"' ............................ . 10. ',Va:o privy examination of wife taken .. ~ ........................ . 11. Did officer affix Seal... ....... N.~L ........................................ . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- (a) of seizin ...... N~ ... , ...................................................... . (b) power to convey .... Y.e.e .............................................. . (c) against encumbrances -~~--·N:······························ (-d) against claims of all others ....... C> .............................. . 12. Was order of probate con-ect.. ..... ."fe.EJ. ......................... . 14. Date of filing for record ... ~2..1:~l-~_l6 ................... . 15. Book ....... ..4~.'1. .......................... Page. ... ~'14 ................... . for ........ JI~Y.:WIQ.Q.d ................................. County. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions or restrictions .. ... NQ .......................................................... . 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully) ... ~C> .. ft/~.:v~ .... AN.P ... 'rO ... .HOLP ... tlle. .... af.or.e.sai.d ... uns.Old .. .mine:ral ....... !~~~-l.'~~~---~-~~-~.Q.f.~t ... r.~.f:~.~V~.4 .... 1n ... :d.eeda ... made., ... also ... al.l ... the .... unsold .... lan4-8 ....... 1.~. -~;t,-~ ... :b..<>.~~~~:a. .... ~t ... ~.Et,~-- -~-X"Q1n ... de..son.bed ... 1n ... tee, .... with ... all. ... prtv1legee ... ~cl .... fi.PPw.r:t.~-~.9.QS. ... th.$.l"e.unt.o. .... b.e.longin.g ... unto .... the .... sa1.d .. Hugh ... ;r." ... Sl,.oan ... .and his hei;re and ass1gns• to his e.n.d their only use and behoof forever., Exact Description of Property . TinS DEED Jnade this the first day of .April; 1916 1 by w. ;r. Hannah,_ T.rustee tor the heirs-a.t•law or J"anes R. Loye 1 deeea.sed 1 and othe:rs 0\vners or the lands known as tlle "Love Speoulation Lands" and as Admi:nistrato:r de bo:r:Us non with the will annexed of James R •. Love, deoeased1 to H. J. Sloan ot the County ot Haywood and State of liortb.· Carolina; W!TNESSErHt That• WHEREAS• Jame-s B .. LGve, deaeased, under a decree or the Court ot EqUity for Bun com~ county, N .c • ., made in the yea:r 1857!· and under the provisions ot a Deed ot Agr$$ment entered into on the . 6th day ot October• 1857• by James R. Love, R. M. Henry, .Tamee L ... Henry- 1 William Weloh, John B • . Love, Dillard Love and William H. thomas • became Trustee f'ol: himself and the said parties above named. of the said Love Speoulat• ion Lands, lying :t.n the Coun10ies of Madison• Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson• Yancey,, Henderson and Transylvania, with power to make sale of the same and execute title deeds the retort and r WHEREAs. the said J"ames R. LOve died setted and possessed ot the said Love s:peoulation Lands as Trustee, as aforesaid; and 1 · WHEREAS,. the said J"ames H. Love mde and published a last will and testament in writing and appointed WilliamH. ThOll).a.s, Robert G. A. Love, William L. Hilliar<L and Samuel L. Love., Ex•cutors 1 who qualified and took upon themael ~s the execution tb.ereot; and, wmmus, the said James R, Love sold many tracts of said lands to ditterent persons and a.utholf1zed and en.powered his .said Executors to continue the sale of' said lands and to tttalae titles therefor; and, Shut B . . WHEREAS; upon the death ot William L. Hilliard; th~ sol~ aoting Ex.l;lcutor of the said James R. Love, deceased; the superiCI' Court of Haywood County at Spring Term; 1891 1 in the case ot w.t.HentT and W.L,Henry; Administrator of' R,M.Henry, . deceased, vs .. W;cL.Hill1ar4t Executor and others, appointed one R. D. Gil.m.er• Trustee :far the hetre at law of James n. Love, deceased end others. owners of the said LOYe Speculation Lands, with powel"' to make sale of said lands and 4;txecute · titles therefor; and• WHEREAS, the said R.D.Gilmer wa s appointed Administra­tor de bonis non with . the will . anne xed . ot James R. Love • deceased,. by . the Superior Court of H~ood County on the 18th day of Septamber.l8ili and 1 . WHEREAS . the said R.D.Gilmer; Trustee, as aforesaid, at Spring Term, 1911, of the Superior Court of Haywood County, to-wit on February 16, 1911, resigned his Trusteeship of said estate of James R. Love, deceased and others• to the Judge of the superior Court holding said term, which was immediately accepted by said Judge; and 1 VIHEREA.S, the said R. n. Gilmer, Administrator de boniit non vdth the Will annexed of' J ames R. Love. deceased, resigned as such Administrator in writing to the Cl.erk of the Superior Court of Haywood County on the 16th day of February, 1911, whose resignation was aocept• ed immediately by the said Clerk or the superior Court; and • WHEREAS .; all Of the Executors appointed by the Last Will and testament of James R. Love,. deceased, at the time of the eaid rea• ign.ation of the said R,D .Gilm.er were dead; and 1 WHEREAS, the resignation ot the said R.D.GilmerjTrustee as aforesaid being accepted on the 16th day of February 1 1911, at the Spring Term, 1911 or the superior Court of Haywood County, the Judge pl;'esiding and holding said T¢;tm of Court appointed W .J .HannahtTruette for the heirs at law of James R. Lave* deceased and others~ owners ot the said Love speculation lands with fu.ll power to :rmke sales ot said lands and execute title& theref'orf and, WHEREAS, the said W ,J .Hannah was appOinted Administrator de bonis non with the Will annexed of J ames R. Love 1 deceased; by 1;~ Superior Court of Haywood County on the 20th day or February ~t l9llj and, WHEREA.S, at January Term; l9l5• of the superior Court of Hayw·ood County, His Honor E.B.Cline1 Judge Presiding and holding said term of court, which had full jurisdiction of tile subject matte~, 18• sued an. O. rdere in th.e case of w• .L ~Hen17. and others.. ve •.. w.L.Hill1.ard and others directing W .J .Hann8A • Trustee and Administrator o:t' the Love Speculation lands • which wa.s t he $Ubject matter of said action and said Trustee having been appointed a s such Trustee in said action • and in said order and deoree the said W .J ,Hannah : Tl"Ustee and Admin• istrator was authori~ed 1 directed and empowered !o sell al.l the unsold lands belonging to Said · Love Estatel· including the mineral intereets heretofore reserved, at public auct on, at the Court House Door 1.n the Town of Waynesville, N.c •• on the first :Monday in April• 1915, it being the . fifth day ot April 1 1915; and, WHEREAS , the sa1 d \h J ,Hannah 1 Trustee and Administ:rator as aforesaid, advertised, in obedience to said order and decree ot sale, for 30 days in the Courier-Mountaineer, a newspaper published once a week in WaynesVille, N.c •. , and at the Court House dooe in Waynesville and in three other public places in Raywood County, by by posters,. a $ale · of all of the unsold land and mineral interest as het-&tQ:fore reserved, as embra oed in the State Grant :t'rom the state or North Carolina to David Allison. dated November 29, l796a whicb. Al11a• on Grant is registered in the office ·or the Register ot Deeds of Hay"'''04 County in book "Q" on page 93 et seq., record of deede of Haywood ColUlt7• Said Grant 1.& also registered in the Counties of Yancey, Y~dison 1 Buno• ombt~t 1 Transylvania and Jael<:son as the lands embraced in said state G~t from. the State of North Carolina to David Allison, portions of it lies 1n all of the said Counties and originally em.braeed sevena.l hundred thousand ac:r;'es; A portion ot all the mineral interest and unsold lands belonging to the Love s~ cula tion Land estate is embraced in a State Grant .from the State of North Ca.roUna . to John Gray Blount, which is registered in Buneombe Cotmtyt N.c., and originally comprised several hundred thousand acres of land t which .land lies ill the Counties ot Yano7 • Buncombe 1 Madiaon, Haywood and Jackson, and is also described in a deed from the Executors of John Gray Blount to James R. Love and Robert Love• dated December 10, 18341 which is registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Haywood County; In obedience to the Order of Judge E.B.Cline hereinbefore recited; authorizing and directing said W.J.Hannah to sell the said Ull• sold land and all the mineral interest, including the mineral interest heretofore reserved., he, the said w .J .Hannall 1 Trustee and Admini!Jtrato~ o:t said James R, Love, deceas~d and others, O\vners of the LOve Speculat• ion Lands, advertised all the unsold mineral interet heretofore reserved as well as all the unsold interest in lands still not sold at the time or said advertisement, and all the unsold lands which had not been speo• 1a1:cy located by surveys which are embraced in the said state Grants from the State or !forth Carolina. to David Allison and Jolln. Gray Blount and in the Deed trom the Executors o'f John Gray Blount to James R.o Love and Robert Love hereinbefore referred to, by advertising the same for public auction at the Court House door in the town of Waynesville, N,c., tor 30 days in the Couri er•Mount a1neer, a newspaper published once a week in Waynesville, N.c ... and by posters at the Court House door of HayWOod County 1 N, c., and three other public !>laces in Haywood County 1 N. o., giv:t.ng the plaoe and time and terms or sale, together with a description or the property; said advertisement was published in the issue of said newspaper of March 4t 1915 and . consecutively once a week to April 5 1 1915• and,. on April 5• 19151 1 t being the first Monday in said month, between. t~e hours or two and four o•clook P.M. • of said dey, which was in accordance with said advertiseiiV3nt and in obedience to the said order or sale ot Judge Cline, I sold at public auction, . at the Court house door in the town of WaynesVille, N.,C •• various and sundry tracts of land belonging to the said Love S:peoul.ation Lands estate., which were to var• ious and sundry persons; which pieces of land were specifically descxoibed and I • the said w.J .Hannah, Trustee and Administrator as a:f'oresaid . and at the same time and place ·and in addition to the various tracts of land that day sold also sold at public auction all of the unsold mineral in• terest heretofore reserved in deeds executed by the owners of represen­tatives of the Love Speculation Lands; and, at the same time and in addition thereto sold all the unsold mineral rights or the Love Speculat• ion Lands estate whieh is not specifically described but are embraced in said state Grant to David Allison and the said State Grant to John Gray Blount; and the deed from the Executors or John Gray Blount to James R. Love and Robert Love, all of Ylhich are hereinbefore referred to; which unsold mineral interest and unsold lands not described except by State was sold immediately after these speoitloally described. tracts were sold• that dey, at the same time end place Hugh J • Sloan became the last and Jl1ggest bidder, for $62o.oo; tnt;: And the same was reported to the Court by the said Trustee end Adm.inist;rator but by sucoessi ve bid• the said bid was raised, trom. time to time.1 until the eaid Hugh J. Sloan became the last and highest bidd~, on said raised bids, tor the sum of $1650•00 and tb.e Court con• :t'irme.d -the said bid and directed the said Trustee and Administrator to exeoute a deed to Hugh J. Sloan upon the payment ot purchase money; and1 WHEREAS, certain of the heirs who were jointly interested in the LOve Speculation Lande estate objected to the eanfirmtion of said sale to Hugh J' • Sloan and appealed trom the order and decree of confirm­ation of Judge E. B. Cline at May Term, 1915, to the Supaeme Court ot North Carolina; and • · WID~ E.AS , the said Supreme Court heard the said appeal at its December term• 1915• and af'finned the order and decree of Judge Cline, confirming $81d srile which authori,zed the said w.J .Hannah, Trustee and Administrator to execute a deed upon p$.yment of . the purchase money of said raised bid; the :fU~l Opinion of the supreme Court which settled said matte,.- . is fotmd in the case of Henry vs Hilliard, in the 170th N.c. supretp.e Court Reporter; and 1 . WHEREAS 1 the sa.i Q. H. J. Sloan has t in all respects, com• plied with his raised bid and ~id to the said Trustee and Administrator the fUll amount of' $165o.oo, his said raised bid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged; and has, in all respects otherwise compUed with his said. bid ~~nd w1 th the orders of the Court covering the same J NOW TIIEREFORE t etc• i (First Traet described begins at the French Broad River and embraces 250,254 acres of land - covered by the Allison Grant ... outside the Park area}. SECOND TRACT: •Deeded from the Executors ot John Gray Blount to James R. Love and Robert Love • Which is recorded in Book n. I on page 203 and 204, reeord or Deeds of HaywoOd County. which lands is all of the land that the said .Executors sold to the said. James Ri Love and Robert Love and which Vlere all of the la.nds the said John Gray Blount owned at his death in the Counties of Bl.Uloombe and Yanoey and the Cotmties of Madison and Haywood where said ~nd is nOR situated; having 'been cut ott ot Buncombe since the said (}rant which · sets ott said lands to the s aid Job.n Gray Blount• For a full descript• ion of $aid land reference is hereby I!llde to said record where said deed is registeX"ed, in Book "D" on page~ 203 and 2041 and also where said state Grants to John Gray Blount is registered in the count ies of l3uneombe and Yancey; and, to describe the . lands more tully; reference is hereby made to two deeds executed to J'ames n. Lo-ve by I ,.B.sawyer 1 Clerk and Master of Bunoombe count7 t Whioh are described as follows:• For which deed registered in Book "Q" on pages 4761 479 and 480 the first and original record Of deeds of Haywood county. This deed was not copied in the new record Book " Q.• when the old book was copied; Said traot of land lying and being in the Countiee of Jaokeon and IIaywoQd1 1n the state .of North carolina and bott.nded aa :f'ollows-t • . BBllNNING at the mouth ot fines Creek and running down Pigeon Rive» to the Tenne sset linEt; along the Tenue.-aee lin•, a So'Athweaterly oourse1 to 1o1m Gray Blo\Ult'a be­ginning CQ.rne;r of his l'lo,.ooo acre trac~ 1 a e:p;ruoe plne on a high blu.tt of rooks; then¢tl s . 45 E. to the head spring . ot J"~tb.an' $ cr,ek and th.e.nce 1 along the varJ out courses of the David Allison survq to an aSh ne~ the · head o:t scott •·s Creek and near the Western turnp1~e roa41 and thence t down th~ va:rtou.s courses Of the Thomas t~ot• recently sold to F~FiOl'SmS and Cornpe.ny1 to a c!logwoo4 and h1Ckol"1 cornel:' at the head of Tuoaeagal\ RiverJ thence a direct coUl;'ee to the corner where tile County · line of Ja~kson , Heywooo and Henderson joins; thence1 along the Heywood anl Henderson line to ther• the County Une of Madison countr joins; and then along with that line to a stake in l{ughee'a . tract and the:nc• • with that line, to Pigeon Riverr containing all tne u.p.sold lande of one hundred. thoueand acres more or less. T:raot ff~i. dee~ri'bed in a deed from t.B.sawyert Qlel"k and Master in E. • quit y. tor Bunoomb.e Oo'Unty a dated Apr.i 1 17 tl858J lfins am being in the Counties o:f' Jackson and . HaywoMJ all or the . unsold lands lying 1n Jackson County unde;r a State Grant to ~obn G:ra.y Blo~t· about 1201000 ae:res; unsol4 land" l ying in Jackson County in the Allison Grant supposed to oontain 107,000 ao:res ID.Qre or less.; ' \- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged ' · I Ht1GH J. W1dOW82? SLOAN; HUGH J. . SLOAN HUGH J. SLOAN MARGAREl' J .CAJI!JPBELL and others (See Habendum) L Kind of Conveyance ..... JI.e~.d ......................................... . 2. Date of Conveyance ..... ~.l~24~l.92.'1 .......................... .. 3, Is it properly executed ..... YeiL ................................... . 4. Date of Entry and No ........................................................ . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged .... N .• P ............... .. 6. Acknowledgements, regular ..... Ye.s. .............................. . 7. If irregular, copy in full on back. ................................. .. 8. Did all grantors acknowledge .......... - ............................ .. 9. Date of acknowledgement. 9~24.~1~2'1 ................. .. 10. Was privy examination of wife taken ....... ~!'!!!'!'!~: ....... . il. Did officer affix Seal... ...... .. Y£1.$ ..................................... .. 12. Was order of probate correct.. ....... Y.e$. ...................... .. 13. Does conveyance contain convenants-- (a) of seizin .!.~.$ ........................................................... . (b) power to convey ..... Ye.S ........................................... .. (c) against encumbrances ... ~~ ..................................... . (d) against claims of all others .. ~~ ............................... . 14. Date of filin~ for record ..... 9!'!!12.4;,;""'l921] .. ................ . 15. Book ........ 7.~ ............................ Page .. J~OO .................... .. for ........ Ha.y:uo.od ................................... County. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions or restrictions Mi.ne.raJ .... Int.e.re~J.t.s ... onJ.y 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully) T.O . .HAVE. ... Al'>iD ... TO .HOJ..D .. the ... .abov.e. ... .de.sQri:OO-d ... mi.n.e;ra;t. .... . ........ ~ij.t.~.l."~-~.t .... t9 .... t.b.~ ..... ~-~i_Q, ___ ~;tt.t.:J..~.s. .... ot. ... t.h.e .... se.co.nC. .... par.t .... in .... the .... f.o~lowing ........... . ........ :r&t.io.,, .... t.o ... w.1.t.t<ito ... M~~g~et., .. J ...... C.amp.be~l ... 4:0/35.0th. .. 1nter.~.at.., ... s.aid .... 1ntueat ........ ~~-:l.:ns ... ~.!JJ. ... f.Q.l.lQW.~. •... ~.Q/.;?QQth ...i nt.e.r..e.e.t .... :to. .. w.hi.ch ....t he. ...s .aid .. .Margare.t. .. J ........... . Campbell is entitled by :P'UI'Ohase end 5/350th interest to which the Exact Description of Property . said Margaret J'. Campbell is entitled as an heir-at•;Law of Margaret Et Hillla~d.• deo~ased; Samuel lt. Hilliard 5/360th 1ntereeti Howard H, H11.11ard 5/350th intex-eat; William D. Hilliard 5/350th interest 1 Maria B., Hull 5/350th interest ;Charles c .. fli llie.rd 5/350th interest J Love Foster 5/35oth interest • the s aid six last narned beint; also hei:rs at law of the said Margaret E. Hilliard, deceased; samuel L• Stringfield 56/350th interest; Thomas Stringfield 56/350th 1nterea~J .Tame$ R. Boyd 55/350th interest; Hugh J. Sl.oan. Executor of B"J*Sloan, decQased, 56/350th int$rest, the said Hugh J. Sloa.n reserving to hiJ~P~o ••lt 1 individually, from the operation of this deed 66/350th inter•at in the aaid unsold • undivided,. reserved and undiscovered mineral int• erest hereinbefore desoribed. ALL his right, t1 tle interest and estate in end to all ·che uncli v1 ded, unsold and reserved mineral interests in the James R. tove Speculation Lands estate, and a.U the und1 vi ded and unsold mineral interests in the undiscovered lantl s of the said Jame.s R, Love speculation Lands · estate, wherever situated, at:J shQWil by deed dated Ap~1l u, 1916, by w.J .Hannah• Trustee and Adm.tnist:rator of the estate ot James R. Love and othel's owners of the Love Speculation LandJ;J to Hugh J. Sloan. w.hich said deed is registered in Book No. 47.• at page 174 et seq. 1 in the office of the Register of Deedo for Haywood. County, which said mineral interests are embraced in the State Grant to David Allison, <lated November 29., 1796 • and registered in Book "Q1' at page No. 93 et seq,, in the office of the Register ot Deeds for Haywood Coun:t;y and also registered in the of:t'ioe Of the Register of Deeds tor Yaney, ~~dison, Buncombe, Transylvania and Jackson County; and to John Gray Shut B Ble)1Ult dated Nov«nber 291 1790 Slld regi•tered ln Book No. e2 at pag.e No• 3+S in lbe c>tt1,c' ot tbe ,Jtesi.ne.r Qf :O.ecte totr Haywood Cow.tty; tne said I elm G~ 13~()*' G~t cover• ins l~de l.rins 1n Haywoc>4 1 . BUnoolG;'be• Ma.dt.~n e.nd J'ackiJon Oountiee, and to which ueod4 to H\lSh J'-. Slo&l1, Dav14 AU1• ft);n, and JOhn Gr91 :a1oun._ :rete~-.ee is · hel'$b1 .ad• te a mre ;pe:rteot and complete d&.eoription. (:' Page_ _6___5___0___ _____'_ __ , ____ _ NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged ~ ROW ARD HIIJ..I ARD et i., ~.. (see Belcim) c~------------~----4--------------------t------------------- .~.. ~ ....: SAMOEt H • HI LLIAliD cL-------------------~---------------------L-------------------- 1. Kind of Conveyance.f.9'!~1t.:i?.:~---A._~_1».rP-~Y- --- 3. Is it properly executed ____ _________ I~-~N---p·-· a.na·------ 5. Before what Officer acknowledged----Q~fii'U;l:----- ---- -- 7. If irregular, copy in full on ~ffi-ourr··---- --- --- ---- -- 9. Date of acknowledgen~t - ;;r· ·---------··- ·- -·· --····---·-······--··· ·· - - 11. Did officer affix Seal... ..... ~ -----------·--··-···· ·---- · ----·-··---·--·----·- 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- (a) of seizin -- --··· --·---·-·---····--· ------·--- -------- -·---- ---· ··-- --·- -- -···--·- (b) power to convey ....... ·-··· ·--·--··-· ·--·-·-·-···-·-·-·--· ·--··- -·· -····--· (c) against encumbrances -·--·-· ·----------·· --·---·---· --·--·-·-····-·-­( d) against claims of all others .... ----··---·-·· --·---· -·-··----··--- ·· ~1·1929 2. Date of Conveyance.------ --·--····-·-·-·· -- ---·-·'······---·---- ---·· ·- ----··--- 4. Date of Entry and No·------·------------ -----··--- ---- ---------··----·---·--- 6. Acknowledgements, regular ____ )::_~~--------·----··----···---------- 8. Did all grantors a cknowledge ............ J'~.EL ................... . 10. Was privy examination of '"ife taken ..... YeS ........... .. 12. Was order _of probate corr}lt.;;~!t~3-0 .................... .. 14. Date_ of film13~gr record ____ __ ___________ ___ ______ 4 if··------·------ 15. Book -----·-------------·-·---------·-----·---- Page·-- --- -- -··--·------ ---- -·- --··- -- for ----·-·------~~Y.W.9.~~-----·-----------·------------County. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions or restrictions --· ·· ·-···----·----···- ···· -· --·----- --··--·- --· -··- ··-----·-----·---- ··· ······- ·-···· ·········· ······· ·················· ·-····· ··················· ·····--············· 17. Habendun1 clause (Quote fully) ...... ......... -- -··· --- ·-····· ····--·· ---- -· ----- ·-···· ··· · ··- · · ·· ········ ·· ---------- -- ···· - - ···········--· ........... ··· ······· .. ............................... ......................................... ·········· ··········· •···················· . ············ ....... ·-- ···· -........ ·-········ ················ ··········· ······· ··· ··· ············· ························· ··· ·············•· ····· ···· ·············· •······ ··· ·· ···· ····-·····--·····-·--·········· ····-· ············ ···················································· -·············· ···································· ··················- ············ ······ ···· ·· ··· - ... - .... ----. ... . ·.· ············· ·····-·· ········· ·----- ··· ······ · --- ··· ---· ········ · -··-···-········--················ Exact Description of Property STATE OF NORTH OABOLINA l BUNCOMBE COUNTY• THIS . INDENTURE execut~ Ulis May lst,_ A,D.l929• by and betweeh Howat-d H1l.J;.1ard 1 Ullllllrriedt Mrs. Haleyon.e IU.l.l1$l'cl, widow of D~. Wl;n., D. Hilli!U:d an.a · a0le le$atee under hie w1.ll• Mrs, _ Marga:ret CwnpbeU 1 Wid()Vf ot Jo.bn M, Campbell, Mrs. Maria s. Hull ,;md h~sband 1 l'l'e4 At Hul.l1 Mrs. Love H4 :foeteli" aM htUSbandt R,P,Foster1 Charles · c *. filii ar~ and w1 te, Dorothy H1l.l1a1'd and samuel · R, atluard . and wi~e M;amie J ~ H1111ara1 ~rties ot the first pa.rtt ola~~ 'tiitle to tb.e landa he.reu n-.en:tto~d lUlder and by Virtue or the l.ast will and teetament ot Mrs., M. E. Hillia)'.'dt ri401t' of the late D~, w ,Lt-H11118.l'd,1 an4 . ae tenatt.ta in oollllll6n,, G~an.tors ·'~!;· and Swauel fh H1llia1'd, Executor o:r the J.aat Will and teetam.en'ti oTMr$. Mit E. Hilliard, party ot the second p~t, Gt"antee .. W!Ttmssml!Is ~ WHFltEAS pa:rt1 es. c;t t"irlt ~t-t ha~e by nm.tual o~msent pe.rt:1t1on.ed the lands tormerl.y belonging to nr. w., t., Hilliard and ~t$nt'al'ds to lU$. widow, the _late Mrs. M. E• HiUia)"dJ W'hi~h lie on the West eide of . J31ltmm;"e Avenue in the City of Aahevtlle* N.,o. • laiD* .B:S. lots 4'516l'116t9 and 10 as" shown on a plat rea)rde.d in Deed Book lOa on page eto and a seam.d plat recorded in Plat book 15 at pag$ $6 1n the off:loe of Registe:;r r:st Deeds of Bunoanbe County ,N tO• 1 aa well as .l.ots lying i!!lltl)diatel.y west or said numbered lots and ae ... rc:lss a 15 foot alley,, known as lots ll t ll.t, 12 1 1213-., l3 t · l .st and 14 , as .shown on said last mentioned plat., said last mentioned lots front,. 1ng on t~e east nrattgin ot south Lexington street in said city of · · Ashertll.e• •· and. , ,t · Shut B WHEREAS the party of the second part nereto t as executor of the will of the lattJ .Mrs, llii.E.Hilliard, agreeably to the true in• tent ot EUl instrument executed by the parties b,ereto as of Januar.r 24,, l929t whioh was dul7 recorded on April 15th •• 19291 in aaid ottioe of' said Registel.. of Deeds of Buncombe County in Deed Book 40'1 at page 143~: as well as under the powers conferred upon him a• said ex• eoutor o: the las:t will and testament of the late Mrs. M,..E.,H1111ard1 conveyed the lots aforesaid by deeds in tee simple to the parties of the f1ret part in severalt;y as foUows;. etc. vmE.REAS the estate of the late Mrs. M. E.-. Hilliard :baa been dUlf and Justly administered by her executor, samuel H•Hilliard and the administra t1on thereof' must be shortly concluded so as to relieve the said e:x:eoutor of all further liab111 ty by reason thereof', and there rema:l.n certain prq>ertiee belonging to said estate which are now vested in fee simple in the :tnrties hereto a.nd which all parties hereto are anxious to sell for perti tion in order that they may reoei ve their shares out ot the proceeds of sale or said prOper. ties, a.i"ter the payment or the . neces.sary expense of advertising, s$11• ing and cmveying said properties 1 as well as the expenses of holding than until an advantageous sale thereof may be effected; NOW THEREFORE, fo:r;" and in consideration of the premises am the manifest advantages of entrusting said sale or sales ot sa1d properties to the said samuel H. Hilliaidi now Executor of the last will and testaa.t oi' Mrs. M.rt E, Hilliard, the said parties of the first part do hereby authorize and an.power the said Samuel n.Hil11a:r4 f as their true and lawi'ul. attorney in tact to sell, upon such terms and at auoh times as he may deem best 1 all of the real estate now remaining which he was in any wise authorized to sell and convey by the te:rms or the will of the late Mrs. M.E.Rilliard,, as the e:x:eeuto:r of her estate or which formerly belonged to her or her late husbandt Dr, w. L. Hillia rd and which has not been specifically conve:red or devised to the parties hereto or any of them. or those under whom ther claim by Virtue of the last will and testament or Ntrs. M,E.HiU1ard and Which has not been heretofore partitioned or diVided among the parties hereto and which they claim only as tenants in cJIDill1on* said properties being more especially indicated by the following desc:r:lpt­ion thereott viz:• FIRST:• The undivided rdneral interest owned by the J.at• Mrs. M. E. Hilliard in the lands formerly belonging to her ancostora James R. LOve and ~obert Love and which they reserved to tbem.selves and thei~ heirs in the many deeds made by them i- SECOND:- (Property in the City of Asheville) The powers hereby expressly cant erred am hereby granted unto Samuel H. Hilliardt our agent and attoTney in fact and which 1 t is our desire that ne shall exercise as such are: • 1. To pay all tax<:s ·and assessmente lawfully levied upon said lots and redeem them from forc~d sale under legal process issued to collect taxes or assessments or any other lawtul obligation; 2. To sell and convey said lots in such mamer 1 at such tim and for such considerations as he may deem to our best interest and ad van• tageous. to ell of us • and as soon as he may find purchasers therefor able end willing to pay the worth of said lotst To Qalleot the proceeds of sale and d.1sburt;~e the same ratab~y among us according to our :respective interests ;tn said lots and lUf? own 1nteJI'eSt the;pein under the will Of Mrs.., M. E. JUl• lia;dl '].lo «:Joll for oa.m or on t:J.me and to collect and enforce the ool­).. eQt~on of detel'red payments and to aooelf)rate the ma.tut'i ty ot d$tened payments l;lpon defa.u1 t in any of tbe pu.rollase money note$ 1 or the inte;t>est instal,lrnents accruing thereupon or in the e'Vel:lt the purohat~er or purahaaers sllall neglect or :refUse to p~y any and all ta.:xeEJ o;r assessments leV1..ed thereupon 'When and as the same Shall become due and payable. To bid 1n said lots or anY of thet.n o;v any pan thereof in the event the same shall be sold to collect defaulted payments ot the purchase money therefor and to take title thereto 1n his Qw.P. name and. re-sell. said lots thereafter at such timesJ upon I!JU.Oh te:rma and for such prices as be may deem to our greatest advantage. To pay all costs of collection of deferred payments Qr purchase money notes and all eo,sts of' selling and conveying the ti tl.e to pl.ll'chasers and all costs of' sale and foreclosure end all necea ... $e:ry' expenees inc~~d by him or his agents or attorneys in ex• ecuting the pqwers hereby oonf'erred upon him and deduct aU. Uo.J£ costs and expenaes trom the proceeds of sale and to pay there:f':rom. all incidental expenses; To execute contracts of sale and conveyances and options and tix the te;rnw and oondi tions thereof and B'Ue to recover defaulted pe.~nt s·-1 unpaid . puroha se money, torfei turea t '-1quidated damagefJ, and to ejeot 1 en.ter and take possession of said lots whenever e.uy perSQn shall as tenant or otherwise fail or refuse to vucate and del.1ver posss$s;Lon thereof to him and to receive. sue for and re­cov~; t:r damages fqr the breach of aey contract of sale by any pur• ohas,e~a claiming tl\e:reunder or ~efus ing to cOn:J.PlY therewith in ~ ntaMer what soever and to a.ooount for all. moneys rfloei ved and dtebm:se.d by reason of' the powers hereby granted.. In TestilllQIJ.¥ whe)l~f we do hereunto eet OUl' hands and seals and ;J:"at1fy and con!'iriil ho~by all powers exercised in OUl~ behalf by ou.r said attorney in fact • thie~ the day and year first above noted. Th1• instrument contains four pages. Signed by HOWARD HILLlARD HALCYONE Hl~J~D MRS. MARG.A.REIJ: CM.fl?BELt MRS • MA.Rl,A s. HULL lmED A • !tOLL tOVE H. FOS'l'~ A. l'.. FOSTER CHARLES l? • H:J;IJ,IARD DOROTHY HII~I t~D S • H. IfiLI,I tliD MAMIE J • H.ILL!AnD (SEAL) ft " " " " " " " " tt i; ~ DQM WILL Of BmVIIIAB J. mAUl• Cl'•oo-.a la W'U+ 80* •• pece t.3tl (f) J ~- advi.at 8D4 ~tlUO\ +Aa\ m:f ~-~ t118 ~-- 01 ., ..-... .- • -•JOAtl ot a. ,._. at»w ,..~u.ou• ad • .,.. 9t _. 1n pa~t. •• ._ a lllol• aa a •Jori't or ., Ub'-• .., - -· ad ., .... , ._. q , •7• 11kM6•-, • ·asnel -. r.· ~w•o• ·t'q-.1~ . ...,_. --.. uue eM •~ allle. (a) % lloi'ebi n~te. 001l11it~ end apJ018 7118 IIOII..,Bw!ll1• a~ .• • t~ 'd.U.wt l;IOaA. to be th.$ ~ur or uaa .,. 1an wsu .., te:.-..,. (tl i --- ..... "'~· ~ltuu 8114 ap~ JQ'' 'ld.ra ~ s. st-. Q.tl.,. ••• ·atell1. ~~. to" Otarii&M• Jotn'l-l'• to q,ual1ty w1• •t&oiut -.4, tol'l\r --~· ~ Sloq . .a tha' tU,. aot ift. Mt •we.« Ia aU'•ifJ#• •• ftw.llllad bJ'law. NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION SURVEYOR'S AFFIDAVIT NORTH CAROLINA, .... liAY'tl.O.OlL .......... COUNTY. IN THE MATTER OF THE PURCHASE OF LANDS CLAIMED BY OR BELONGING TO _______ Ji._J_.SJ..QJ.N__Jllt ..JJ.... __________________________________________ _ DESIGNATED AS Ml1~RJ~ RIGHTS -----------------------IN--!L4':n:T-0{)l} .. -C(;.lUNOC'-¥------------------------- AFFIDAVIT. __________ ll_._Q_._W.ILBUlUL ___________________________________________ , being duly sworn, says: That he is a Civil Engineer and Surveyor, and was employed by the North Carolina Park Commission as such in the survey of the foregoing mentioned tract of land, the deed for which is registered in the Office of Register of Deeds of ____ II.A¥ ;,'!-00-D-----------------County, in Book. .... SJ.----------------• Page .. l,02----------------· That he knows the lines and boundaries set forth in said deed and from his survey and investiga-tion, he knows that the deed to the State of North Carolina is likewise embraced in the several links of the chain of title shown in the abstract hereinbefore set forth. !:._n actual §Jlpzex :wa§ mage ~f;4hc §!?Qv!tt!;:e~. th? ~~j?!~!ngl~?cl ~':,ne;-~ we:; ;~l~=~i! in every cru.e, * ad:i!!§.srumts 'e'~~j?!!!if!~- !~et?:!~:x s ~(}-fuaHhere-is-n=p~!;or-~ntF(}Versy WAAzP5e~ent tim.2 ~sjg £!le ~?~!"!;~ 2! ~ai2 .tract ?f I:nq. out! _ general bound.8J.'Y nta.blly l.>y llatu.Ital obJaots,know:n to oover au tanding mineral claims intended to --be---e():n-veyed-.,----------------------------------------------------- Sworn to and subscribed before me, this J~-~-da~~//-------··• 1~0---· ./UL/...LTJ.- ~i2- ~-"-f~-".t- ddA/ , _ . Nq~hc. My commission expires ... :~~~~~-.~~30 6 55' Page ................................... . NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION TAXES (Fill in all blanks indicating year, and show on lines opposite the year whether or not the taxes have been paid. If paid an affirmative showing must be made by use of the word "Paid." The use of ditto marks is not permissible). The property in question is assessed for taxation for the current year, 19 .......... , at $ ................................ , in the name H ... J ...... Sloan .. .an.d ... ot.he.rs ... and the taxes for the past ten years have been paid or not paid as follows: 19 .. .2~ .......................... J?.ai.d.. ............................................... . 19.2.6... . ................... J~.id ..................................................... . 19 ... 22. . ......................... .Paid ................................................ . 19.2.7... . ...... ....... ....... l?~ .. id ..................................................... . 19 .. .23. . ......................... Paid ............................................... .. 19.28... . .......... .......... Paid .................................................... . 19 ... 24. .. ........................ Fai.d ................................................ . .19.2.9... . ............ ........ :Pa..i.d ................................................... . 19 .. .25. .. ........................ Paid ............................................... .. 19.30... . .................... UnE~i.d .............................................. . ASSESSMENTS N 0 U E LES PENDENS N 0 N E MECHANICS LIENS .. N 0 N E JUDGMENTS N 0 N E SAtll G ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATE AND OPINION ~-l ; IU,p\e IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED: That the title to the Within described land as disclosed in the attached abstract which contains a full, complete and correct abstract of all instr.uments and court proceedings of record affecting the same from and inchiding the beginning entry there of has been carefully examined and noted, and that the following named owner ...... : B. :r. l loan and othei"IS ··&""···seized in fee simple of a good and valid title to the same, subject only to any lien, charge or encumbrance shown in this abstract and listed he.reon. ENCUMBRANCES N 0 N E This ........................ day of .................................................................. , 19 ........ . • • • ~•• • ••• ••• • o • O • O•o oooooooooo oo O o oooo ou., oooo o., o o o o oo o o ooouooooUoo .:o ,. ooooo•••~oooo••• • ••o OOO oOooo o oo o Uoo O ooo Attorney. 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This 60-acre tract 206a in Cataloochee was owned by Lou Palmer King. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000 residents living in hundreds of log and frame homes. A few historic buildings have been preserved on site, including two churches, a school, several homes, and outbuildings. The North Carolina Park Commission was tasked with purchasing land for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and people living in Cataloochee were among those displaced. Cataloochee families continue to return for annual reunions. In 2001, the National Park Service re-introduced elk into the valley.

• Creator
  • North Carolina Park Commission
  • Flaugh, Dianne L.
  • Sloan, W. N.
• Format
  • Land surveys
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1928; 1929-07-27; 1930-07-07; 2000-01;
  • Date digitized: 2015-09-22
• Extent
  • Dimension: 11" x 8.5"
  • Pages: 56 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • Abstracts of title
  • Acquisition of property
  • Government purchasing of real property
  • Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- North Carolina -- Haywood County
  • Landowners -- North Carolina -- Haywood County
  • Real property -- North Carolina -- Haywood County -- Maps
  • Reports
• Location
  • Haywood County (N.C.)
  • Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • Cataloochee History Project; Historic Structures Reports;
• Identifier
  • GSMNP_Cata-206a
• Repository
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park