• Creator
  • Sloan, W. N.
  • Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967
  • North Carolina Park Commission
• Format
  • Land surveys
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1928; 1930-12-09; 1932;
• Subject - Topic
  • Acquisition of property
  • Government purchasing of real property
  • Reports
• Location
  • Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • Cataloochee History Project
• Identifier
  • GSMNP_Cata-227 227a 227b

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S. l.-6-58 s. c.,_._. lll_1 e. &" 4~ wtt.h 'm?b ta'Bl td:tn8$Me on .aoutll .rite of a · holl.Ot~, m2."kGU (a &rul"W'ODd, Ch$8\~ anct n1dtOJ7 w-1tno.fl8$!#J ec.-r:e~ -~ _a _p ow· ~ a1f_ t t40 i_ n tera,ec~iotl _v r1~\ t~ ""' _cw .len m-.' . :_n. o_-_ .t- . thO-- _. tad, 1-.d_. w_.. .. t~_ .· ~- -'~- ~-- ,~a_ .oo., 11«\t- a rock oUtt -wn'i_ a wat•l'fQU ~•:ns com• lV fl th• natftbatr· netne Cl\tlt ,_., tii!tl 1 fhemo, •ttb tJe Ps$llb01r n~ al1lb m. u;-ao ~. Tho place ot b•!ml1f18... c.atatas.ns 51S.,lt aoae. \ \ J'ZD. ~-:,~ .;:, I "" I' ,,' " ,- \ II '2~ 1/ .~..A.-. ..-'' ,,' ' ....'. I , 531 j t SAfOKY NTN /3!/RI( . J.IG.STIKE~EATHERTA'A----· J~~-~/ ACIPE.S .S~A££' 1;,20CHAINS hOC~ '!r.z7, ,,_ '?S':f rnK~ •zz7q=~l5~?j ! Tol"a.rl _,:r,.,..,3 ~ ..9 '/A ,.,~, ',; I ~ Page _______:· ··-.. ·-..u... -·-u-tu-..c-: -• NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF TITLE of J. G. STIKELEATHER, et al., Lands of ··········--·-·-··· -·····--··--···-······-···-----------·---·····-- -·-···························· ··········· ·----·-··········-···············--·······-----·-···········-·····----··· ·--·-·····--·----········ catalooohee . Haywood ··----···-------·----·--··---------··········--:.............................. .. ............ Township --····-···········--------·-··------··········-············-·----·---------· --·----- County. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DESCRIPTION TRACT NO. 227-B NOTE: All bearine;a except joining suncrest Lumber Company Traot are magnetio; all distances are expressed in c hains ot 66 teet. BEGINNING at Corner 1, a marked and pointed cucumber on the north bank ot catalooohee Cre ek , about .eo chain north ot the oen'ter line of creek, being Corner 13 of the Sunorest Lumber Company Tract and a corner of the 'lwel ve Mile St rip . An 8" pine blazed and scribed B. rl' . S . bears N. 70 E., .21 ollains tistant. Thence up CataJ.ooohee Creek with its meanders and with the Suncrest Lumber co. line s. 8-04 w.' 2.14 A point s . 38-21 \'V .. ' 2.95 A point s. 68•19 w.' 2.76 A point s. 63•36 w •• 2.34 A point s. 68-54 w. ' 1.54 A point N. 78-21 W., 3.71 A point s . 74 ... 30 w., A _point Shut A \___./ s • 60 -17 w f! J 2.88 A point s. 75-22 w., 2.21 A point s. 83-41 w.' 2.35 A point N. 79•16 W., 4.01 A point s. 82-04 w., 4. 54 .l1. point s. 55-48 w . ' 4.97 A point ., s. 35-06 w.' 0 1.86 A point S. 5-56 E., 6.49 corner 2, a 28" sycamore with :marks standing on a rooky, high water island on the west·. side of Catalooohee Creek , scribed S and being Corner 14 of the Sunorest Lumber Co. Tract. r• Thence, leaving the creek , still with the ;· Suncres t Lumber Co. Traot N. 49•30 W., ~a.so Corner 3, a 14" che stnut wire fence corner, in the Suncrest Lumber oo. line and a corner of the R. E. Caldwell ''High Top" Tract. Thence, l eaving the Buncrest Lumber co. line , with the line of t he R. E. Caldwell ''Eigh Top !' Tract , N. 42-17 E., 51.51 Corner 4, a locust wire f ence corner, being a cor ner of the R. E. Caldwell "Hi gh 1'oprr Tract and a corner of the Haywood Land and Timber Co . lands, known as the Mt. S terling Traot. Thence l eavi ng t he n. E. Caldwell "High .,Top" Tr act with a line of the Raywood Land and Timber Co. r.rract' N. 41-43 E., .,. -: \ - 5 ~r· G (J ~ -' " i "-----'' 27.22 Corner 5, a locust stake set in a mound of atones, with several witnesses and red paint, being a corner of the Haywood Land and Timber co. Traot. '11hanoe, still with the Raywood Land and Timber Co. Trnot S. 34-15 E., 4.87 Corner 6, a 36'' blackgum, h~'>llow and burned, the old corner with witnesses and red paint, a corner of the Haywood Land and Timber co. Tract and also a corner of the Twelve Mile Stri p. Thence, leaving the Haywood Land and Timber Co • Tract, with a line of the T\vel ve Mile Strip, s. 2•02 E., 37.87 corner 7, an 18" black gum w1 th witnesses and red p~int, 48" chestnut nearby, dead and burned, both standing 40 feet eaat ot a dry ravine. Thence still with the Twelve :Mile St~ip, s. 43•15 E., 84.31 The place of the BEG L'flHNG, containing 533 .2.0 acres. Ca.fCL/ 0 (, 11 0 e e SNOKY MT/1/ PARK J.G.ST/KELEATNERT!i'ACT S33'.2DAC~ES .SCAlE 2/J&II~Il /NtN $"""'~ ,. ~a. N_C.,tiiiii..N/1 IJ »\AI;I§IS -OF TI!JI Trao't rio. 28'1 532 t 533 ' ~ tending to vest t1 'le to Ex. 66 in the aa1 d M. E. Hilliard other than her ' equ1 ty rights aa an heir or las. n. love. s. on April 11 1920• Hugh :. Sloan, ex"uted a deed tor 100 eoree to 'l'. o. BoJd. . The Hannah deed referred to 1n para~aph three aboYe end the Cilma:r d&ed mentioned in. paragraph foUl" are rsoited. are identical. The Sloan deed 1s rec orded in rraywood County. /f) Jl. _.!. . f A~ .0-f:<. -A-of this abstraot. ~ ~p---~ f/ neaoriptiona see Page ..!J-"1- v o. Prior to the execution of t he sloan deed mentioned 1n the above paragraph, that 1s to say, on Ap1"11 10, lii07• M. E. R1ll1ard undertook to conver the land under investigation to the Pigeon River Lumber Compan7• At the time of the Sloan de~' cl• whatever ti tla or interest may have beea oon­Ye; yed by the H1111 ard deed bact become vested in the sunoreet Lumber Company. see Page ..?f-5or this abatraot. L 7. In a apeoial proceeding b:rought in 1iaJ"WWOd C olmt~ at JaltUUJ Term, 1923, ent i tled T. G., Boyd vs aunoreat Luuiber company, the aaid no)'4 "' up oleim tor 65/'12 untlivided interest as tenant in common with the SUnonat lumber Company, and msde petition for partition of aaid lanaa. And to that snd asked the court to ap ~·otnt a boar d ot three oommtes1cu1era to l'Dake auihlde d1 vla1on o:t: aaid land and re.port 1 ts fi ndings to the Court. T'ae Aef.enclaat• SUnorest LUJnber Company, a ppealod :rom the judpent or the superior Court or IIaytntod county to the supreme court. At 1uly Tera, 1g23, or supa-1or Court of Haywood County, borore hie Honor, T. s . Bryaoo, J'udge pres1cl.n&t upon the certi:t'ioate of tho supremo cou:-t ot ~lo.rth carolina, said Juds• atfirmed the Judgment of the superior Court or HaJWood county at said January Term, 1923. Under this aft!rtned judgme.nt, a commisaiem o1' thrH men was appointed, and division made or the landa in question. F.eport of 'he &aid Commission was duly confirmed by the Court. l e. "Petition for Partition", Judgment in aocordence wtth the Cert1fio~e of the Supreme Court"t Oath of Commiasionera"'t Report of Com­M1as1one~ 8" and "Decree confirming Report of Commiee1onors" are copied hereta, 534 and ma,- be seen at Pe.gee..!''ff to ..sli/ or this abatraot • ..4-U- ~ 1~ ssl-r<.., SSI- t-o, Under date, Senuar.y 1, 1926, f. a. Boyd1 joined by hia w1tet executed a deed tor go aoree to :r. a. Stikeleather. Deaor1pt1on 1a bJ •'•• and bouada and ta deaignated as a pert or Ex. ee in the deed from n. D. 01~ to N. o • Land ana. Lumber companJ'.- This deed 1a properly executed and reoorcte4 1n Uaywoo~ COUl'ltYt Bee page s . rvor this ebstraot. 10. on Maroh e, 1916, 1 •. o. stikelea th~ and hie Wite, Nancy Stikeleather executed a deed oonvey1n,g und1 v1ded interests 1n this t~aot M several parties es fol l ows: B4 E. O.e!" 2/18; Ctnda Osborne, 1/12: t. B. Eoberaon 1/12; Claude Cauble, 1/lB;owen oudger, 1/12J George w. cra1g1 1/11 • 'rhe 4eed 1e properly executed and of record i n uaywoo4 County. see Ill ge .j-5 ~ of this abetraot. , veyed ~· 12'1-a. 11. on April 10, 192'7, J. a. Stikeleather, Joined b7 his wire, oon• to EUgene n. Cooke e 1/18 undivided interest in tract 82'1 and nluo :in This deed te ot reo ord in Haywood county. SlUt Page->·rfot this abatnot, 12. Under 4ete1 Juno 20,. 192'11 J' • fh stikeleather, joined by 1118 Wife., nanoy stikeleother, conveyed to c. s , a-there a 1/18 uncUv14ed 1nteren in t his ~:raot, end also in tract S27 ... •h De,ed 1s properly executed end of ~- reoQ1"d in r!nywoo4 CountJ• Bee pege.5S or t hta abmtraot. 13. On the srune date o.s the 4ee4 mentioned in the previous ps:retJI'aph that is to anr, June, 20, 1917, o. s. Sm:tthe:ra, exeout,ed e deed ot trust, oovering both traots 22' and 22,_a, to oeorge n. Robertson, TrUstee tor 1. Gt S~ikoleather. The faot that s aid smsthers tJ1 t e did not join 1n th$ exeoutioa ot this deed ot trust, is immt:\terial 1n as muoh as it •• exeouted to eeoun notes for the purcl'..eee money. Sal d deed of trust oontera u11on the true tee • aamed. theretn• power and ftutho:ri ty to sell and convey t1 tle to the len~ a deaor1bed in o,aae of detaul t ~f p~,._nt ot obligations sooured thereby. ~ 'l.'hh instrument is or reo01'4 in -raywood County. see Page0" ~1' thia "bat:raot. 14. Atter default 1n payaten.t or the obligfittons secured by above name4 deed of tru11t, and attGr advertising the lends described therein aaoQCl- '4 ..,..,.. +,.. ,llllll.. .,...._.A L'll 1h. .,..-.'\...-.-..L.- - -- - - ...__ .. .a. · · House door in Waynesville, North Carolina, said lands. At suoh sale, held ~ on J4aroh 3, 1930, :t. G. Stikeleather became the purchaser. The sale was duly confirmed, but no deed has been executed to s aid Stikeleather. See Page0°)/o1' this ab$trac·t tor oonti:rmation ot sale. 15. The following deed ot trust which has bee11 cancelled on the record affects this tracts P. H. Branch to D. N. Hodges. see Page .,;~.S7 Of this abstract. 16. The folloWing deeds of trust, apparently still in force, appear on the records and affect this tract: B. E. Geer to D. M. Hodges, Jr •• Trustee for J. G. Stikeleath•r• see Page s-5<?0t 1;h1s abstract. George w. Craig to D. :M. Hodges, Jr., Trustee tor J. o. Stikeleather. see PageJ""S1or this e.bstre.ct. J. F. Faping to D. M, Hodges, Jr., Trustee to'J: J'. G. ~ Stikeleather. see PageS""D of this abstract. Owen Gudger to D.M. Hodges, Jr., Trustee, for J' • G. stUce­leather. see Pe.ge j"{,( of this abstract. c. Osborne to George- D. Robinson, Trustee tor 1. G. stike• leather. see page $, #of this abstract. 17 • The deed to the State ot North Carolina should be s i gntd by tile foll owing persons: J. G. Stikeleather and his v:ite, Nancy Stikeleather; B. E. GeeJ' lll4 his wif'e; Rena Rice Geer; Cinda Osborne and his wife, EVelyn Osborne; t. B. Roberson and his wife, Mamie Roberson; Claude Cauble and his wife·, Edna Cauble; Owen Gudger and hj. s wife, Nell L. Gudger i F. 1. Fanning and his wife• .K4Uerine c. Fanning; P. H. Branoh and his wit•, Florenoe R. Branoh, George w. Crai ge and his wife, Kathryne T, Craig. ~ Engineeru• nff14av1t on Page,bfor this abatraot. {o 53~ Since writ ing t he fore going analysis, several transactions have been made and put to record, affecting both Tracts 22? and 227-a. 1. on February 20, 1932, D. M. Hodges, Jr., Trustee in a certain deed of trust executed by B. E. Geer, nominated and appointed George D. Robertson as his attorney to cancel said deed of trust. See page £'if of this abstract. 2. On February 23, 1932, George D. Robertson duly cancelled the above named deed of trust, acting for and in stead of D. M. Hodges, Jr., Trustee as a foresaid. See page ~ 0 0 of this abs t r act, 3. Also on February 23, 1932, Geer and his wife, Rena Rioe Geer, executed their deed to F. J. Fanning for Tracts 22? and 227-a. See page b D I of this abstract. 4. Record of sale at which J. G. Stike l eather became pur ... chaser of the interest of G. s. Smathers' int er est in Tracts 22? and 22?-a has been copied and is show~ at page Coz.,.,.or this f,bstract. This record of sale was later assigned to . ...· TJa. nay .'..~, e a.v er. co,t .~irlr, e 1 ea the r. 5, On March 26th,l92?,C.Osborne and his wife Evelyn Osborne. conveyed their one/twelfth i nterest in t his tract t o Travis Osborne, a minor,living in the state of Florida. This deed is of record in Haywood count y . see page (eD3 of this abstract. 6. On Ootober 22,1928,George w.craig and his wife,Kathyr1ne Craig,oonveyea their one/twelfth interest in t his tract to Herbert L.Jones. 'J1he deed is oc record in Haywood county. see page G.o.JA of this abstract. 7. On July 15t h,l93l, .r.c. cauble a nd his wife, ~ dna J .Cauble, conveyed certain lands in ~a taloocheo Township to w. Ralph ~ al l s and and his wife, Nell c .walls. It was intended to convey this tract,but by oversi ght t he description did not i nclude 1-t. 8. The deed to t he state should be si ened by J .'!.Stikeleather and his wife • 1 :fanoy Weaver Stikeleather, owen 0udeer and his wife ,Nell L. Gudger,J. F. Fanning and hie wi f e, Katherine C.Fanning, F.H. Branch an·· his wife, Florenoe H . Branc h , ~ uge ne R.Cocke and hie wife,Anna c . cocke,T .• B. Robeson and hi s wife,Hamie no:;eson, \'i.Ralph '\alls and hi s wife,Nell c. walls, J . c . ceuble and hi s v, J. f e , r~ dna Cauble, Herbert I • .Tones and hie wife, --:-~---:-.Jones, It will be necessary to a guardian ad li t em with with authority t o convey t he interest of the minor, Travis Osborne. ~I A.NAL Y~3 IS Oli' TI 'I'LE TRACTS NOS. 227-A & 22?-B J. G. STIKELEATHER , ET J..L. 1. Tract No. 22'1-a is what is known as the Cataloochee Tract. Tract No. 22?-b is known as a part of the Mt. Sterling Tract. They do not join but the history of their title s is similar and will be treated together. These lands, owned by J. G. Stikeleather and nine associates, · are maintained as a fishing club . Both trncts are covered by Grant No. 252, issued to John Gray Blount on November 29, ·1796. As the chain or title to hol di ngs under t~: at grant has bee n set out in full in connection with the Sidney Nelson Tract down to the time the s aid title became vested in the Executors of James R. Love, the same will not be repeated here, but may be seen by reference to Book ? , pages 3 to 10, of this abstract. 2. On May 10, 1882, the said Executors conveyed to Jeremiah Brown three 100-acre tracts, known as the Kerr Place, or Cataloochee Tract, and situated at the Kerr Ford on Cataloochee Creek, at the mouth of Little Cataloochee Creek. This deed is defective in but that two of the executor s of the said J n:mes R . Love signed same. Thfs defect has been cured by consent judgment si gned in the case of Henry, et al. vs. Hilliard, et al., in the Su:p:;rior Court of Haywood County. See Book 7, pag es 3 to 7, of this abs tract. 1J,.scf at ra<fu S"t.:J 3. Under date of July 12, 1882, Jeremiah Brown, joined by his wife, Elizabeth Brown, conveyed the three 100-acre tracts nentioned in the previous paragr aph to w. E. Noland. In executing t his deed, certain reservutions were made, which virtually constitute a life estate in t he said lands in Jeremiah Brown and his wife. The deed is ·or record in Haywood County. ~> ee r age S:{,!J of this abstract. 4. About three ye ars l ater, September 17, 1885, W. E. Noland, joined by his wife, Anis Noland, and Jeremiah Brown, joined by his wife, Elizabeth Brown, conveyed t he above nentioned three 100-acre tracts to the Scottish -Carolina 'I'i mber and La.."ld Compa n~.t . The deed is properly executed and of recor d in Haywood County. See Pa ge S" (p ~ of this abstract. 5. On January 21, 1889, t he Scottish-Carolina Timber and Land Comp any executed a trust deed to William P . 2\l exander and Joseph Brown Braithwaite, covering various properties, among others the three 100-acre tracts mentioned in the p revious paragr aph. Said trust deed conferred upon t he trustee named therein power and authority to sell and convey title to the property described, in case of default in payment of t he obligations s ecured t hereby. This instrument is of record in Haywood County. See Page .§_~ of this abstract. •, ' . 538 6. On October ? , 1890, a f ter det'a.ul t had b een made in the pay­ment of the obligation s coured by the above mentioned deed of trust and after advertising according to the law in such c nses, William P. Alexander and .Joseph BrO\'m Braithwaite,. as trustees, joined by the Scottish-Carolina Timber and Land Company, and Andrew Williams, Liquidator, exec uted a deed conveying s aid lands to William P. Alex­an der. The deed was p ~o perly ex•.::: cuted and is of r ecord in Haywood County . See Pa ge ~of t his abstract~ 7. .itbout the yea:r 1886, w. L. Hilliard, the sole acting execu­tor of t he las t will and t estament of James .n . Love , entered into an agreement wit h the Scottish -Carolina Timber and Land Company, con­tr acting to sell the said company a boundary of l and conta i ning ap­proximate ly 30,000 acres, Tract No. 227-b being embraced in said boundary . From t he records , it a pp ears that both parties f a il to c amply with the contract above mentioned, {see ~: l'? age 56 i"- c_ot this ab­stract), and that about t h e year 1889, w. L. IUlliard filed suit in Buncombe County, asl<ing for sp ecific perf ormano~ . l of t he contract. After this suit was flied, the parties, by agreement, compromised the said suit and a judgment was si gned by consent of all t he J&rties, declaring that the defendant, t he Scott i s h-Carolina Timber and Land Corrrpany, was t he owner in fee of certain lands described in said judgment, which lands embrace Tract No. 22?-b. F'or a copy of the complaint, answer and consent jUd@nent, see Pa ges56:.8'-A to $6i';/", ··· inclusive, of this abstract. A....Le.- ~f) ~~ J &f?-J- /1.-L-~ .._._.....;1~~ 8. On October 7, 1890, the Scot t ish - Carolina Timber and Land com9a ny conveyed to William ? • 1Uexander all the land t hey had been declared the owners of in fee in the case of W. L. Hillia rd vs. rrhe Scot t ish-Carolina Timber and .Land Cot1pany. This deed is signed 'by t he President and two directors of the company. Also A. Williamson, Liquidator, si gns the san e . We have b e 1:; n unable to determine why it was neces sary for t he Liquidator to sign t his deed. This deed contained several e xceDtions, which, however, do not affect Traat No. 22'7-b . The above mentioned deed is of r ecord in Haywood County, See Pa ge . $6fT-/( of this abstract. 9. Some time prior to the year 1903, William P . Alexander cUed s e i zed of the Mt. Sterling Traqt above mentioned , of which No. 22?-b is a part, and of the Oatalooche e 1'ract which constitutes No. 22'7-a. How e v ~ r, before his death, he made and published his last will and t estament. In said will, Alice Hamer Alexander, John Alexander, Duncan McKinnon and J ames Hinton Robertson were named executors and trustees. pA.ff st..f f~/~ o.f.sh--a..~f- 10.. On April 22 1 1905, t he above narned executors and trustees of t he last will of William P . Alexander oon veyed to J. M. McHae two boundaries of land. The des cri ption conta i ne ,.l i n t his de ed em­braces Tracts Nos. 227-a and 227-b. This deed is si gn ed and aoknow­l .edged by all the executors, but doe s not contain covenants _of any kind. The above deed is duly recorded in Haywood County. See Page 5'70 of this abstr act. 11. Four· months later, tha t is to say, on August 22, 1905, J. M. MoRae conveyed by quit claim dec:;d the Cataloochee Tract and the Mt. Sterling Tract, as me ntioned in the ab ove paragraph, to the Laurel Fork Lumber Company. This deed also lacks the usual covenants. It is of record i n Haywood County. See Page 5?2 of t his abstract. 12. Eventually some doubt arose as to t he suffi cienoy of' the deed of Paragr aph 10 above, rel nti ve to the individua l interests of .Al. :t ce Alexander and Wi lliam Boyd .t\.lexander, widow, and only child,· " respectively, of Willirun P . Alexander , deceased. Conse­quently, these two persons, on February 14, 1910, executed their deed for the same properties mentioned in the above paragraph to J. M. McHae. See Page 5?3 of this abstract. 13. On the following day, Februa ry 15, 1910, J. M. McRae exe­cuted a quit cl aim deed covering t he same lands as previously con­veyed by him to t he Laurel l!"'ork Lumber Company. The descr iption embraces the Ca taloochee and Mt. Sterling Tracts . This deed is of r ecord in Haywood County. See Page 575 of t his abstract. 14. on February 16, 1910, one day l a ter, the Laurel Forie Lumber Company executed a deed conveying four tra cts of land t o t he Haddock­France Lumber Company, the s ame being t he Ca t a loochee: and Mt, Sterling Tracts mentioned in the above paragrap h. This deed is properly exe­cuted and of record in Haywood Count y. :see Page 5?7 of t his abstract. 15. Even tually a gain some que stion arose as to t he sufficiency of the Alexander deeds to J. M. :MoRae and as to t he MoRae deeds to the Laurel Ji'ork Lumber Company ,none of which con t ai n the usual cove­nants. Conse quently, on Au,sust 13, 1910, J. M. McRae e xecuted a deed cov enm t i ng to warrant the defund the title a gainst all claims t hrough or umh: r him. 1I'his deed i s of recor d in Haywood County. See Pa ge 581 of this abstract. 16. Also , t here ap ~.1 ears a deed on r e cord, filed March 27, 1911, exeou ted by certain pers ons purporting to be the "ori ginal and as­sumed survi v ing executors and trustees under the will of William P. Alexander,. 11 in favor of the Haddock- li'rance Lumber Coupany • for the l a nds under i nv estigati on. See }lage 583 of t his abstract. 17. On April 10, 1913; the Haddock - France Lumber Company, a corpo ration, execut eda deed, duly acknowledged by its pres ident, to Arthur For d for the catalooohee Tract, which constitutes and makes up Tr act No. 22?-a. This deed is of recor d i n Ha ywood County. See Page 585 of this abstract. 18. On January 4, 1923, .4.rthur Ford (single} conveyed the lands mentioned i n the previous paragraph to W. J ; Parks . 'l1his deed 1s recorded in Hayw ood County. See Page 586 o r this abstract. 19 _ Under date of July 10, 1913) the Ha.ddock ... France l.umber Company, a corporation of the State of Delaware, constituted, made and appointed one William T. Latham its lawful attorney for the purpose of conveying a tract of land described therein, the sar.1e bei ng a :portion o f' the Mt. Sterling 'I'ract. This instrument is of record in Ha ywood County . See Pa ge ~ 8' 2 of this abstract. 20. on October 9, 1913 , the Haddoc k-France Lumber Conq::eny, by its 8.1?:ent and at t orney-in-fact, WilliaJn T. Latham, as set out in the above paragl'aph, conveyed. the above mentioned tract of land tow. J. Pe.r ~::s. This deed is of rec ord in Raywood County. See Pa ge §~~ of this abstract. 21. on February 16, 1925, w. J. Pa r ks, joined by his wife, Carol Elna Parks, conveyed four tracts of land to J. G. Stikeleather, t.t.e first tract described being part of the Mt. Sterling 'I'raot as referred to in the above paragraph, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tracts being the same lands referred t o in Paragraph 18 above. This deed is of record in Haywood County . See Page £ff of this abstract. 22. Appearing on the recor d are seven deeds from J. G. Stike­leather a nd his wife, Nancy Weaver Stikeleather, all be ,1ring date of Au gust 10, 1925, conveying undivided interests in the lan ds referred to in the above paragra-ph to different persons. The persons and several inter0sts conveyed to each are as follows: To owen Gudger e. 1/12 undivided interest P. H. Branch a 1/12 " " George w. Craig a 1/12 " It J. c. Cauble a 1/12 " " F. J. Fanning a 1/12 " fl B. E• Geer a 1/6 " ff c. Osborne a 1/6 " " These deeds may be seen by referring to Pages 588 to 594 of' this a.b-straot. 23. Under date November 24, 1926, c. Osborne and his wife, Evelyn Osborne, conveyed to L. B. Robeson a 1/ 12 undivided interest in the lands as set out i n the above paragraph . See Page 595 of this abstract. 24. On April 10, 1927, J. G. Stikele a t her and wife, r·Tancy Weaver Stikeleather, executed a deed to Eugene R. Cooke for a 1/12 undivided interest in several t racts of land, being the trs cts mentioned above. This deed is of rec ord in Haywood County. See Page .5.J-f of this abstract. · 25. 011 June 20, 1927, J. G. Stikele ather and wife, Nancy leather, convoyed to c. s. Smathers, a 1/12 undivided interest several tracts of land above mentioned. This deed is recorded Haywood County . See :P a ge rr.rJ- of this a bstract. Stike- 1n the in ·~, 5 . , ­ ·.t J 26. On the same date mentioned in the previ ous pare.gr:::ph, that is to say, June 20, 1927, c. ~3. Smathers executed a. dee·d of trust covering both Tracts 227-a and 22'7-b to George D. Robertson, Trustee . for J. G. Stikeleather. The fact that said Stnathers' wife did not join in t he execution of this deed of trust is immaterial, inasmuch as it was exeou·ted to secure notes 1'or the purchase money. Said deed o:f trust confers upon the T:rustee natied therein power and aut hority to sell a.."1d co nvey title to the lands described in case of default in payment of the obligations secured th ~reby. This instrument is of record in HayViood County. See Page ~ :f& of this abs tract. 2'7. After defa.u~t in the :payment of the obliga tions secured by t he above named deed of trust, and after advertising the lands des­cribed therein, according to law• said George D. Robertson, 'I'rustee, prooe'dded to sell, at the oourt house door in Waynesville. North carolina, said lan.ds. .At such sale, held on March 3 , 1930, J. G. StH::ele a.ther became t he puroh ~J. ser. 'l'he sale was duly confirmed , tand the b .id was later assigned by said Stikeleather to Nancy Weaver Stike­leather. No deed has ever been J:il..ade. T>is record of sale a.'ld assign­ment has been copied in t his abstract. See. Page . & 0 ?...t • 28. On .Y~rch 26; 1927, c. Osborne, joined by his wife, Evelyne os_borne, conveyed his 1/12 int erest in these lands to Travis Osborne, a minor living in the Sta te of Florida. Thls deed is recorded 1n Ha:..rwood County. See Page too :3 of thin abstract. 29. Underdnte, Ootober 22, 1928, George w.. Craige and Kathryne Crai g 1 conveyed their one-twelf'th inter~st in these Herbert L. Jones. This deed is of record in Haywood Cou nty. ? a ge ~".3-A-of t his abstra ct. his wife, lands to See 30. July 15, 1931, J. C. Cauble , joined by his 'Nife , conveyed his interest in t he 1and.s under di sous.si on to W. Ralph 77aJ,ls and wife, Nell c. Walls. ~Phis deed is recorded in Haywood County. See Page (po..3-l5 of this abstract. 31. On 1~ugust 10, 1925 , B. E. Goer, one of the Grantees in the deed of Paragraph 22 above. e:;ceeuted e. deed o:t' trust, covering the lands under c onsideration, to D~ M. Hodges, Jr., Trustee for J . G. Stikeleat her. This instrume nt is of record in Haywood County. See Page too P of t his abstract .. 32. Under date, February 20, 1932, D. f.,I. Hodges, Jr., Trustee, mentioned in a.bo.ve paragraph; nominated and a ppointed George D. Robert­son as his attorney to cancel the said deed of trus t. This instrurnent is of record in l:Ia.ywood County. See Page Jff-'1 ;_:;:[ this abstract. 33. On February 23, 1932, George D.. Robertson duly cancelled the above mentioned deed of t:rU s t, CJ.cting for and instead of D. :r.r. Hodges, Trustee , as at'oresaid. . S~e Par~e (," o of this abs tract. 34. 1Uso on FebruQl'y 23, 1932, B .. E. Geer and his wi fe, Rena Rio6.! Geer, executed t heir deed to J. 11'. Funning for t he lands under considera ti on. :3ee 1·age (pp; of t his abstract. 55 • ~evel:'~l dee d.~ Of tru~t that h~V$ lhltell 4&~&Utfie4 and «mn·w ~el led or r~oo;t·d afteat t.!\{]S\1 l ands . nee X'np , ~L':_ to . 6 oo ot t his abstr.r;~ ~t . · ' · · 36.. on Q8ll't:H:l1'JleJ-'lt betwe:ttHl a. n. Parker and .r. lK• fl!oRae arreots thestl 1Eut4s , flolt'ev el"; 1.a1e: 1il$trument e;pe.<:t1fi()s t hat the bind1rlS :powe:1• a ha l l <> t:Hu~ e a.f1er the e·:::Q>il'n. t icm or tvn r-~ nl'a. fi'he d&J:te 1s July 2n, 190th St1t1 P~e . a:i~ ., ot thi s abstract,. 3?. !he tollowlng 4~eds ot t r us'\ app&lrently a.t11l i n f orce app~ar Upon tb~ li"tloorda ot littywood Ooun:t~y : • J •. C,. Cau-ble to Dt 1\il • l'h;>dge3 • ~-':f:"'(,U~t$e tor :J,. G .. Stikeleother. aea Page af.52:ti at 1his ab a tl'~o t • ~e:ne 11. Oool-re t o G. D. Robertt;Ot1 1 1~..ultee f or .J' . G. ~ t ik$• leitt her . See Page 5~/-t:r ot t .ht .s abs'tr ~. ct. . - . ~ . 8 _ . - .1 •. . 541-A Geo • . w. ·C l" ~i&g to 'D . 'M. Hod,?,E:Hi'l , f'£'l''ti.Sti:'!C ro:r J ... c. St1k0l eather. see 'Page . tJ ~~ of t his abnt r aot . :r. 1 . l?aJ:~.ni ng to D. ~: .. nodge.!} , .r:r-. , Trt.urtee for J . 0 .. at 1ke..­l e a t he:r. , 6le;e Fo.ge cf->--~ .. of t hi s a'ta!tt:rt'l;Ct. owen Gud~er t o D. M., Eod.ges, Jr., Trust ee :for ~T.., c. St ikelt:ather. see :Page £G. o ot t hi s abetr ~>. ot . a. ()SbOl'l1.$ ~0· Geor~G D .. :Hobortson , 'l'ru s~ce tor .., • c. dtl ke• l t.:.:ather . ~.1et} J.' age .~'l.. . of t h.i~ C\·b~~trnot . 3a . Th~ deed to the ,':ltato shoul d be signed by t he t•ollow1ns J) Ol"SC) rt~: .., J,. o. ~;l t ikcQl ~u;: t ter e:nd Wife , fanay ~r~Hllve:r St1ktJ1-o-ath0r owoo Gut'!.,eer tan<1 ~"i .te 1 Ho U 1... Gtuige,r J . F. Fannt:ng ~11d wit:~ . J(tJt tterine. t'h Fanni ng ~.-) • H. Brnii.<lh and wite, Florence :R• llrtJ.noh Eugene ft • Coo~e and w it-e , .!nne C • Cocke L. B. RabEH·l0!1 and W1 t~e •' t!ani e Rob$son w.. fialph Walla an& wife} N&ll C. 'Utl l.a .Herbe·r t !~ • Jone~ nnd wif~ . .tones A.·_. C'$ "U8ltd · "" '&' .\ <~t ()X" •~.rn. e 1 nt''a :rf.,f·'f t...... f..l.."". "' ,..t.~-~.-~. J.,i 'Vi -$ 0Su'\.!,. !:il"llet r:~u·. nor 2/12 1/12 3/12 1/11 l/12 1/11 1/12 1/12 l/12 . 40 . Relative to deed of trust executed by c.s.smathers and and sale_ under the authority of the same,as set out in paragraph 2? above in this analys_is, since that wri t1ng, deed has been duly execute-d arid put to record in Heywood County. s ee page 603-C of this abstract. Page ........... : .............. 5-4-2·· NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed ' As Acknowledged Hu.gh J. Sloan I Same same T.G.Boyd 1. Kind of Conveyance ..... A.~.~-~-- - ··· · .............................. . 2. Date of Conveyance .... 4~l.~.2 0 ...................................... . 3. Is it properly executed ...... ...... Y.tlS .............................. .. . 4. Date of Entry and No ......................... ................. .............. . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged .....C .. .. S. • .C .•........... 6. Acknowledgements, r egular ....... y.e,s ........ :. .................. . 7. If irregular, copy in full on back. ...... .. .................. ........ . 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ... ....... ..... Y.e.S ................... . !J. Date of acknowledgement. lJ~:~. 2.1~.~.0 ............. ........ . 10. Was privy examin ation of wife taken ................. ...... .... . 11. Did officer affix SeaL.. .. n.o ............................................... . 12. Was order of probate correct .. Y..~.S ................................ . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- (a) of seizin .... na ... J) .OY.e.n~n.t.S .... ~.t ... all ..... . (b) power to convey .......................... ....................... .......... . 14. Date of filing for record .. .. l2~.~.0...2.0. ..................... . 15. Book ~tiay?fo·oaP~L....... .. Page ..... 3..l.O .................. . for ....................... ............ ...... ......................... County. (c) against encumbrances .... ........... .. ..... ...... ...... ........ ... .. . (d ) against claims of all others: .. :.:.: .. ~:: . :: .: .. -.. : ~;~:: ..... : .. :·::-· 16. Does deed contain an7. special limitations, provisions . or restrictions · .... :1/.a .... min.er.als ... .res.er.Yed ~J·1 tlib&ir ~ru!vi~etgi~1Y~-a--· ~&~·r·t~~~f~ge~·Q·t~:~-~-f:~~:~::J;;.:~:~J~~~1~~l~~~~~~~:::::: ·-fhe··mh1erai·-·:r·e-iierva-t1 o:n · -a:tor~isafliTiinto- ·'unto .. the said art of the ····· ····· ·················· -·-··· ----···· ··· ········--··············· ····· ·········'···· ············· ····-···-·······-· ·············--'·····-----·- -·-- -·-····· ······· ······· ·P .... , .... z. ..................................... . -~-:~~~~---¥!-~!v:f·!----~~.1.!~---~-~-~----~-s. ~-t~-~_._:t.9. .... ~~-~---~~t\. ... ~~-~-t.;r ___ ~-~l.7. ... ~-~-~---~nd ........................ . Exact Description of Property THIS INDENTURR and so forih •. • • • w·ttnesseth: that,whereas the said Hugh J .SlQan purchased trom W.J.Harma.h,T:rust&e and Administrator,d.b.n.,e.t.a. •• of Jas.E.Love deceased,all the unEtold la:Bde and mineral ri p::hts in oe:rta:ln grants and 1ands,known as the "Love Speculation Lands",as d•scribed in adeed bearing date April lst,l916,and recorded on April B4 11916,1.n book 47 at page l74,et seq.,P.eoord of deeds for Raywood Co11n-;y. NOW THlltEFOHE and so forth: • • • •• Situate on the waters of Catalooehee creek in cataloochee T ownship,Ha~ood County .,North Carolina,adjoining the land o·f II .M.Hall and others,and being Exception No,66,i.n the deed from l~. • D.Gilmer,Truste to the !1.0 .Land & Lumber Ce. Said deed is r egistered in Records of :Deeds of Haj'Wood aountyin .Book 10 at pages 1 to 40 and said land is described as follows: :BE:GUUJING on a black oak on the east side of Cataloochee Creek, and runs with the old Bennett 'l'sa:ot,N65W 60 poles,crossing the creek to adogwood in -the edge of a bottom;thenoe Borth 79 poles to a ap1"Uce pine oh the w~st side of the creek; thence East,oroseing the creek, and the big road, llO polesto a stake; thence Sl2li: 152 poles to a '-..._..; dogwood on theside of the mountain; thence west 90 poles to arock i n theEast line of the Bennett Tract; thence,with said line,Nl2W to the Beginning corner,eontaintng 100 acres. Rxoepting and reserving an undivided one-half interest in all rninerals,with mining ptivileges,from this conveyance. :-gs· -~ .. ·'J ~ 7- -«.._ State of North Carolina Haywood Count• •ho,after being duly sworn Persoaally appeared before me this day, --;;l_,., ~Lh( according to law,dep;s~~says that he is well acquainted with Hugh J.Sloan,that said Sloan was,on April lst,l920,unmarried,his wife having died some time prior to the above -mantioned date, ; f Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of May, L932. Notary Public My Commission expires July 7,1933. .ti.'l Q =..., c Page ....... , .......... -.. 5-4-3······· NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged .M. B, IULLIARD Mt\OOlillET E ~ HILLI AJlD M.t~11GAllBTr Et HILLI£ Im, a W:l.dow. PIGEON RIV.rl:R LmmER COI11PANY t !:l Corpora• tion. 1. Kind of Conveyance ........... .P..~.9: .................................. . 3. Is it properly executed«·------J.~~--------·····················-··· 5. Bef ore what Officer acknowledged ... J\I .~Ji>.!L ............. . 2. Date of Conveyance _____ ~l.Q~_l..J~Q~l_ _______________~-- --------- 4. Date of Entry and No ............... ......................................... . 6, Acknowledgements, regular .. X.~•·-············: .................. . 7. If irregular, copy in full on back .......... ......... ............... . 9. Date of acknowledgement.. ... .4...·..1...0....-...1. ..9....0...7... . ... .... ....... . 11. Did officer affix SeaL .. Xt9.~ ............................................ . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- ~~~ ~~,::~z~: ~~-~::~,-~~~;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (c) against encumbrances .... ~.~<?.~!?-~-·--~-~----~;-~-~in (d) against claims of all others .. ~~.~-~-~~~~--J ...... . 8. Did all grantors a cknowledge .......... .,O~------ · · · ··· · · ··· ······· 10. Was privy examination of wife taken .. :.~~-- ······· ···· ·· 12. Was order of probate correct ... ¥.~, ................................ . 14. Date of filing for record .. i:~~-~~-~-Q7 .................... . 25 427 15. :ooro~ __ ::::::::~~r:~~~:::::::::::: .. ~~~~:::::::::~·~~~~;:······ 16. Does deed contain a ny special limitations, provisions or restrictions .... ~~~:> ........................................................... . 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully) ... .. '1:'9 ... I:IA~ .... .N.:~!'P. ... tJ.,'O. .. ,a.QL..,Q .. :.C.be. .... f.Qr.~gOin$ ... da.s.c.z.1be.d ............. . ....... ~c:y.:~~-~. .. ~~---.Pr~m~.~~-~-.. JJ.~th.. ...~ n~ ... Jl,J?J?.U~... t~xw.no.e.e. ... unt.o ....t he .... sai.d ...p ag,-___ of. _________ _ ......... ~~ .~ .. a..~Q.9:P.4 .... P~.~--•·· ·~-i.~ ... h.~_ll'.$. .... ~d ... fJ,s.S1.G;nS .... f.o.r.ev.er. . ................................................................. . Exact Description of Property That certain tract o:r l and . si t uated. i n t lle CO\.Ulty of Haywood and beir.g a ~rt of what is knO\'m as the Love Speculation Landa in ' s a :l.cl County- and bei ng b c<;apt ion . Number ee, i n u d$ed from n.n.Gtlma:r. Truatee. eto.1 to tha !forth Carolina land & Lumber Company a rid ;reg:J.,at• ere.d in Haywood County in Book #101 at page 1 tQ 40J and at _page 24. of sa1d reoo~ the land hereby conveyed being desert bed particularly ae fQllows: • BIDINtUI~G- on a ble¢k oak on the East side ot C a talo~ chee Creek and runs , vli th the old Bennett tract N-. 65 w • 60 poles oroas1.ng the creek to a dogwood in the edge ot the bottotp.t then ne !{; 79 poles to a spruce pine ~n the Vi est side of the Creek J thence East, crossing tlle Cr•ek and t he IUg Road, 110 poles to n s t ak~; thenofl s. 12 E• 152 poles tQ a dogwood on t he aide of the lllOUn• ta1n; theuoe W • 90 pol0s to a rook i n t he :Ea~t lin~ ot the Bennett tl'"a<lt l . :thence • w1 th s aid 11ne, N• U w.• w th.e beg1nn1111!;. Containing 100 aoree .• ( ' Page ____. ______;r .):._ ' 1r. _'!2'._ __ NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS I. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. When minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been complied with. Give names of all pl aintiffs and defendants. l. C,o urt ___S__U__pe_r_i_o__r_ ___ County _ __H_ _a_y_W___oo_d_ __ ___ __ _ T. c. BOYD 2. Kind of action- - ~~~_9-~~-~-R!"~~-~~-~!\_8 ______ ____ _ vs. 3. Date of filing---~-~!_• __ ~L -~~!~-------------------- .J.. Date of filing lis pendens __ ___ ________ ________ ________ _ 5. Judgment recorded .m Book_ __S_P__9_ _ ____ Page __1__4_5__ _ ___ _ SUNCREST LUMBER COMPANY PROCEEDINGS . Petition for Partitioner. To the superior Court of said County, the petitioner complains ant allege a: That the petitioner is a c1,1zen and resident ot Ha7"ood County. an4 that the defendant is a Corporation duly organized and existing and 1a 401Jll business in the State or North Oaroi1na. • II ... That the Plaintiff and the Defendant are tenants in cammoh and are aeized in tee simple and are 'in poaseasion of the followi ng described lan4a - lying · and being in theCounty ot Haywood,. State ot Nol'th Carolina, on the waters of Catalooohee Creek in Catalooohee Township, and which land a41U.ItA. the lam.da of w, M. Hall and others and is bounded and described as :t'olloQa Being Ex. 66 in Deed trom Re D, Oillae:r, Trustee, to the North Carolina Land and Lumber company, which deed is regi ster$d in the Ot:t'ioe ot the Register or Deeds ot Haywood couaty in Book 10,. Page 1. and ·following; and said exception being at Page 24 or ea1d reoord ot Deeds or Raywood County and is described aa tollowa: All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this in strument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. SllutF 545 Beginning on a Blaok Oak " on the East side of catalooohee and "-..__..-. runs with Old Bennett trao-t ,N. 65 w. 50 poles, crossing the oreek to a Dog­wood in the edge of the bottom, thenoe North '19 poles to a Spruoe 'ine on the West side of the creek; thence East• crossing the creek and road 110 pole• to a stake; thence s. 12 E. 152 polee to a Dogwood on the side of the mountain; thence West 90 poles to a rook on the East line of' the Bennett tract; thence with said line N. 12 w. to the BEGINNING, containing 100 aor••• • III • That the interest of the petitioner and the defendant in said lands are as follows: Viz: That the Petitioner, T. G. Boyd is the owner ot 65/?2 Jhdivided interest, and the defendant, suncreet Lumber Company is the owner Of ?/72 undivided interest. .. IV .... That the Plaintiff, T. o. Boyd desires to hold his share in said land in severalty. WHEREFORE, your Petitioner, T. G. Boyd, prays that you will appoint three Commissioners to divide the same into two shares, · by proper Jllates and bounds and allot to each of your Petitioners and the defendant suoh lhan thereof as each is entitled to according to their interest as above set outa And if an equal division cannot otherwise be made then to judge the more valuable dividen4a of infe~ 1or value in order to make and equitable part• ition and to report to your Court their proceedings. under their hands or under the hands of any two of them within a reasonable time; not exceeding sixty days after the notificat ion of theer appointment. w. J. Hannah Attorney for Peti tionar. Page _____ ~~----~~(} NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS l. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including\ confirmation of sale. 2. vVhen minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and stlch like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear tliat all statutor}' requirements have been complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. , Superior Hayvood . \. . I. Court _____________ ____ CountY---------------- ~ - - ~ -- 2. Kind of action ____ ~~~~~----------------------~·~~-- . Nov. 8, 1921 3. Date of filmg ______ __________ _______ _____ _____ _______ ~ T. c. BOYD vs. SUNCREST LUMBER COMPANY. +. Date of filing lis pendens ____ 9 __________ __ ____ 113 (f ___ _ 5. Judgment recorded in Book_ __________ _ Page ___________ _ PROCEEDINGS J'uclgaaent !n aooordanoe with the oert1t1oe. te o:r the suw eme This oauae coming on to be heard at July Te:rm, 1923, or the superior cour-t ot HaJWood Countr, before his Honor, T. D. Bryson, .Tudge ·'--.. ./ pres.iding upon the outitioate of the 8llpreae court ot North Carolina , affirming the judpent ot the superior Court of Haywood county, at .ranuary Term, 1923, trom which Judgment the Defendant appealed to the suw eme Court • which appeal was heard at Spring Term, 1923, or said Court, and the opinion duly oertified to this Court. It is theretore ordered and adjudged that the .rudgement rendered in this cause at January Term, 1913, in favor ot the Plaintiff be and the ae.me is r••attirmed and ordered executed aooording to the tenor "*'_,.,~ thereof; and the ooet of ~ the action,. 'l'. D. Bryaon Judge Ptoes1d1ng. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. S!trr.t F Page------·------54-7-­NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS I. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. \Vhen minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. T.G.Boyd 1. Cour L_ISUP.ElU~QfL _____ County _BAYJfOOJ) ______ _ 2. Kind of action ___ SJ®.!ll- #'..ROC.l:E:PI.!lG.------ --- vs 3. Date of filing------ - -~~!0:~-~--- ------ - ---- ------ -- 4. Date of filing lis pendens_ __ __ _ __ --- ---- - -- -- -- -------- Sunorest Lullber Company. 5. Judgment recorded in Book __ ___ ~--- -- P age __ l~-~--- -- PROCEEDINGS OATH OF COMMI!.BIONERS iE.and eaoh of us,do solemnlJ swear ~hat in the parti~ion ot the Real :P:state.now about yo be made by ue, in the abo•e enti­tled proO•edinge,we will do equal and impartial ~uetioe between and amo:ng the several tenants in oommon,and aaid claimante,ao­oording to their aevera.l righta and agreeable · to l .aw. So hel-p ua Go4. o.o.san.ford Jania L.Palmer tf.A.Palmer All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Sheet F Page ____ "::---- -5.4 8---- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands a·bstracted must be set forth and atta~:hed hereto in chronolouical order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient"' service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. \Vhen minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. 1. CourL _Silp.e.riar __ _____ County - -B~O-Od-------- 2. Kind of action--Sp.e.cfB.L _Pl"--OMeding __ _____ __ - -- vs 3. Date of liling __ __]Jo:v_.Jlth.,~92.3 --- - - -- - - - ----- ---- .J-. Date of filing lis pmdens----- - - - --- -- ------ - ----------- Suncrest Lumber Company 5. Judgment recorded in Book__~ -------- Page __ i4.5 ______ _ PROCEEDI:\GS EEPOET DF C or.aHSSIONERS TO C.A.Iis.ynes,Clerk of the superi.or Court of Raywood county-; Obedient to a summ,ons of the She-riff of Haywood Coun_t~,we, the unie-rsigne d commissione-rs appointed to oivid.e and allot in Severaltl' the l a.nd of the petitioners and the defendent_,desoribed in the pe.ti tion in this cause, containing one hltntll!"ed acres moer or leas,assembled on the :premesis in cataloo.ohefJ Township.tiaywood v County.on the eighth day of November,192Z,and proceeded to parti­tion t he lands among the st:tid tenant s in common ac cording to their respective rights and interests the!·ein 1 and the following is oilr report of the- same: WE. .allot No.1 to T.G.Boyd,which ill described as :follows: BEGilllHNG at a stone J loc-ust on top of it marked) in the old .Bennett ( now J.F. Palmer's)line •nd rune Nl2~f 50 poles to a black oak (olo beginnigg corner)Jthence N65W ,crossing Big cataloo­chee creek 50 poles to a do@'Wood ·in th-e edge of a bottom old oorner; thence North 79 pol$8 to a. spruce pine old cor. ner; thence Eas t! crossing said creek,79 poles to a _stake -i.n the center of the ole State Doad; thence with the aame, S12E 13 poles,thenee oontinuing with the center of the said road,S61-30N 12 poles; S29-ZOW 5 poles; S20E 19 poles; S53-:?0E 27 poles; S2UI 4 poles to a stake in the branch and cent er of the sa:td state Road; thenoe.les.ving the road, and rumntng up t he branch, S84-30E 22 t poles to a spruce pine on bank of branch and in old line; thence Sl2E with old l:tne,97 poles to a dogvrood,old, corner; thence West 90 poles to the .Beginning. containtng 90 acres more or less. WE allot •o,! to the suncreat Lumber Company,which is d escr:t bed as follows; BEBHfNIUG on a spruce pine on the bank of a branch 22t poles east and above the state Jiloa.d on iVhi te Oak Mountain, and a corner to lot Uo.l and runs lif84-30Vl 22 ~- noles to a. stake in center pf State I oad; ~hence 1~21E, running ~v i th the state Road. 4 poles • then N53 -30~V 27 poles ,U20~V 10 poles, :N29-ZOE 5 poles, N61-30E l 2poles, lU2W 13 poles,to a stake in centel' o-f .said :road old_ lin.A· All cases ana authorities relied upon to cure any defects in Tius mStrument or p1·oceedn'llt'~ tht!reon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Sheet F ' I v " 549 thenc.e,with old line, Etzat 31 polea to a atake, (4ogwoocl martel): thence Bl2E 55 te»les to the beginning,oontain:ing ten (10) ·aoree, more or le•s. - tat •• ob.a,-ge lot '.Nilllber ODe with fi:tt7 dollara to lle pa14 to Lot ltlm-•r Tw·o to •ke an eqaitaltle 411'iaion betweea the tenanta i .n ·ao:rmnon,ae herein deao:r1bed azut ahown _on the •P hereto attaohel •• our r.-port,and wh1oh aaount the plaintiff T.G.Bofd ia ohargeablewttb. f e hereto attaoh a •p,made b7 one of the ooaiaeione:ra, herein appointed and a surveyor who aune7tt the •atd lan4a u we direoted bim,whiob .map .is made a part of th1a report• We emplo7ed and eo forth, •••••• -•• • W.A .Palmer. Jarvia L Palmer. o. o. sanford. ,·_.,t 1 - . '- Page __ ___ :_ __ ---5-5-.ll-- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS · I. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficiem service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. vVhen minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are ·' i nterested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been compiied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. I. CourLSil,'£>:C:BI11E----- - -- County _ ..RA.YN-DOlL---~-- 2. Kind of action __ ~!~J.~~ -~~?~~--~~-1!~ __________ _ . " vs 3. Date of filing __ _ l!~_'!!!~~t~-~?-~-- ----- - ------ ------ 4. Date of filing lis pendens_-..,--- -·-·-'-- ---- ----- -- -------- Sunorest Lumber Co. 5. Judgment recorded in Book_ __ _ ~- - -- -- Page ___ l_4p ____ _ PROCEEDINGS :DECF.ET CO.NF!RMING TID~ REPOIT OF THE COMMISdiONERS. Thts cause coming on to be heard and being heard at January termof the ~"aperior Court of Hapood County .before 1118 Honor, P.A.MoElror,judge presiding.upon the report of the cotnmissionere appointed to devide the land described in the petition in this cauae.which· we.s fil.-ed on the 14th day of November.l923. by 'OvQ. san:tord,W .. A • .Palmer and Je.rvts L.Palmer,oommiaaioner.s appointed. The said. report havhig been filed more than twenty days·. and ~o eJtoe:ptions being filed · to t-he aot4al parti.tio:n oi' the lsn.d desc·i'ibed in th0 petition. but ·exceptio-ns having been :filftil by the· defendent at1 · to the allowanoe of .o.o.sanford.one of the co-mmis-sioners e.nd surveyor and charges and eXpenses macle and claimed by hirn,and the matter being heard upon the report and exceptions filedt IT is eon.aidel'ed,ordered and adjudged e-nd decreed by the .. . coul't that the aaid report as to the aotua.l partitioll ud diT­iaion of the land and 'lihe amount of $5Gl.OO Qharged against 1;8• share o£ the pla.:intif:f' _to be paid t<J the share af the defendent to make al1 equible diTision of the land.be and -the same is in · all respects confirmed and adjudged to be binding on the plain .. tiff and de1endent. IT ie further adjudged that the plaintiff pay si:xty-tive seventy seconds of the costa on flifi·ii~l and that the defendent pay seven seventr-seconde of the coats except the aosts incurred on the trial in the Superior Court is to be taxed against the defendent. All cases and authorities r elied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Sheet F 551 That o.o.sanforcl be allowed for his eervioes as oommiaaioer. nrieyor and expense inoltrre4 in traYeliag to ud from his ho .. to the lanl divided and to make the report to the oourt 1nolu4- 1ng three days ee.rvioe the sum of $25.00 and that the Clerk allow as costs and time reported for senioes _for the mea that assisted in the partition ae chain b•arer,fiap&l'l and a~man ae reported lt7 the eo=nissio:n.ere aa the law provided for partt• tfon before him-,exoept that nothing shall be allowecl Gilmer Sanf'ord. for automobile hire. It is .fll.rther ordered that the Clerk of the superior 0o11rt shall record the whole proceedings on his Speotal Proceedings . . . . Docket as in other partition proceedings, andthat the said CleX:k certify the report of the eommisaionera and a co.py of this order to the Register of :Peede of Haywood c County,who is ordered and directed to register them and OJ'e•a index ae is provf4e4 1n the regietre.tion of 4ee4s,an d that •b• I costa of all which •hall be taxed bi the Clerk as oosta 1ft thia action. P. A .l:cELROY JUDGE PRESIDING. ~>;-~ Page .. ............... ...... ............ . NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION In Preamble ••• ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT } ) ) ) ) Deo"e ot cour\. As Signed As Acknowledged IN '!'HE SUPEHIOR COUR't OF HAY'"tiOOD COUNTY • 1. Kind of Conveyance ....... ......................... ....... ... .. ............ ... . 2. Date of Conveyance . .1'~~'~-~.Y.' .. ~~~---~'--~ • 3. Is it properly executed .......... .... ... .. .... ....... ........ .... ... ......... . 4. Date of Entry and No ... ; ... .................... .... ......... ............... . 5. .Before what Officer acknowledgecl. ..... ... ... ..... . 6. Acknowledgmen ts, regular ... ...... .... . · 7. If irregular, copy in full on ba ck. ... .... .. ...... ... ....... .... .... . 8. Did all gran tors acknowledge .... .... ....... ...... .. ... ... ........ ... . 9. Date of acknowledgment.. ....... ........... ....... . ... ... ................ . 11. Did officer affix SeaL .......... ........ .......... ... . .......... ...... ..... . 10. Was privy examination of wife t'tn .•...... :: ...... ......... . :: ::~ :,d~~;:;:b:~,:~""'Jil~.~~~--· 15. f~~oi~---:_}I~-~-- .._ _ __. . .._ . -------~a-~~:·:~:··-~-~-~~~;:··· 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions 13. Does conveyance cOJ{tain convenants- - (a) of seizin ....... ...... '!"'~>?·. :....... ....... .. .................... (b) power to convey ..... ':"".-. ..... : .. ...... ...... ................... ..... . (c) against encumbrances ... ~- - -.·..· ·.·.·.·.· ··· · ··· · · · · ··· · · ··· ·· ···· · · (d) again st chims of all others ....... ....... .... ..... .... ... ...... . . or restrictions .. ....... .... ... ........ ....... .. . . 'lb1s 1$ a 4tctl"ee -of the ·Go\1J.'·'r··e·ont1rmtns---npe:t 170:fia(Jmt&fliiUf.oit~~ f(J~lthe···-partit~on-ot· ·the - lant\s---:.o.eacl'ibed -- -1-n 1iM---tom•-· ····p'lain-t·;.······························--······························· --··········· ····· ·····-···· ········ ··················· · ---- ·- ........ ----·· ... .............. .. ... ..... ... .... ... --- ----- · -- -- -···· · ·· ·- ----· --- ----- -- · ·· · ··· ·· ·· · ·· · ··- --- --- -·-· ··-- · -· · ·· · ·---- · ··--- · -- --- --· -· · · ·· ·- ------ -- ----- ---· --··· ·-·- ------- - ··-- ··· ··· ············ ······ ·······-· ·· · --······· ·-·· ·- · · ··· · ··· · ·· · -· ·· · -· ·· ··· ··· · · ·· · · ·· ·-· · ·· · · ··-·----· · ···· · ·· · ·------ ----- ---- ---······ -- -·· ··········· -- ·-- · · · ·· ··· · · ···· · · ·· · ·· · ···· ··· ·· · · ·· ·· ····· · ·-· --· -··- ...... -.... .... .. ..... .... ..... ·--· · ·- ··· --· .. . Exact Description of Property 'rhe ~upo~t cleso1-i bea the tollowins two traots ot landt "We allo-. No.- l to T. G. Boy«, whtoll 1s dosol"1be4 atJ tollns: BEG:DmlNQ *' a ston~ ( looust on top ot 1 t marked) in the ol.4 B~ett (now J. F, Pal.mer•s) l.1ne and ~una N. 12 w.. 10 - poles _ to a _ l1~ok oak (old beginn1ns ool'tle~Jr thence N •. 6$ w,, orcute.tns Big catatooohe~ C~e,.'t( "o p.olea- to .a dopood in U.. e4s• of a bottom old oorner; t)l.enoe North '' po.l•• to a ep;ruoG pS,n$ old corner; thanoe Eut, crossing SElld oreek1 '79 poles to a stake ln tbe tea-ter Qt the o.ld SMte H~t; tnenoe 'With the ea.r"e, s . 18 E. 1.3 pOle-a; th$·no• o:>ntin.Ullll with the caenter at the •aid ro•d• s . &l-30 w. 12 polea; · s. 29-00 w. 5 pol.es; s. 00 .E • . 10 poles; s. 5:3~0 E-• 2'1 pCJles; s. 21 w. 4 poles to e. stake 1n the bl't:uush &nfl center or the S£t1d St&'e Road; th~Ul<lft lea'dng the r-oad. an4 l'Ull• n1ng up the b:ranoh ,, s.. 84•30 E • 22i poles ta fl. spruce pln• an bank ·or tu.~anoh ond 1n o1d line; thenqe s. 12. E, wi \ .ll o14 lin~, 97 polee l:o a ·aogwood; old (Jorner; t ,henee Woet. ~o pole a to tllt BEGtm~:rno. ctonttda,na 90 e.ores 1 mol'e o);' le&lh RWe tlllot No., t to the Suno!'eat Lumber :Oompany1 which 1s described as follows; i. ( DEGIMUJIC on a ep~uoe ptn• on the bank ot a b:tG&h · •~i po;tu. •83_1l ~d above tn,e state loac1 on wn~ te ou t*)u•• t~,a. Md a. l3oraer •~ ~t No, l:t an.4 r une N. 64"!030 •• 1ft polo to • atake· ill .tenter of s tat• Road; theno~ :~ .• 11·a; ~ng w1th the Stnte Ro.ad 4 ... pfles# th$nOe B. 15-ole W• av P_·oles_i· •· 10 fit 10 pole·s• 1. 1.,.30_ ~-· 5 tJO:tes, •• •l~ E. U po etl, N• . ~-- w. li poleD, _ ,o_ a atake in Wl.Et _ c~1et :ot 1&.14 ~4 . Oli 1ine;, theiloe, With 014 ltne.t East a1 Plea tq • . st ::1 . ( t\Qt!WO,Qd _~k e4ll · then_ 4~ . a, l2 .1!:• 15 l>fl:~e• •• · . the beg • . ng" o.ont.a.sns ten (lO·)I\4'"• mC).~e or leq .• 'fha' ft •hVSe LOt -.~:r OUe 1'1 th fitlY 4oUa:ra· to n pU4 .· to :L01: Number ft' to J~,ake an eq,u1tt\'bl.• 41 vision t.etwe•a •• ••1J.a'Qts 111 <ie>mnmil,. ae lleein usori be4 an~ shown <>llt -the •:t h•:rteto atta¢.-he'4 as ctur repOl't• and Which amQunt the plaln,1tt rr. O, BQft jJI ~arpeJ>le with. ,,. - . · . . . th 0. san :rot¢, · · . .· . -~ ' We· n•:-~t-o et\aoh a ,_,.• aa.4• lQ;/o~ or •he totnmie~. otl4.r•·•·ll•·n1n . >,, ~·.. J~ • ', _ _ '~~: ·:·~~;~-- - - ~ · ·· · • epp1Q,~e4 an« • ·'lml''!'e)l'OI',,·· who &tUVeye« 'tih~ a&id l&;I.I ~1 W. · . ·. d:t.reQ;ted ltb\, whiCh map'ris made a put ·or ~hiliJ :rep•r•• , Page ...... ... ' .......... --5-54---- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged J.G. Stikeleather and .,f. Na~cy J.Stikelee ther same same Eugene R.Cocke 1. Kind of Conveyance ....... ~~l ... ~~-:r..r.~n~Y- . ~-~-~ d 2. Date of Conveyance ...... 4~l.0~ 2 .'l ................................ .. 3. Is it properly executed ....... ~es .................................... . 4. Date of Entry and No ............ .. ........ .......... ...... .... .............. . 5. Befor e what Officer acknowledged .... .. ,N ... p . ., ............. .. 6. Acknowledgements, regular .. .. ...... ... yes-------- ---- ------------ 7. If irregular, copy in full on back. ...... .......... .... .. .. .. ........ . 9. Dat e of acknowledgemenL ~-~-=rk~.?.'T . .. ..... ... .. ........ .. 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ...... ........... yes ................ .. 10. Way;, p rivy ex amination of wif e t aken ........... ;y.es-------- 11. Did officer affix SeaL .. .... c7.e.s ...................................... .. 12. Was order of probate correct.. .. 7.ea ............................. . 13. Does· conveyance contain convenants- (a ) of seizin ...... ... .Y~!t ................................. ................ . 14. Date of filing fo r record .. -5,..-28..,..21--------------------------- 15. Book ...... 7..5............................... Page .. ..... l22. ................ . (b) power to convey ....... ye.s ........................................... . for ......... lia;v.w..o.o.d .................................. County. (c) against encumbr ances __ __ _yea ................................. . 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, pr ovisions (d ) aga inst claims of all others ...... ;y.e.S. ...................... .. or restrictions .......... 110 ................................................... .. 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully ) ... ~~ - --~~.,'----~-P~-- --~-O, .. b.oJg, ____ t.he .... ~l:Hn: e. ... d.e.s.o.ri,b.e cLl.and ............ .. ... .and ... £~- eme.s.is ... w.ith ... all ... the .... ap.p.llrt.enane.es., .. th$z.eunt.o. ... bel.o.neJ-ing-,.or---.&u-------------' .... any .. Hi ... !I.1S.e ...~ .p.per.t:aining __u nt.o. ... :the ...a a.:id ... par:ty ... o1. ... the. ..a eeon« ... par.t.,. .............. ... hi.s---h&i-rs---and ... as.signs..,-to----the----O-nlt .... use---and---b-eboof.---Gf---h-1-m---and:---h-i-s----eai-d----- heirs and assigns forever. Exact Description of Property AN UNDIVIDED ONE- TWELFTH ( l/12} interest. FIRST TRACT: Being the same tract of land oonYeyed to J.G.Stite­leather by Cornelia :Selle .Boyd and her husband.T.G.]}oyd,by deed dated Jan. 2nd .192Gt and t~cQ!'ded in the ofti ee of the Register. of deeds tor Haywood Coun1:y , lto!'th Carolina in book of dee-ds 70 at page· 393. Refer-ence to said ded and record thereof 1.e hereby made for a more complete description by :metes and boun,Cls. SECOND TRACT : Being the same t:raet of lamd conveyed to J.G.st11te­l eather by W.J. J?arks and his wife,Coral Elma Parts by deed dated February l6th,l925 andreco_ r_d. ed in th_ e office of the Register of Deeds ~or Haywood C·outy North Carolina inbook of deeds 68 at page 116, F:eference to said !e•d an d. reoorA thereof is ber·eby rnade for til. more complet.e deso-riptfon by metes and bounds. NOTE: First tract above is the "Hillierd'' Tract. The eeoond tract i..s the X:er_ rt Pl&C.f_.,COllS1s 1 tinf!: .of _three 100 acre tracte~ and t he 600-acre Tr act, par or 1.. , ~... .::iter :rng Traot~. Page ... : .... -.... ~: .. ..... .... :J.:l .. 5 .. NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT I n p reamb ) e As Signed As Acknowledged Nancy J.Stikelesther J.GStiblee.ther and Wifr Same Same c.s.smathers ' 7-" 1. Kind of Conveyance .. fu.ll ... w.arrant.y. ... d.('}.e.d 3. Is it properly executed ....... .. y.e.e ................................... . 2. Date of Conveyance .... JlUle.,l-~2'1. ........................... . !1 4. Date of Entry and No ................ .... .................................... . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged ..... .tl .. .P .•................. 6. Acknowledgements, regular .... yea .............................. . 7. If irregular, copy in full on back. ........ .......... .. .. ........... .. 9. Date of acknowledgement ....... 6,~.2.~Z.'l .................. . 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ............ y-e-s ..................... . 10. Was privy examination of wife taken ...... ye.s. ........... . 11. Did officer affix SeaL .. Y.e:S. ........................... ............... . 12. Was order of probate correct.. ....... yetJ ......................... . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- 14. Date of filing for r ecord.6,..20w-2.'7. ............................ . (a) of seizin ........... y.e.e ................................................. . 15. Book ........ 7.5 ............................. Page ..... l.t)~'r ................. . (b) power to convey ..... ... l'$~ ........ ................................ .. for ·····Haywood·········· ............................. County. (c) against encumbrances ...... y .EHL ............................ .. . (d) · against claims of all others .. .. ... .Y~UL ................... .. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions or r estrictions l./l2 .... i.nte.r.est ... .o.nl7 ........... .. 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully).To .. .. have--- -E*nd .... ta .. · h~ld .. .. t·be .. ·a·b-ove .. ·de8Cri"bed .... l·~nd· ............. .. .. a.nd .... preme.e.is.,.w.ith. .. al.l .... the ... ep.purt.a:rJ~.nce.s ... the-reanto···be-l.O.ngi·ng· .. o-r···in·· ......... : ... . r .. any .. w.ise ... app.er'taini.ng .• ~unto .... t.n:$.~-s.af.t:l .... party .. t>·f···th:e···seeo-nd···part·.-hi·s···h-eiTs \..__..-. .. and ... ~.a.aigne .... t.o .... th.e .... o.nl:.z ... uae ... .a.nd ... b.e.hoo.f. ... o:f ... ht,m ... a.nd···h1e-···e&1-d····hei·re· .. alld· .. ···· assigns forever. · Exact Description of Property AN UNDIVIDED ONE - T\VELFTH ( 1-12) INTEREST. FIRST TP.ACT: Being the same land conveyed to J.G.Stikeleather by W .J .Parks and wife,Cor&l F.lma :Perks·, by deed dated Fe'brus.ry 16th,. 1925,said deed being recordedin the Bff6Ce of the Register of Deeds for HaFNood Oounty,North Car~lina,tn book of teeds 68 a t page 11e. Reference to said deed and record thereof is hereby made for a more complete description by metes. and bounds. SECOND TRACT: Being the same land conveyed by J.G.Stike­lea ther and wife • .Ne..ncy Stikeleather. to B.E.Geer et al,by deed dated March 8th,l926,sa1d. deid being recorded in the office -of the Register of Deeds for Hayaood County,North Cs.rolina,in book of leeds 73 at page 382 .. Reference te said deed and record thereof is hereby made for a more complete description by metes and bound.s. and the 600-acre tract NOTE:The first traot ab6ve is the Xerr PlaeJ/The second tract is the "liillisrd"Tra.ot. Page ......... : .... ......... S-5·6 NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE (NORTH CAROLINA) C .s. Smathers Mortgagor to Geo.D.Rc.>bertson Mortgagee J .G.Stikeleather,party of th third part NOTE:-In deeds of trust give name of 1. Kind of instrument.. ... J?.~~~ .... 9..:f. ... ~.~-~-~---· · ··-· ············ ······· 2. Date of instrument .......... J..~~(~.~l.~_g_'J. ...................................... . 3. Cons.i derati. on $ ...~ 9 Yn.o ... co ••• •• •o•·• 1s"t\. .... ... ................. ......... ...... .................. . 4. Maturity date ....... ..1:~.~-- - -~?..~.l ................................................ . 5. Is it properly executed ? .. .... l~-~---········ ·· · · ·· ···· · ·····-··················· ·· 6. Date a.cknowledged ....C . .•.S .. •.C .. ....... Q~-~.0.~.2'1 ...................~ .. . 7. Before what officer acknowledged? .. 9..~--~-~.9 .. • ........................... . 8. Was privy examination of wife held? ..... .. P.-.0. ............................. . 9. Date of fih.n g for record ..... .6.... ...... 2....0...-...2...7.... ......................... ....... ...... . 10. Recorded in Book ..... ....... l .6 ...................... Puge. ~85 .. .. ................ . for ... J:I.f:l.~.~~.cl ..................................................... County. 11. DOes this instrument form a link in the chain of title? ... .... . . third party. DESCRIPTION OF .. PRO.PERTY ..... ~ ......................................................... ' ~ . . ~ FIRST TP.AC T ~ Being th~·- same land con'teyed tb. J .• G. Stikeleath4ft by W. J. Parks and his wife.Cortr:t.. El ms Parks b~. . leed da te4 Febrtaar)' ; 16th 1925.. said · deed being recorded_i n tbe office of the Jtegiater_ e-. of Deeds . ror Raywood Ooun~ ,North Caroline., in book of lleds !ftlmber · z 0 68 at · page ll6,Eefferenoe to said deed and tecord thereof is bereby ~ nwde for a more complete description by metes ana. bounds. ~ · SEC O.ND . ~'HAC'r: :Being the same land conveyed by J .s. s tikelealbejo ang· his wi:te,Naney St i kelea ther . to !. F..Geer, et al • by deed dated March ~ 8th11926,eaid deed · being recorded itt the office of the Register of < Deea.s for HaJWood Count:; ,.North Oarolina, in book of Deeds 73 at ~ page 372,Refferenoe to ,t!Jaid .deed and record t hereof is hereby made 0 :for a moer complete deecriution by metes and bounds. E-< ~ BE!rtG the aazne tructs t his date conveyed to the party of t he first ps rt by the party of the third part, ~ < t 0 ~ ~ z 0 .;..... z 0 All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of Jaw must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. n' . ~ Page ................ ,.--------··557 NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION Abstract of Satisfied Mortgages or Deeds of Trust (NORTH CAROLINA) Below give language of 'release or cancellation, aml if by other than the original payee the authority must be shown by which the cancellation or release is n1ade. P.H..Branob to D • .M.!Iodges,Jr. J.G.Stikelea.tber,party .of the third part. 1. Kind of instru-ment . ...... l)ee4 -Of-- t .ru-s t .. --···· ·· ··· ··· '2. Date of instrument .... S~l.0,..£5 .......... . 3. Consideration $. 1500~00 --· -- ......... - -------- ----· ..................... .. -1. ~1atur1ty date ....... 8~1.0:--28 ........ . 5. Is it properly exec)lted? -yes-............. -- ................................. . 6. Date acknowledged -·----8-1:1-£-5------------------- ............. · 7. Before what officer acknowledged ..... n .•. p . ., ........... ............ ...... - 8. Was privy examination of wife held L----no----· ....... .. ... ....... . D. Date of filing for record . -8-24--.2-5 --- .......... -- · --- -............. . 10. Recorded in Book ------13 . . .... . .......... Page .... z6l·----- -- ........ . ------Hayw-t>·Ocl·---------·---··· ............................ County. 11. Does this instrument form a link in the chain of title?.. ao-- DESCRIPTION OF PHOPERTY All UNDIWil>E:D O.NE-TW:&;LFTR {1/12) INTEREST: ~ t"' All those c-ertain pieoes,-parcels and lots of land;-sitttate -< 0 lying e.nd being in la;vwoocl County· on th•watere of catalooohee._ ..- ~ braced in :to-ur se-parate ttaota,containing 1.1'1 the aggregate,rdae z hun<lred _ aeres ,1nore of l ,ess ,and betas t ,ha same tracts of 1Fmd 'OOfl... ~ veyed to J.G.Stikeleather bf w.J.Parksand bfs wife,C()ral Elma P.arb.~ of Newport. Tenn •• by uce,rtain deced dated on the 16th day ~f Feltru-2:7 • ;::: 1_925,and registe.rea in tbe of:fite of the Regis.ter oi' Deeds :tor Ra7"" ~ wood County,Borth 0 arolina on· February 24th 1925"ilf book 68 at. pase ~ 11& of the records of deeds o:t .sa1d county.to which deed retet'ence ~ is hereby made for a mere particular description ot the a·aicl four : tracts of land hereby eonveyed.and being the same propertJ this > d.ay vonveyed by J .G.Stikeleather and Nancy Weaver Stikeleather. = to P. H.Branch. ~ ~ trj t:l 0 z ~ THE RELEASE OR CANCELLATION OF ABOVE ~IORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST IS AS FOLLOWS: ..... 00 ...,..........., d· c. .n... ne. 8·1·.· the I saHmJ:ReF .Bof! Ar.. Ce cK.NoOrNdL.EtDhGisE SJAuI IyS F2A3C dT,1IO93N o•o f thi s deed i itness;W.ff.McCraoken. "tl > of Truett>"l All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any de:fects in this instrument or proceedings thereotl or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Page ... ......... ......... 5-5--7-A NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE J., 0,. Oau,blE) Mortgagor to D. M. Hodges. Trustee Mortgagee J. G. Stikeleather NOTE :-In deeds of trust give name of third party. (NORTH CAROLINA.) 1 K d f . t . · Deed of Trust . . m o ms rument .................. ................ ............................. .............. . 2. Date of instrument 8 ... 10•1925 ····· ··- ·· --·· ··· ···········-···•-.·····-·····-·-···· ·· ··-· -· -······· · · ·------- 3. Consideration $ ........ l§_,_QQO·.OO ·· ·· -··· ······ · ······ -- --- -------·-···· ·-··-·· ············· 4. Maturity date ..... 3 .. -Ye.ar.~ .... a.f.t.~.r .. 9.~-~-~ --------------------- 5. Is it properly executed? ....... X~-~------- .......................................... . 6. Date acknowledged ......... t3.~J.:.-~ .... ~~-?.? .......... ........................ . 7. Before what officer acknowledged?--------~-~----?.~ ............ ........... .. 8. Was privy examination of wife held? ....... NP.·L .... .................... .. 9. Date of filing for record ......... a.::-.24~.1-~2~ ......... : .................. .. 10. Recorded in Book ......... l..~ .................. ..... Page ........... ~.e.-~ .......... . Hayw0od for ..... ... ......................... ............................. ........... ....... County. 11. Does this instrument form a link in the chain of title? ....... DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY A 1/12 undivided interest in four traots of land corite.1n1ng in the aggregllt -e 900· ac.res, more or less, and being the same tracts 23 of land conveyed to J. G-t Stikeleather ~Y w, J. 'Parka and wife; ~ Coral El ma Park$, of N(;lwport. _Tenn,, by -a o.ertain deed dated ~ 16th day of January , 1925, and registered i n Book 68, at page 116, Record of Deeds tor Haywood County, No:rth Carolina, being also the ee.m.e lands QOll'Veye4 by J. G. Stikeleather and wife, Naney weaver Stikeleather, · by a. ~ertain deed dated August 10, 1925, and reoorded ·1:0: Book eo, at page 4'78; Record of Deeds for Haywood County, North Carolina. NOTE: Referenoes describe :Parks' lands but do not describe the Hilliard Traot. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut C ;) ;) ., -I.J Page ... ..... .... ......... ............ ... --· NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT ·oF MORTGAGE (NORTH CAROLINA) Deed of Trust Eugene R. Cooke Mortgagor to G. D. Robertson, Trustee · - · · · - -· · t,r~- ·-p-~ - ... .. .. ....... ---- '- Before what officer acknowledged? .. .... .......................... .............. .. 8 W . . . No. Mortgagee . as pnvy exammation of ~~i~~l 92.7 ............................ .. J. G. S tikel e ather~ 9. Date of filing for recol~ -- - -- ---- ...... ..... .... ............. 1 .,,. 9 ............... .. 10. Recorded ti:~,;o-od · ._ . __.... ........... Page ...................... .. for ...... ..... ..................... ....... ..... ..... .. ...... ....... ........... ... .. County. NOTE:-In deeds of trust give name of third party. 11. Does }tjtJs • instrument form a link in the chain of title?_ DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY FIRST THACT:- Being the same land conveyed to J. G. Stikeleather by Cornelia Bell Boyd and husband, T; G. Boyd, by deed dated January 2, 1926, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for HaJl'IOOd County, North Carolina, in Book of Deeds 70, at page 393.- Reference to said deed and the record thereof is hereby made for a more complete description. SECOt{O TRACT:- Being all those certain lands conveyed to J. G.· Stikeleather by w. J. Park and w1 fe, Coral Elma Park by a deed dated February 16, 1925, and recorded in Book 68; at page 116, Record of Deeds for HayWood County 1 North Carolina. Referenoe is hereby made to said deed and record thereof for a full descripti on of the s nme. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. .CJ, .. t r c.' • Page ......... ~-------------5-~ NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE J.F.Fanning Mortgagor to D. !-!.Hodges, Jr. Mortgagee J.G.Stiksleather,psrty of the third part NOTE:-In deeds of trust give name of third party. (NORTH CAROLINA) 1. Kind of instrument... ... De.e.d ... O.f. ... 'l'.r.u~.t .............................. . 2. Date of instrument ... &~l-~.f:.5 ................................................... . 3. Consideration $l.5.QO ... O.O ............................................................. . 4. Maturity date .... .8~~~2.8 .......................................................... . 5. Is it properly executed? .. y.es ...................................................... .. 6. Date acknowledged .... 8~~~ .. :2.5 . .. ................... ,.' ...................... .. 7. Before what officer acknowledged? ..... N.P ............................... .. 8. Was privy examin~tion of wife held ?.. .. N0---------------------------------- 9. Date of filing for record .. 6~-~-4~.25 .......................................... .. 10. Recorded in Book ....... l?&Sl:::.b~.£:> ... Page .... 2.60 ................ .. for ..................... Ba.1\f.OOd ..................................... County. 11. Does this instrument form a link in the chain of titl~O ..... ···· ················-··-········· ···· ···· --··--· ···· ·····--·-······ ··· ··· ····--·· ···· ······· ····-······· ········- DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY r.:l All UNDIVIDED ONE•TWF.LFTH (1/12) INTEREST: ~ ALL o~ those qer1$.i~ pieeea.paroels ant lots of land- si t• 1)., unte,lying and be!ns in Rajwooa Oounty,on the waters o:(,cats.looohee f!a Cree:t,•mbraoe·d and described ~nd in . fottr sepal"'lt& tracta,,containing ~ in the aggr~Jgate .-nine httndl"~d. acres ,m()re or_ lees ,and being the aatne ~ tracts of land oonveytd to the eaid · J.G.Stikeleathe:r by.JN.J • .Parks ~ and hie wife Coral . Eltna Pal:'kB of. 1..-pori .. fean. ,by a aert~in deed r.:l da~ed on the· 16th da7 o.f Feb;r'll&rJ',l925 1and registered· in the of~ioe ~ of the lf)gl&ter of. Deede for Re.ywood Coa.nty ,nort-h Of7l"Qlina .• on ~he c:: ~4th day of ·Febrttary,l925,1n. boak &8 at page 116 Ot the records __ . i of deeds of said county • to which deed e.nd reeord thereof :re:tferehoe < is hereby · ex.pressly m&de for a more partfculer description_ o:f the ~ said four t•aots .9! land hereby oonvtyed,.e:nd. being the same property 0 this day conveyed by J .G .Stikeleather and his wife Usncy Weaver E-< Stikeleather to J . l1,.Fanning. ~ < t" 0 ~ r.:l z 0 ~ ...:l z 0 All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. 0. , ~.HJ .&1 Page .................. ............... : .. NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE (NORTH CAROLINA) C.en Gudger Mortgagor to D.M.Hodges.Jr. Mortgagee J.G~stikeleather.party of th third part. NOTE :- In deeds of trust give name of third party. 1. Kind of instrument...J).8e.4 ... o1 ... lf.rua.t .............................. .. 2. Date of instrument .. -~l-0!:2(;... ................................................ .. 3. Consideration $ ......... J.I. ...... l~.QQ~.® ...................................... .. 4. Maturity date ..... e. ... JQ~_?:S: ...................................................... .. 5. Is it properly executed? ........ 1.~~ ................................................. . 6. Date acknowledged .... 8~11.~-2 5 ...................... ........................ .. 7. Before what officer acknowledged? .. N...~.P. ................................... .. 8. Was privy examination of wife held? ...... Jlj .... 7es ................ .. U. Date of filing for record .......... 8•24-·2·5 ................................ .. 10. Recorded in Book ..... l3. ............................. Page .... .2.6.4 ................ .. for .............. /;i.~)"WQ.Q d .............................. ............ County. 11. Does this instrument form a link in the chain of title ?:Q.:O ... . ........ -············-· ···· ··· ··· · · ·-·· ·· - .. -·· . ····· ---- ... .. ··-. - ~ -- .... - .. . ·- .. ----·· .. .... .. -- DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AN UNDIVID:b:D ONE-T ~'lELF~H (l/12 ) ItlTERI!:S!l;. ~ ~ ALL THOSE certain p1eces,paroela and lots of land1situate ~ lying and being in HS7Rood county on the waters of' Catalooo)leei creek,~ embraced and tescribed in tou:r separate tracts,.ec;,ntaining 1'11 the ar i:· greg(l.te.nine .hu.n4red _acrea more or lesaJend being the f:3&me, t:raote ~f· z land conTe¥ed to J .• ,fhSttkeleathel' by w • • Parks _and hia •tfe_.:coral o Elma Par'is .ofNevrport~ T enn.:by a certain de('d datedG'n the 16th,da,- · ~ of FebraarJ ,.1925-.,snd :re@:iSter(td in the of:fiee of the Register .of ~ · Deeds for Raywood County,.;North Oarolina .. on Feb~a1:~ 24th..,l925,,in ~ book 68 at page 116 Of there'cord of deeds of ,said ¢ounti .to which t deed· and the reoorf t heTeaf r 'e!f'e:rtlnce is herebr expresely znade . . ~ for a more -pa.rt-toular deseriytion of the eat~, four t:raets of· 1anl ~ he-reby conveyed ,and being t he same p.roperty this day 6onveyed by = J . G.sttkeles.ther and wife.-Nanc·y Weaver Stikeleather to owen Gu4ge1".. ~ ~ ~ < ~ t 0 ~ ~ z 0 ;... ..:I z 0 All cases and aut ho n·t ·1 es re1 1· e d upon to cure any defects in this instrument or pr.o ceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut C Page .............. : ........ ..... -5-6 2 NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE c .Osborne Mortgagor to Geo. ~ . F oberteon as Trustee Mortgagee J.G.Stikeleather,paty of t he th1ri part. NOTE:-In deeds of t rus t give name of third party. (NORTH CAROLINA) 1. Kind of instrument... .. llee4 .... 0f .... T.n~_1L ........................... . 2. Date of inst rument ...... ... l..~.l-~_gt$ _ ........ .................................. . 3. Consideration $ .. Z.O.OO .•. O.O. .......................................................... . 4. Ma turity date .10~1.~28 .............................................................. . 5. Is it properly executed? ..... yes .................................................... . 6. Date acknowledged ... ~-~l.?.~.? ~ .... ...... . .......... ......... . ........... . 7. Before what officer acknowledged ? ... Jt •. P..L ............................ . 8. Was privy examination of wife held ?.. ............ lct.~-~:j:_·~-- ------------· 9. Date of fil ing f or record .. 3.~.5-~ %HL .......................................... .. 10. Recorded in Book ..... ....... lf3.. ................... Page ........ 4.? ................ .. for .. ... Ha.ywood ................................................... County. 11. Does this instrument form a link i n the chain of title?.. ...... .. ................................. no ...................................................................... . DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY r.:l ~ Bein all those pieoes,parcels or lots of land,situate lJing ~ and being on . the waters of c ata.loochee Creek,Cataloochee Township, 00 Hay..-ood county,Nor'th caro ina,conveyed to J.G.stikeleather by ~ i"l .J.Parka and his wife,Cora.l Elma :Pl:leks"by deed dated Februa17 16th, z 1925,said deed being recorded in thE· office of the Register of Dee4s o for Ha~-woo4 Oou.nty,North carolina in book of deeds number 68 at page ~ 116. F:efference to which deed and reoori thereof is hereby made for ~ a more ~articular description by metes and bounde,and being the same ~ land this date conveyed to the party of t he first part by the part)' ~ of the third pert. -- ~ -- < All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings ther eon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut C ... Page ...... ........ ::: ................ ...... : .. NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ,.. 568 ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed ' As Acknowledged ~~m , J; · c~f~Tfs d O:xers. - ~m .. ..... ._ l.r (Jas. R • .Lov W.L.Hillia rd Porven by subscribing :\0 bt. 0 . i~ .J~ov e { ot::.:tnl.1.1ove Witness San:u.el .L • .Lov e ( I Jeremiah 13nH7!l o L Kind of Conveyance .. }.1_p.e.C.i.~ l ... W~ .. r:r.;;Lnt.Y .. Jteed 2. Date of Conveyance ....... ~ ..... H),..l8g2·-························ 3. Is it properly executed ... f.e.S ......................................... . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged~.r.o.ll ~.t.e .... J..t,t.d..rze 7. If irregular, copy in full on back ................. .................. . 9. Date of acknowledgement ..... 5.~ .. 'l~.lf3.82L ................ . 11. Did officer affix Seal.. ... no ................................. , .............. . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- (a) of seizin .................... ........ ................ ........... ................ . (b) power to convey ..... y.e.s ........................................... .. (c) against encumbrances .... .. ......................................... . (d) against claims of all others ..... y.{)g ......................... . 4. Date of Entry and No .............. .. ........................................ , 6. Acknowledgements, regular .... ye.s. ............................... . 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ............ n.O ......................... . 10. Was privy examination of wife taken .. ---··········· ········· 12. Was order of probate correct ..... .Yf~---······· ·· ············ ·· ·· · 14. Date of filing for record .... 5~.7."":".18B.Z ..................... . 15. Book .......... k ............................ Page ..... ~?.? ................... . for ..... Fiuyn.o.o.d ....................................... County. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions or restrictions ...... i·.. .. o.f ... .the. ... minerv~s. ........ . . .... -::J.itb.. .. min:i.ng ... .pr .i.v.il.e.g:es ..................... . 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully) ..... T.o. ... hav. e ... and .... :t.o .... h ol.d ... the ... .afo.r.e.s.a.i.d .... tr.ac.t ... o.f. .. ~and. .. ··W·i-t,.h- --th-c:<---pr.-i-V-:i-l(lg.e.s ... r..ncl ... a:p:p.u::~t(;nanc.e.s .... t.he.r.ct.o .... be.l.o.nging,..un.t.o .... th.e ... ..s.afd .. .. J..,.r.ern.iu.h ... .B.r.ow.n.,.and ... hi.s .... h.e.ir.s.., .. t.o .... hiH ... .antL.t.heir. ... o.nly .... u.se ... .a.nd .... b.e.hoa.f .............. . .. f{)-r -B-V:eT-.-··················· ··· ··········· ··· ··········· ··················· ··············· ······ ······ .. ···· ............. ............................ ............... .............................................. , Exact Description of Property J{no·."l all men by these -pre S'tmts tha t, !Yhereas Jae. r .Love,de• ceased ,was sei ::: ed of lnrge tracts of l and commonly called ''Specul ation Lend'• ,lytng and being i n the count1 r s of Yancy, rtadison,Buncombe,ITay­Hood end Jackson : and whereas the S£ i o Jas, E .Love ~a de a.nd. published a l ast will lind testarnent in writ1ng . a.nd ap·pointed Will;i. arn H. Thoma.s. Fobert G . id~ oVE.', N illi am 1. :Hlliard. s.nd Sa:maol L.Love :Kxecutors who qualified andtook uponthe:mselves the execution t~ereofiand wherea.a the said. Jas. E .Love eold many tra cts of l und to d1 fferem; persons; l:.:.nd t;.Uthort zed and.empo'I'Jered his said Executors to continue the sales of said land &nd to mLke titles; .N o·~r;, therefore end eo forth. EEGi t N I ~ Ga t ~ white pine on the top of a ridge s outh of t ,1e L1 ttlE c ata ~oo c h e c , Lnd 1·uns U60F., crossing said .Little c v.taloochee Creek and Big Ca t a loochee a hundred and S<>venty-eight poles to a stake; t hence SBF 90 poles t o & stake; thence S60E ,crossing Ont aloochee 1 '78 pol es to a rook on top of a ridge W!,.tll-~-~tera; thence N8W 90 a -A!' l)Ol es to the Begir..ning,conta t _:ninG_; one/ ifundred t:;.O:res . . .......... , ..... ,·~···•"''N:·"'·' ·"··~~·""""".,,,~--~~··?""'"'·' - ... ,, .,. Also a nothe r tract run :fo l(_ O.A • .Kerr,j:EGTNN!fmat [!. chestnut oak on the south side of -:a :Jtifob'f·8.nd N''tb:~-zi'orth boundary line of the said Kerr's homestead,sixty-six poles from the be~inning cormer of the horne t r a.ct,and then runs N23W a hundred and th1rty-tio poles t o a. dognood on the s .ide of a ridge; Thence lH)O'H 1 2l h· poles t o a stake; thence S23E,crossing Cataloochee Creek,l~2 poles to a stake~ then S60il , strikinv; the line of the home tract ,and crossing said creek, and wtth :tine,l2l l poles to the .Beginning,containing one hundred acres. ., . . ~ Also another tract for O.A.Kerr, BEGI N!U l1G at a boselder in the south boundary line . of said Kerr' e home lf.#.:j t•ac:rt east of the trail, and then running S20E 160 poles tb a do_gwood !n the edge of a hollow; then S60:0 one hundred poles to spanish oak near the _Turnpike 1\oad; thence .N20W.croee1ng c e.~. talooohe e Creek 160 poles to a stake in the 11-ne of the said treot; thence N60E with said line,and oroaeing B:Ei.1.d creek,lOO poles to the Beginning,containing one hundred aores. Jl ~~ -1 <!i t rt j -~.'~~i ''-t i\~ ~ -- · . ;J .;: L . .,.__~.--...-•·"·--•----..--~- - ·-- ..-. "'~ ~; j_\ ·~I T--- , I 1 -- - -+----'"·-·-.- -~- --- ------ "" I ·,·• ,r . j .~ :· ~ . . -!.t . i)!' !. '1·,,-··._,_ .. 56-f- Page .................. .......... ..... ':'. .. ~ .-" NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged ' Jeremiah Brown and WT Ekizabeth Brown same Same ~v .E.Noland 1. Kind of Conveyance .... S.:p.eci.nl .. wo..rr.antJ .... dee d 2. Date of Conveyance ....... 7.,..l.a .... lSS2. ......................... . 3. Is it properly executed ..... NeS.. ............................... ....... 4. Date of Entry and No .. ...................................................... . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged .... ~I.~ J~- ~.. ................ 6. Acknowledgements, regular .... ~es ............................... .. 7. If irregular, copy in full on back... .... .................... ......... 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ........... y.ea ...................... . 9. Date of acknowledgement ..... 7.~l.2~.1B.8.2 ......... . . . . . ... 10. Was privy examination of wife taken ..... ,ea ............ . 11. Did officer affix Seal... ... ... .. ye.s........................................ 12. Was order of probate correct ..... yeg ............................ .. 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- U. Date of filing for recordl-2. ... .26"'1884 ................... . (a) of seizin .............................................. ......... ........ ......... 15. Book ......... .& ............................. Page .......... -23() ........... .. (b) power to convey ..... 7es.............................................. for .... Rayw-oocl ........................................ County. (c) against encumbrances ................................................ 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions (d) against claims fH--1~- ---und-er---t-hemsel v es or restrictions ..... y-e-e .. -see .. --be-1-ow----.................. . 17. Habendum clause (Quote fully) .T.o ... ha.v.e. .~nd .... to ... bold ... ih.e .... ~foreaai.d. ... t.ra.o.t .... a.f. .. .land .... .. ....... w.ith ... tbe ... ~:riv.i~e. ges .... and .... appu.rtenano.es .... t .he.r .eunto .... b.elonging,unt.o .... tha ..... . ........ $.aig __ 1V.•. E.~ .... Q.l~¢. ... 11.~.4 ...J l,1~. --.~~1.:r.~. ... :t:Q. .... b.iJ?.. ... ~.n.4 ... 't:.b.$.1:r. ....Q .P.lY. .. \l.e.e. ... ~.nd ... b.•.llo.af .... .. ~ ........~ ~-:r.-~:V..tt.:r..'! ............................................................................................... ... ................................................................. ........................ ~ ...... .. Exact Description of Property From prea.mble:"and esid Brown is to have as ma.oh land as he can cultivate as long as he is able ta work; then said Noland is . t:• .. · maintain said J.Brown and wife Elizabeth Brown as long as they doth live and remain with him on said land." BEGilHl!NG at Little Ca.talooohee and runs !t60E,erossing .Big Catslooohee 178 poles to astake;thenee S80E 90 poles to a stake; thence with said creek to the mouth of Little Catalooohee; thence with the south side to the Beginning. Also one other tract run for o.A .Kerr, .BEGINNING at a oheatJmt oak on the south aida of a knob and in the north boundary line qf the said Kerr's home trao~ 66 poles from the beginning oorner,an4 then runs N23\V l~ Z poles to a dogwood on the side of a ridge; then Ii60W l2li poles to a stake; thence S23E,orossing Little Catalooohee Creek 1~2 poles to a stake; thence S60W 152 polea to a stake; thenoe S60W,strik1ng the line of the heme tract and ofoasing the said o:reek, and with line l2li-poles to the Beginning,containing 100 acres. Also one other tract for o .• A.Kerr.B]:GI.NlUJlG at a box-elder on the south jl,jj ' fJfff bottndary of said Kerr's home traot,eaet of the trail,and than running S20E 160 poles to a dogwood in tbe ,edge of a hollow; then S60W 100 polses to a spanish oak near the Turnpike Poe.d; then N2mv crossing Catalooohee Creek; then with se.id creek to said line; then with said line to the Beginning.oontaining 60 acres more or lees. L Page. ........ ..... ........... .....u.. ...'."..'. :.. .. . NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged JerettJ1a. &_·_ B_:row_ n e.na wff'r ~ Elisabeth Brown, .; iV .r:.Eoland nnd w1:te ~ Ants Noland same j sc_ ottish Cnrol1na Timbtl' ;.. nnd Land Co.Lmi ted • \.!) L-----------------------~----------------------~------------------------ 1. Kind of Conveyance ...... f.'Q.ll ... W.~~-UUrtY. .... 4.t. ~ d 2. Date of Conveyance .... .... 9-l-7•l8&5------------------------- 3. Is it properly executed ... yea ......................................... . 4. Date of Entry and No ..................... ...................... ............ .. 5. Before what Officer acknowledged ........... J .• p. .. ......... . 6. Acknowledgements, regular ·788--------......................... .. 7. If irregular, copy in full on back ....... .. ....... ...... .... ....... .. 9. Date of acknowledgement... .. 9!~!i!~'7 .... 1.8.8.5 .............. .. 11. Did officer affix SeaL .. nO. ........... : ........ ............. ............. . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- 8. Did all grantors acknowledge ...... ... y.g ........................ . 10. Was privy examination of wife taken ...... ,ee------------- 12. Was order _of probate correct.. ..... ~·J"-eB----- -- ------ -- ---------- 14. Date of filmg for record ........ 9~~l.SS5-.............. . (a) of seizin ........ ye.s .................................................... .. 15. Book ....... .8. ............................... Page ..... -30.'1. .................. . (b) power to convey ..... yee ........................................... .. for --···---H&J"004--- --- -· --···-·--··--············---County. (c) against encumbrances ... y.ea ................................. .. 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions (d) against claims of all others ..... yes ........................ .. or restrictions .. ....... l!lQ ...... ..... .......... .......... ...................... . Exact Description of Property BFOIHJUNG at a white pine on a ridge south of thti? Little .cat-alooohee and N60t .croeeing said Little Catalooohee Creek satl B1g-o•t­slooohee. l78 poles to a stake; then SSE 90 toles to s e·takalthenoe · somv,orasetng Big Catnlooohee.l'18 poles to tl rock;on top of a r148• wt th pointers; I~ew 90 poles to t he B•g1nn1ng~oonta1n1ng- 100 &ON~• 2nd cr:;ract: BF.Gil!llfi.N'G at a chestnut oak on the e-outh side of a knob, ~md 1n the north bound&J7 line of the said Kerr's homr tract, 66 poles from the beginning oamer • and_ thence rune lf23-i 132 poles to a dogwood on the side of a ridge; thence 1160W l 2l t poles to a stake; thence S22·1.,aJtose1ng oatalooohe• Cee&k, 132 polea to a sta:te; thence S60tV,atx-1lting the line of the home traot.ttnd oroaeing e&14 oreek.ana with line l.2l ilt poles to the .Beginntns.oontaining 100 aorea. 3d fr$ct:Also OitA.Ken"s traot,:&EGINlUNG e.t a boUlder on t he so11th boundaq line of said Kerr•e home tr~ct t$8t of the trail, ana _ running thenoe,_S20E jff 160 -po1ea toe dogwood in the e4se of a hollow: thenoe S60W 100 poles _ to a sptll11sh oak ~er ~h& hrnpike P. F.oad; tb•nce .Naow.orossiag Catalooch·ee Cre•k,l60 poles to a state in the line of the said "raot; thence N60E.w1th aa1d line and,orosetq ae.id oreek.lOO poles to t he Beg1nning.oonta1n1ne 100 acres. Page .......... ........ :·············56 7 NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF MORTGAGE soottiah carolina Timber & Lan L1m1te41 North Oal'Ol1na oo,-p. Mortgagor to William P • Alexander and 1oeeph Beron MoBJIOlethwa1• NOTE:-In deeds of trust give name of third party. (NORTH CAROLINA) COt. Kind of instrument ..... ~~·~···~· ..... ..... .. .... ..... ... ....... .. . 2. Date of instrument ...... ..... l~ll~l889. ..................................... . 3. Consideration $ ............. .... NOid.neJ. ........................................... . 4. Maturity date .. .... 1.~~.1810 .................................................... . 5. Is it properly executed'? ....... ..... Y~UJ ... . ....... ... ....... ............... . 6. Date acknowledged .......... .. .................. W..4t...P.t ........................... . 7. Before what officer acknowledged '? ...... ...... ......... ... ........... ............ . 8. Was privy examination of wife held? ...... ..... ... ... ..... ...... ........... .... . 9. Date of filing for record .. ... . ... .. loiit~8.9. ............................. . 10. · Recorded in Book .. ... .. a. .. .." ......................P age. .... .... ............... for ... .. .. . ... .. He.yw004 .... . ............................... County. 11. Does this instrument form a link in the chain of title? ....... . ..t ••.......................................................... DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Several traots, among others 11.1 Item o. That oerta1n 100 aore treot ot lanct m.de U.Jl ot 3-100 aon ~ traota, lying on or near the mouib. or L11t1e oatelooohee cnek and Oil z 0 ~ 1";&1 Big Oa~loochee creek at a point tnown •• Ken•e Fol'd• Bounded on all ~ aide• by the Love Speculation l.anda, and al tuated ln the Cot.UltJ ~ ~ 11.1 I:Q < 1";&1 I:Q Said trao~s ot lend are tull f 4eacr1bed in the oonveJ&Do• ~ 1";&1 to the :pert.J' ot the 1 at part et ed.d land a en4 also 1n a mol"tp.ge ••• day ot 1886, which oonveyanoe 1e .recorded in lie7'food oount)'1 North OU'ol1na 1 and whicb reterenoe ia m reb7 a4e tox- deeoript1on. ~ < ~ t 0 :=:J ~ z 0 i>" ..J z 0 All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Sllut C '-...../ Page ...... .. -! _____ ___ -·-5·6-a·-··· NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION ABSTRACT OF DEED OR GRANT In Preamble As Signed As Acknowledged W. O.Morrison,.Direotor ~ l li Al _ d A.Williamson,Liquidator ~ <Vi - -s.m P. e:xa.n er ;... " L---~--------------~--------------------~-------------------~ 1. Kind of Conveyance .. f.g.+.+. ... ~-~;r~-~~~3' .... 4.~~~- 2. Date of Conveyance .............. lO~.'Z-~~890 ................... . 3. Is it properly executed ........ Y.e.S.. ................................... . 4. Date of Entry and No ............ ............................................ . 5. Before what Officer acknowledged.V.~-~-~_Q_O_IJ,~~l- 6. Acknowledgements, regular .y.e.$ .................................. .. 7. If irregular, copy in full on back ... .... ........ ,--- --- ---··-· ···· -·- 9. Date of acknowledgement..1 ...0....•..3...1....-..1. --8----9---0--- - -· -········-···· 8. Did all grantors a cknowledge .. 7.8cS. ... bJ ... agent .•. 10. Was privy examination of wife taken .. ~~---·- ··· ·· ········· · 11. Did officer affix SeaL _ ___ ___ l_~-~- ---·- · -·- - ·-- -·- ·- -- - - -·· ·· · · · ········· 12. Was order of probate correct ........ .y.es ......................... . 13. Does conveyance contain convenants- (a ) of seizin .......... Y.eJI. ........................ ··········-·-·-···-· ... . 14. Date of filing f or l'ecord ...... l.2~.5-~l8.9.0 ............... . 15. Book ····---~~~---··············-·-·· --· Page ..... ~.2 ...................... . (b) power to convey ... ..... yes .......................................... . for ........ !W~.O.O.d .................................... County. (c) against encumbrances .. .... -yes ................................ . 16. Does deed contain any special limitations, provisions (d) against claims of all others .... ... y.es ...................... . or r es trictions ........ .no ..................................................... .. · Exact Description of Property several tracts in 4~e- t\.~9~t the description of 4th only copied Herei (a) .BEG!!UUBG a.t awh11e pine on top o-f a ridge south of Little . . . Cataloocbee.and running N&OE,crossing said Little Cataioochee Creek and Big Catalooehee 178 polas to s stake; thence SBE 90 poles to a stake; thence S60W 1crossing Cata.looohee 178 poles to a rock on top of a ridge with pointers; thence J:l8Vf 90 poles to the Beginning,con• tafning -100 aoees. (bO>. (For O.A .Kerr). BEGINNING at a chestnut oak on the south side of a kno'&,and in the north boundary line of the said Kerr's home traet.66 poles -from the begimning corner of the home traot,and. runs thence li23W 132 poles to a dogwood on the side of a ridge; thence B60W {E) 121 ~- poles to a stake; thence S23E,croe•ing cataloo- · chee Creek,l32 poles to a stake; thence S60W,striking the line of the _ home tract.and crossing the said creek and with line 12lit poles to the Beginnign,containing 100 acres. . (c). (O.A.Kerr'e). :BEGINBI.NG at a boxelder on the south bou.nd.aey line of the said Kerr's home tract east of the trail; thence running S20E 160 poles to a dogwood in the edge of a. hollow; thence S&GW 100 poles to a spanish oak near the Turnpike lload; thence N20W ,crQssing Catalooobee Creek 160 poles to a stake ia the title of the said traot: thence N60E,with eaid line and crossing said oreek,lOO poles to the Beginning.containing 100 acres. Page ___________ !)_6.S;: A NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS I. Proceedings in all courts affecting the ti tie of the 1 ands abstracted must be set ~orth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and incl"uding confirmation of sale. 2. When minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have heen complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. 1. CourL---$l:.lp'WiO.P----- County --Buneombe----- - vr. L. Hilliard• et al. 2. Kind of action--- -- -- -(} -{)- M-P.-:f,-:-A- -I--N--T------- VS 3. Date of filing-----Deeember--Ter.m-,:--l-889------ -- +. Date of filing lis pendens_ _______ _____ ________________ _ The Timber and scottish carolina Land and Timber co., l.imited 5. Judgment recorded in BooL--a9--- - Page ____________ _ PROCEEDINGS File .c.. 0 M P L A I N T .__ ..... ____ .._ __ _ w. 1., Hilliar<lt s urvi v1ng exeoutor of' t he will or J . ll, tove. deoea.eet;i, and \'7, L. Hill i ard and wife, M. E-. Hilliard; Joseph A. BrEmnet- ana wire. !it, J ., Br a n..11er; :M, 11. Love and wi f e, Rebecca Love; W. w. Stringfield and wife, M;. 11-. S~ringf'iel(i; A. C·1 Avery and wife, S~ah L, Avery; Jem.es 'fh Thomas; William !1 .. _Thomas, J'r; 1~ garet. W1ll1e and Robert ·l.oye. infant children and only heirs at law of' . samuel t • . Love1 by t heir next friend, :M• s . Love; M. S ~ Love, widow Qf Semuel !~• Love, heirs a.t laVJ of J'amos R .. Love; D .. L. Love executor of ;r. R. Lovo; R. , v. Welch and 1Nife, M. c. Welch; T. D-.weioh; L• A • . we+oh; Roland Osborne · and wire. Mary Osborne; Janetta Welch; Julius M. W&l()h; Weetern Welch; Yf . P ,. Welch; · L. M. Welch; M~tha A •. Johnston; W1111am Freeman~ Pearl l!'"'reyman . end P.cibex-t Freeman, · heirs at law or .~\; nn,ie Weloh• daughter of Robe.rt Love; Eliza . .Tane Candlel"J Martha A. JU:t'hur; L. F ~t Hopson and Vlife., Eugenie E• HOpGOil; Williftlil D~ven]}ort on'd W1f'e,. Louaia F. Da:venpo:rt; Belle E. !Jel"sy ttnd Nettte Hen:rr. end Paul Henry., infants, by their next friend; Belle E• Henry, heirs at law of DOr~as Henry:~ who wns a daughter, and one of the heirs at law of F.o.bert Love Firtrt ~ . - .. The Scottish Carolina Timber and land Co. Limited The plainte above named.• allege as follows: That at the tima €Jf' his death, in the year A. D. lS65; .re.mes R. ~ova was tJ:;le owner 1n tee. _and po•sessed of certain real p~operty her(J1nafter deaor1bed; end at his death, l&t't a will by whioh the plaintiff~,. w. L, 1Ull1ard, samuel t. Love., V/11• limn u. Thoma$ ~d. Robert G.A. Love were appointed executors thereof. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut F Second• Third• Fourth. . Fifth. Sixth. 568-13 That at the danuary Term, 1864, of' the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions tor Imywood County, the said Will was duly proved and admitted to probate, and letters testamentary were duly issued and granted to the said parties, as executors; who thereupon duly qualified and entered upon the duties of' their oftioes• That all of said executors had departed this 11fe prior to the fourth day of' .rune, 18861 exoe.pt William H, Thomas, who was then and still is, now col'lipos mentis, ani the plaintiff'• w. L. Hilliard, who, at the time mentioned, was and now is, sole sur• viving executor ot said will or said .Tames R. Love. That said will con. tained a provision, e. copy o:t' Wil ioh marked "A" is hereto attached as a part of' 'this complaint, authoriz­ing and empo.wering the executors thereof to sell and convey the lands therein designated as the Speculation lands, in which are included the lands hereinafter mentioned. "' That in pm~suanoe of the said power of sale in said will, the plaintiff, w. L. Hilliard, as the surviving executor of said will, entered into an agreement with the defendant; which was in writing, and dated the fourth day of J"une, A. D., 1M6; a copy ot which marked "B" is hereto attached as a part ot-~·'this complaint. And at said time the defendant was a corporation, and sti11 is a corporation, ault incorporated under and by virtue of an , aot of t he G-enered .Assembly of 'forth Carolina, and was do­ing busil).ess in ~ta1d state. That .the defendant then, o~ aQout that time, pai4 t9 the plain• tift, wf L. Hilliard, s-urviving executor, in part of the plll""" ,chase money mentioned therein, t he sum of Ten Thousand Dollars. seventh. That t he plt,t1nt1ff, .v. I,. II1111a.rd1 as exeoutor, · afqre~aid, duly · . - ~ performed all the conditions of sald agreement or his par~. and , has always been r~ady and v1illing and still is, to fulfill the ' said agreement on his part. , That prior to the beginning of this. suit; the plaintiff, "il• L. Hilliard, as executor of the VTill .of J. R. Love. duly tendered to the defen<;lant1 a de~d of t he premises pursuant to the said agreement, but t11e de1"endan t, t hen and ever s~nce, has . refused to aoeept the same, an~ to pay the balance of the purchase money. W H E. R E F 0 R E: The plaintiffs demand judgment that the de­feiidinl perform iai d agreement and pay to the plaintiff • w. L, Hilliard, exeoutor, the remainder ot the pl,lrchase money due ror the said lan_dsl• a.nd for costs of this aotionJ and for such other and further ~e eit as the oircumstanoes of the case may justity. Melvin E. carter Atty. for Plaintlfl' 56 n . _ _,. . . , 0 - ·\....:.. .... t.: "' ••. ) EXHIBIT "A" Know all men by these presents, .that I. w. L. Hilliard,. executor or J, R. Love, deoeased1 and Agent for t he heirs at law of the said Love, run held and firmly bound unto t he Chairman and Di• reotors of' scottish Carolina Timber and Land Company, Limited · ot Glasgow. t sootland, in th.e su.m. of .ranety ( $90,000} '!'bousand noile.rs, good ana. lawful money of t he United States of ~erica, to be paid to the said President, Directors and Company, their successors and assigns; for which payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself', my heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. · Sealed with my seal, dated 4th day of June, u~e6, Whereas, the above bonded w. L. Hilliard1 executor and agent has t his day sold to the said scottish Carollna Timber and Land Company, a tract of land in the State of North carolina, County or Haywood, adjoining the "Twelve Iv!.ile strip" and generally described as follows: BEGINNING: At the point where the long outer line of the "TWelve Mile strip" touches the state line ~d runs with t he state line to a point from (3) there to (6) miles from the beginning; thence with a line approximately parallel to the West boundary or the "Twelve Mile strip" from (3) there to (6) miles distant t herefrom, at the option of' the purchasers to a point opposite the upper end of' the said "TWelve Mile strip" if' that will include about thirty (30 1000) thousand acres, if not, to a point opposite theupper corner of the Hager tract on the Pigeon RiverJ thence to the River and with 1 t to the upper line t>f t he "Twelve Mile Strip" and t hence with its outer lines to t he beginning; to contain about t hirty ( 30,000) thousand acres, at · the price of' One 50/100 Dollars per acre, on the following conditions, to wit: Ten Thousand Dollars upon the signing and delivery or these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; Five Thousand Dollars upon . completion of the survey, which the said Hilliard agrees to be­gin immediately; and prosecute vigorously; Fifteen Thousand Dollars, at six months • trom the completion or the said survey and deli very of the plat of the same; and the be.lanoe of t he amount due at One 50/100 Dollars per acre 1 twelve ~onths from the said date of deliv­ery! with interest on the deferred payments from the said date of del very or survey notes and plat. Now the condition or this obligation is such that if the said w. L. Hilliard, executor and agent shall make, exeou~e and de­liver or cause to be made, executed and delivered; a good and suffi­cient deed in fee simple to t he said land, noting all the exQep• tions contained within the boundaries, upon the payment in fUll or "-·· the balance due on the said purchase, and shall do and perform all t he other acts and conditions herein contained; t hen this bond shall ~ VQid • othel"Wfise, to remain 1n full toroe and eff'ect, And it 1 a expressly agreed and understood between the parties heretb1 that the lands a~d the exceptions therein contained shaU be surveyed at once, and upon the completion or the surveys to th.e said satistaot:ton ot the Company; ~he said Hill1EU"d shall substitute ~nother Bond ro~ . this one, wnioh substitute shall be similar hereto; . but shell contain the metes an4 bounds ot the said survey, whioh ·-thall be. tte1.1vered upon tlte payment of' the said Five Thousand Dollars, as aforesaid. It is turthet agreed between the said partie~ that the said OompanJ shaU have entire and 1JDtned1ate possession ot the said propert7 upo.n the deli very ot thta Bond, a.nd silall liet and pay the taxea thereon rrom the date he:reot • Attest (Signed) w. D. Hill iard {S1sned) w. L. Hilliard• (seal) Exeoutor and Agent From :r. R. Love'e willt recorded in the Book of WilltJt pages '1; et seq, Haywood County nAnd. in relation to the Speculation Lands; it is 'D1'1 will and desi:ra that the sales shaU continue under the ma.nage:tmnt of my executors as though I was living, they reoe1ving for their ser­'\"' ioes the same that I elil reoQiving, to wit: twenty-five per oent on the amount sold, and they are also to make titles end Philip w. Edwards is to be oontinued agent as long as the G:x:ecutors and he oan a~ee" · Page-------~~-~~-!':":-- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. When minors, insane persons or any other persons for whom a guardian ad litem, committee and such like are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. The soott1ah oa~llna IJ.'im­bar an4 tond COtlt.l?Qlll', Limited 1. CourL--SQpH-OJt------ County------------------- 2. Kind of action-------A--N--S- -W-B -R---------------- 3. Date of filing----~-qt-om,--1009---- - - -- 4. Date of filing lis pendens _________ ____________________ _ 5. Judgment recorded in Book_ _______ Page ____________ _ PROCEEDINGS nle TllO defendant. enswe.r1ng the complaint o.f t .he plain­tift", says: l. th1r4 tmd . fourth parasraphs of the Complaint ue uamt tted tq b$ true. pla.1nt1 that the plalntif'ft w. t. Ililltnrd, as executor, executed on his part tho n11oae4 apeEme.nt heHin referred to; but the 4o-· fondant denies that the smne was Gxeoute4 by tl1e dotena.ant. or t ha.t tho o:rendrult. 1n any wn7 became liable to portol'm the oondi t1one t llereot. That it 1s edmi tted that the defendant paid tho sa1d plaintiff• w. L. !1ll1ard,_ F.xeoutor1 t he sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000) DOllds, pert ot the 1purchaso ll:lOJlOY on tho se14 allogod agreement; ud 4ofenciant. a~ ts that though t t d14 not Joia in the execution .Of 8814 a.lle@Eltl ttgl'e.-n'• 1 t •s n.eve:rtltelesa readv and willing to complete thO pt1.1"0Mse1 it the pla1nt1ft 1 1I1llto.r4• wboul~d strict• ly comply, on h1o pa:t't, With the- conditions of s aid o ll~ed agreement. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut F 5fiB-F And in this connection, defendant alleges, that the plain­tit: t1 although bound by the terms of said alleged agreement to survey and locate the lands at once which the defendant should purchase • so that detendant should immediately have possession of the same, wholly neglected to have the same surveyed.a.nd located, and at the time of bringing this action, more than three years had elapsed since it became his duty to survey the same, and the same had not and at this tim~ have not. been surveyed and located. 4• That e.t the time of the said alleged agreement, the defe.ndant was engaged in the business of floating timber down tlle Pigeon river from North Carolina to its mills at Newport, Tennessee; and as said pla1n7 tit:t well knew the defendant's principal reason for wanting the lands de­scribed 1n said alleged agreement, was that the timber thereon might be out and floated down said river to its place of business in time to be converted into lumber before a scarcity ot timber should compel a removal of defendant's mills to some other place. And defendant avers that but for the expectation of getting immediate possession ot said lands and ti~ ber thereon, the said lands would not have been considered baluable, and in taot defendant would not have pt'lid· half the price asked tor the same; and as said plaintitt failed to survey and locate the same in time for use as aforesaid, the lands woUld now be worthless to defendant tor any pur­poses they were intended at the time of the said alleged agreement, and it would be inequitable and unjust t<? compel the defendant to take t hem now at any price. For a :t'l.lrther defence defendant alleges that by the terms ot the said alleged agreement, t he defendant had the right to have all the lands between the outer West boundary line of the twelve mile strip, and a line run approximately parrallel thereto from three to sl~ miles there­from, at its option; and yet defendant is informed and believes, and so avers thi: tact to be, that other persons than the plaintiffs are the own ... era and are in the actual possession or several large traots, amounting ( to several htm4re4 aorea, within ea14 lines; and t hat oonsequently1 tll• platn~lft, flilllu4• nt the time ot the sl\14 alleged agreement, . .,., an4 eveJJ~ e1noe has boon trhol11 U~Ul.ble to pase the t1tl• to the l.anc.te embraced w1th1n the llaea etoHaa141. &n4 he 1e thoreton l'l!lt tn a position to au speclt1o pel"tormr.moo of tht· 88.14 nllette4 ~ement. Tbat 1tbUe 'he 4eten4ant denies the riellt of the plaintiff to 1n­~ 8t 011 tho s~.lfio t>orf'ormano.e by tho detendfint ot said allesad &81'6&'- ment• anct 1ha1ata on ita r16ht. under the e1roumatenoas to ~ve ea1t\ ten " . th~aad doll.are with 1nt"Orest repd4 to 1t, :Lt ia st.1U willing, with e. View ot etop;ping litigation, to ac.cept n fair settl~t ot the m&.ttere ln oonboYEJrsy1 and to t hat encl ie willing t:o take lnnu ~1th1n the lines mentioned 111 hid alleged egreex.oont 1n repayment ot aatd tt.rst pe.ymen' of said purchase money, pr ovided on add1t1oaal t~um ot moner ts paid stlftl• otent to cover tlle coat~. iadl.ud.t.n.G counsel t'oea, 1n thf.m eotU"'. ot th1a 11 ttsatton .. the quaattty o.nd looats.on of 1~4&1 and the e.moun1 or monq \____.., . to be paid• to be tixect bf ape~t Qt the pU-'t1$s heroto. wn:mrEFOln!l,. dotencto.nt 4emnds judgment toot tt 11 not bound to pel"'form saf.4 alleged s~QGment, and t hat plaintiff, w·J. t. II1l11ara, Exeou• to:r1 pay tb• detQndant $lo,ooo tJ1th 1nteret)t t'rortl .rune 4th1 l e861 until paid• and such other Elild fulritllGr reltet atJ ·the nature nncl ot.rotJ.mSte.noee of the enae may 3ust1ty4 Page ___ ___U__L__' _U_ -11 ~---- NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1. Proceedings in all courts affecting the title of the lands abstracted must be set forth and attached hereto in chronological order, and in such detail as will show all jurisdictional facts averred in the proceedings, proper parties, sufficient service to bring all necessary parties into court, all orders and decrees up to and including confirmation of sale. 2. When minors, insane persons or any other person s for whom a guardian ad lit em, committee and such lilce are required to be appointed, are interested, the appointment and acceptance must be shown; it must appear that all statutory requirements have been complied with. Give names of all plaintiffs and defendants. w. L. Hilliard, et al vs The Soot t ish Carolina Timber and Land Company, Limited 1. Court_ __ S11..»§~1.Q.l' ___ ___ County __ .D\m.Q~I!ll>_. ____ _ 2. Kind of action __ ____ J)_.E_.!:LR _lLlL ___ ____ ____ __ _ _ 3. Date of filing __ JAaro.h_.Term1 _ _lfi9:0 _________ __ _ _ +. Date of filing lis pendens ______ ________ __ ____ ____ __ ___ 5. Judgment .recorded i].B.ook_ ___ a_g ___ Page ___ _________ _ Fi e PROCEEDINGS This oa.use ooming on by oonsent of the parties, to be heard upon the pleadings, and be1ng llea.rd, and 1 t appearing that sinoe the filing of the a\Sa1d pleadings• the parties have oaused to be surveyed and located within t .he lines designated in the written agreement of date, the 4th day of June, 1006• attached to the Com­plaint, a traot of forty-five htthdrea acres of land, hereinafter desoribedl and that the plaintiffs are willing that the pla1ntift1 w. t. Ril · iard, surviving executor of .Tames R. Love, shall convey t he same in tee to the defendant, and that he also pay the costs ot t his action, and an e.ddi tional sum,. equal in all to One Thousand Dollars, to Moore .& Merrick, as. counsel tees for services rendered t he defendant by them. it being a part of tlu;, terms of eettlement of this aotion that their said fees should be p~id, the oonveyano ot said land, a.nd the . payment ot ea1d fees and oosta, to be a full par mont and t;JatisfaQtion or the Ten Thousand Dollars and all 1n-tex-e•' thereon reoeiv$4 by the pltlintitf • w. L. 111llia.rd, e:x:eoutor, and in satis:taot1on and disohal"ge of the obligation to convey the charge ot the obligation to oonvey the lands described in said agreement ot J\me 4th, lest>, and of .a.ll other 11ab1.11t1es arising out of' said agreement to the defendant ; . And 1 t ' . :rurthel: appearing t hat the defendant is will~ng to aooept a oonveyanoe of said forty-five hundred o.~res and t he Pir ment or said sum to tte said attorneys, and the oosts o;t t h1$ aQtt'on, as a fulla complete, and absolute payment, satisfaotion and discharge of ita olaim for t he repayment to 1 t or said Ten Thousand Dollars, and interest, and as a satista.otion and discharge of .all liability o~ said plaintifft W'. L. • Hilliard, and the other plaintiffs. , .t o de.f end• ant &rising out of s a i d agreement of said 4th day of J'une, 1M6. All cases and authorities relied upon to cure any defects in this instrument or proceedings thereon or to support any proposition of law must be cited, and short excerpts made therefrom. Shut F vuu It is therefox-o,. in oons1dorat1on of the prond.aos, and all the puties tatns present and o®aenting by thUUJelvas and the1• oo~sel 1 order_ed1 adjude;ed, snd d$¢;t.' eed t hat t ho pln1nt1tt1 w. t. H1111ara, as executor of the lao\ will and 'tO$~nt of tlle said Jamal a. tove . uooeaseda and also 1n said agreement of the fourth &ay ot J'une• efshteen hun4re4_ rutd eighty-six, and o~ _ e.11 ltabU1t7 to aocouat fort or l"ep&f to defendant 1 an.r portion ot se.1 d T-on 'Thousnnd Dol lute or he intere a_ t.· th_e_reonl and the defendant like;;t1se shall sten4 .d lr ohargod from all liabil ty to perf'o·m au.y of t he eoaditicns ot the said aareemcnt, and the said agrecoont shall thet-entter1 to all ln­fi'> l'&&ts and pur.poses, become and oo r o:rover null and vo1d, nnd shall be surrendered and oanoelled. The said boundary or forty-five hundred aores or land her.­inatte~ rei'er1·~d to, is situe.te in t ho county of Hnl'Wood• in the state or r, o~th Carolina.; and te bounded and more pnrt1oulo.rly deport bed aa follows : BFGI!n!DlG o.t o stake on the Northwest side ot Catalooohee creek, whel"e the outside or Western line of the traot ot land owned by de~ondnnt, known as the twel va xallo strip .::rosses an1<l oreekt and runs w_i th said outside line_. 1'1orth rort)-eaven ( 4?0 ) aegl"t}}s Wast three hundred s.nd t wenty poles to o. chestnut and blaokgum n$8r a tlry 1•avine. a cor­ner of S0.1d twolve mile atrip; thence North five (6°) west with a line or su1d st1c~p, one hundred nnd sixty polea to a blaokgum on the side or a ridge• a oo:rner of said strip; thence With a 11M Of' 001d strip l'!Orth thi.J"ty-bO 0~2°) d&gl'Oes East • nine hundred peles to a chestnut on a rooky knob, a corner ot said strips thanoe with a line of D?14 strip! rtorth twonty-three ( 2::r:») dG{?,l.' eea West. 1 t.w o . htmc.l red and t f'ty poles to a chestnut on t he loq arm ot !sir. ster­ling mounta.in a corner of said strip; t honoe with enid strip Horth e!Bht}-eight (SS0 ) degrees West, six hundred and four

This 930 acres in Cataloochee tracts 227, 227a, and 227b were owned by J. G. Stikeleather. 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
  • Unknown
  • Sloan, W. N.
  • Wilburn, Hiram Coleman, 1880-1967
  • Grossman, Charles S., 1900-1972
  • North Carolina Park Commission
• Format
  • Land surveys
  • Photographs
• Type
  • Text
  • StillImage
• Date
  • Date original: 1928; 1930; 1932; 1937;
  • Date digitized: 2015-09-22
• Extent
  • Dimension: 3" x 4" - 11" x 8.5"
  • Pages: 126 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • Abstracts of title
  • Acquisition of property
  • Dwellings
  • Government purchasing of real property
  • Land titles -- North Carolina -- Cataloochee
  • Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- North Carolina -- Haywood County
  • Landowners -- North Carolina -- Haywood County
  • Real property -- Maps
  • 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 Photographs Collection;
• Identifier
  • GSMNP_Cata-227, 227a, 227b
• Repository
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park