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Roots and Shoots

The following was transcribed from the original deed recorded in Cherokee Co., NC public records by C.A.Tindell, Cherrylog, GA in 2001.

State of North Carolina
County of Cherokee

This Indenture, made and entered into this twenty-fourth day of June, 1856, between C. M. STILES and J.B. STILES of the County of Cherokee and the State of North Carolina of the one part and Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, to-wit: Elijah ROBERTS and Anna Maranda [ROBERTS] of the same state and county of the other part.

W I T N E S S E T H:

That for an in consideration of the sume of Three Hundred Dollars [$300] to us in hand paid by John STANDRIDGE, the receipt of whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell to the said Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, Elijah and Anna Maranda, a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Cherokee and State of North Carolina and known as Lot No. 90 original survey and including in the Stiles donation and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Beginning on a black oak on the top of a
mountain and runs south one hundred and
sixty [160] poles to a post oak in a field,
then West one hundred and sixty [160] poles
to a dogwood on a branch, the North one
hundred and sixty [160] poles to a black oak,
then East one hundred and eighty-eight
[188] poles to the beginning. Containing one
hundred and eighty-eight [188] acres.

TO HAVE and TO HOLD to the said Leaathy ROBERTS and her two children forever, and we, the said C. M. STILES and J. B. STILES, will warrant and forever defend the title of the aforesaid lot of donation from the lawful claim of our- selves and heirs and assign forever, and from the lawful claims of any and all other persons whatsoever to the said Leathy ROBERTS and her two children, Elijah and Anna Maranda, to their own proper use and behoof.

In Testamony whereof, we have herewith set our hands and seals this 24th day of June, 1856.

Attest: C.M. Stiles
L.M. Cook J. B. Stiles
Jos. Stiles

W.C. Walker as to C.M. Stiles, Dec 5th, 1859
State of North Carolina
Cherokee County
Dec the 5th day of 1859 the execution of the within deed as to C.M. STILES was the date here of duly proven before me by the oath of W.C. Walker one of the subscribing witnesses thereto for the purpose therein contained, therefore let it be registered book B page 85.

Drury Weeks, Clerk

The foregoing deed was registered in Book "I", page 66, Dec 20th 1859.

B.S. Brittain, R.C.C.

NOTE:
Leathy ROBERTS was Lethia CLIAN-ROBERTS, wife of Elisha ROBERTS having married him in Cherokee Co., NC right after the 1840 census. It is suspected that Lethia's mother, Sarah, was first married to a CLINE bef 1820 and then to John Bailus STANDRIDGE, Sr. of Cherokee Co., NC bef 1840 AND Lethia's sister, Rebecca CLINE b. 1824, married Leroy GOIN abt 1842.

John STANDRIDGE, Sr. had been in the Macon/Cherokee Co., NC area since before 1820. But, for some reason John with his new wife Sarah, Lethia & Elisha ROBERTS family, and Rebecca without Leroy but with her children, all moved to Gilmer Co., GA in 1849 and are on the 1850 Gilmer Co., GA census. It is suspected that someone in the CLINE or ROBERTS family died in Gilmer about this time.

Mrs. Sarah CLINE-STANDRIDGE died after 1860 in Cherokee Co., NC. Lethia CLINE-ROBERTS died 1900 Ducktown, Polk Co., TN and Rebecca CLINE-GOIN died after 1880 in Yahoo Co., CA. John STANDRIDGE, Sr. died 1851-1860 in either Gilmer Co., GA or Cherokee Co. NC Elisha/Eli/Elijah ROBERTS b. abt 1810 died 1863-1864.

Elijah & Anna Miranda ROBERTS mentioned in this deed were Lethia's twins born 1854 GA. Their siblings born beforehand, along with Elisha, were omitted from this deed. Why?