Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds Barns, James to McWilliams, John  1737

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Barns to McWilliams

This indenture, this Fourteenth Day of February One
Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty Seven by and
between James BARNS of BERTIE Precinct, of the one
part, and John McWilliams of the other part,
witnesseth, that for inconsideration of the sum of
fifty pounds Current money of Virginia, in Hand paid
by the said John McWilliams, the receipt whereof the
said James Barnes doth acknowledge himself. his
heirs, executors and administrators there with fully
contented and paid, have bargained, sold, set over
and confirm and by these presents do freely, fully
and absolutly, grant ,bargain, sell, convey enfeoff
and confirm, set over and deliver unto the said
McWilliams, his heirs and assigns forever a certain
plantation of mine that I bought of JOSEPH WIMBERLY
and one hundred and eighty acres land, 

be the same more or less, one hundred and forty of
the one hundred and eighty that did formerly and
doth still belong to the plantation, the other Forty
begineth and is bounded thus:-Beginning at a Stake
standing by the side of Jonathon Tart's  Meadow,
thence along a direct line of markt trees to ROBERT
RUFFIN'S LINE, the other bounds is , and will appear
by Deed given from WIMBERLY to ME. To have and to
hold the said Hundred and Eighty Acres of land, be
the same more or less, together with all houses,
gardens, pastures and Orchards or trees of any kind,
standing, lying or growing thereon, with all woods,
water and water Causes, with all commodities,
hereditaments and Appurtenances to the same or any
part thereof assertaining a belonging unto the said,
John McWilliams his heirs and assigns forever, and
further I, the said Barnes do covenant and agree,
for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators
by and with and with the said McWilliams his heirs
and assigns forever, in a manner and form (that is
to say) That he, the Said James Barnes at the
sealing and Delivery of these presents, hath a good,
lawful estate and inheritance to and in the
bargained premises and to every part thereof in fee
simple and hath full right and lawful Authority to
sell and dispose of the same and every part thereof
in manner and form aforesaid, unto the said
McWilliams, his heirs, and assigns forever, and I,
the said Barnes, do further promise and oblige
myself, my heirs, exec, to the said McWilliams, his
heirs and assigns forever to Warrant, maintain and
defend the said demised premises and every part
thereof unto the said McWilliams, his heirs and
assigns forever from the just claim or claims of any
person or persons whatsoever claiming  by me, my
heirs, exec or administrators or any other way or
means whatsoever, and that the said demised premises
be free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever,
and the same will Warrant, secure and defend, unto
the said McWilliams, his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
fixed my seal, the day of the month and the date of
the year above Written.
                         James Barnes (Seal)

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of Martha Barnes X (Seal)
John Dawson X  William Killingsworth, Benjamin Stevenson

Bertie Precinct February Court 1737

The above Deed of sale was acknowledged in Open
Court in Due Form of Law, which on motion is ordered
to be registered.