Bertie COUNTY   Bryan,William to Bridgers, Wm-1723
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Bertie Co NC  Deeds   A70

1723 William BRYANT  to Wm BRIDGERS.

To all people to who these presents shall come
greeting...Know ye that I William BRYANT of AlbermarleCo
and in the prect of Bertie and in ye Government of North
Carolina Planter for and in consideration of ye sum of
fifty shillings sterling money to me in hand before ye
ensealing here of well and truely paid by William
BRIDGERS of ye county and prect aforesaid. Planter of
receipt where of I do hereby acknowledge and myself
therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and
of every part and parcell thereof do exonerate acquit and
discharge ye said William BRIDGERS his heirs Exet & Admin
forever by these presents have given granted Bargained
sold aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell
alien convey and confirm unto ye said William BRIDGERS
his heirs and assigns forever on parcell or tract of land
situate lying inye said prect. 

Beginning at a poplar standing in ye side of UrharraSwamp
and so up ye said swamp to ye mouth of a small Branch
that runs out of ye afforesaid swamp 

& do up ye said branch to ye last fork of small branch
makes so 

from thence through ye middle of ye tract of land to ye
Headline containing by estimation three hundred and twent
acres more or less Excepting so much of ye swamp timber
as I or my Heirs shall ever have occation to make use of.


To have and to hold ye said granted and bargained
promises with all yhe appurtenances priviledges and
comodities to ye same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to him ye said William BRIDGERS his Heirs &
assigns forever to his & their only proper use Benefit
and behoof forever and I the said William BRYANT For
myself myHeirs Exe Adminstrator so covenant promise and
grant to and with ye said William BRIDGERS his Heirs and
assigns that before ye ensealing hereof I am ye true sold
and Lawfull owner of ye above bargained premises and am
lawfully seized and posessed of the same by Patten
bearing date of ninth day of March 1717 in mine own
proper right as a good prefect and absolute Estate of
Inheritance in fee simple and have in myself good right
full power and lawfull authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm ye said bargained premises in manner
as afforesaid and that ye said William BRIDGERS his Heirs
and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all
times forever hereafter by force? and virtue of these
presents lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold use
occuply possess and enjoy ye said premises with ye
appurtenances free and clear freely & clearly acquitted
exonerated & discharged of from all and all manner of
former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases
morgages wills intails joyntures dowries indgents?
Executions Incumberances and Extents-Furthermore I ye
said William BRYANT for myself  my Heirs Exctors
Administrators do coventant and engage ye above demised
premises to him ye said William BRIDGERS his Heirs &
assigns against ye lawfull claims or demand of any person
or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to wareant secure
and defend and Mary BRYANT ye wife of William BRYANT doth
by these presents freely willingly give yield up and
surrender all her right of Dowrie and Power of Thirds of
in and untoye above demised premises unto him ye said
William BRIDGERS his Heirs and assigns forever, In
witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and fixed
and seals the 13th day of May Anno Domi 1723

William BRYANT & a seal, Mary O BRYANT & a seal-signed
sealed & Deliverd in the presents of us.

Bertie prect  May Court 1723

The above deed was acknowledged in due form of law in
open court by William BRYANT & Mary his wife to William
BRIDGERS and ordered to be Registered & is Registered.
John Sutton Dept CT.


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