BERTIE COUNTY Deed James Campbell to Abraham Perry-1783 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Zane Perry ZaneDPerry@hotmail.com Bertie County, North Carolina January 25, 1783 Deed Book page James Campbell to Abraham Perry To all to whom these presents Shall come Greeting &c Know ye that I James Campbell Esqr of North Carolina & County of Bertie Planter for & in Consideration of the Sum of Eighty Eight Pounds Specie or current money at Eight Shillings for each Spanish Silver dollar to me in hand before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by Abraham Perry of the County & State aforesd. Shoemaker the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully satisfied & Contented & thereof & every part & parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge the sd. Abraham Perry his heirs Exrs. Admrs. forever by these presents have given granted bargained Sold aliened conveyed & Confirmed and by these presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey & confirm unto him the sd. Abraham Perry his heirs & assigns forever a certain messuage Tract or parcel of Land Containing by Estimation Two Hundred & Seventeen acres lying & being in the County & State aforesd. and on the west side of the Eastermost branch of Salmon creek beginning at a gum in sd. Branch thence running west 360 pole to a pine (instead of the three live oaks mentioned in former Deed) then running North 100 pole to the center of three pines a corner of William Stones then running East 194 pole to a live oak another of William Stones corner trees then running North Still along sd. Stones line to the sd. Eastermost Branch of Salmon Creek thence Down sd. Branch to the first Station it being a parcel of Land known by the name of Mewborns old field to have and to hold the sd. Granted & bargained premises with all the appurtenances priviledges & commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the sd. Abraham Perry his Heirs & assigns forever and I the sd. James Campbell for me my Heirs Exrs. & admrs. do covenant promise & grant to & with the sd. Abraham Perrys his Heirs & assigns that before the Ensealing hereof I am the true Sole & lawfull owner of the above demised & bargained premises am Lawfully seized & possessed of the same in mine proper right as good perfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance In fee Simple and have in myself good right full power & lawfull authority to Sell convey & confirm the sd. Bargained premises in manner & form as above sd. and that the sd. Abraham Perry his Heirs & assigns Shall & may from time to time and all times forever hereafter by force & Virtue of these presents Lawfully peaceably & Quietly have hold use occupy Possess & enjoy the Demised & bargained premises with the appurtenances free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated & Discharged of from all & all manner of former or other gifts grants Bargains Sales leases mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Devises Judgments Executions Incumbrances & Extents Whatsoever. Furthermore I the sd. James Campbell for myself my heirs Exrs. & admrs. do covenant promise & engage the above Demised & bargained premises unto the sd. Abraham Perry his Heirs & assigns against the lawfull Claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure & Defend. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 25th Day of January Anno Domini 1783. James Campbell seal Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of } Bertie County Febry. Term 1783 William Myzell } William Stone } The above Deed from Jas. Campbell to Abraham Perry was proved in open court in due form of Law by the oath of William Mizel one of the Subscribing Witnesses and ordered to be Registered. Stevens Gray CC ____________________________________________________ ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.