Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds Aaron Drake to Samuel Elson 1722

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Aaron Drake to Samuel Elson 

Book A Page 34 & 35  Bertie Co. Courthouse deedbook
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Aaron Drake to Samuel Elson

Know all men by these presents that I, Aaron Drake
of the County of Albermale in North Carolina for and
in consideration of the sum of three Pounds----
Current money to me in hand paid by SAMUEL ELSON
belonging to Salem in NEW ENGLAND with which I
acknowledge myself fully satisfied--- have
bargained, sold, alienated and set over and do by
these presents for me my heirs forever bargain,
sell, and deliver enfeoff, transfer and confirm unto
the said Samuel Elson, his heirs and assigns
forever, a certain tract or dividend of land
containing two hundred and twenty acres, it being
part of a patent to me granted for six hundred and
forty acres bearing day the 17th day of November
1719, scituate on the South side of Meharrin River
in the County aforesaid, the said dividend Being
thus bounded beginning at a pine in the Head line of
the survey corner tree, thence North 100 pole to a
pine thence East 320 pole to a pine, thence south
100 pole to a pine, The other corner tree in the
head line of the said survey, thence along the said
line 320 pole to the beginning place. To have and To
hold the said track or dividend of land with all
houses,orchards ,gardens, woods, ways and waters,
with all other rights and privileges and commodities
and advantages whatsoever to the said land belonging
in or any wise ascertaining unto him the said Samuel
Elson, his heirs and assigns forever in as full and
ample manner to all intents and purposes as I myself
might or could have enjoyed the same by virtue of
patent or otherwise as the most learned in the law
can devise and I do hereby further covenant,promise,
affirm and agree to and with the said Samuel Elson
his heirs and assigns that the said land and every
part and parcel thereof is clear and clear and free
from all and all manner of former and other gifts,
grants, bargains, sales, joyntures, dowers, and
mortgages, judgments and all manner of other
incumbrances whatsoever and that i have at the time
of the sealing and delivery hereof in and to all and
singular the premises a good pure and indifferent
estate of inheritance in if which I hereby transfer
and oblige myself, my heirs, executors and
administrators to warrant and defend this my sale of
all and singular the premises with their
appurtenances unto him the said Samuel Elson his
heirs and assigns forever against all manner of
persons whatsoever and will acknowledge this
instrument or deed of conveyance in open court when
their to required to be my real act and deed in
witness whereof i have here unto put my hand and
seal this 12th day of February 1722/3
                                          (Seal )
Aaron Drake x (his  signature)
a seal, signed sealed and delivered in the presence of 
William Ricks, Ester Ricks, Charles Kirby, 
Bertie Prect, February court, 1722.
The above deed was acknowledged and due in form of law in Open Court and own motion of ordered to be recorded and is recorded.

John Sutton  Dept.  Clerk Court