BERTIE CO, NC WILL Powell, Willis (Selia) to Conner, William-1787 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ann Conner Galas CGalas@aol.com CGalas@aol.com POWELL TO CONNER: To all people to whom these presents shall come, I WILLIS powell of Bertie County in the State of North Carolina granting (word can’t read) Know ye that I the said WILLIS POWELL and SELIA POWELL, his wife, for an in consideration of the sum of thirty five pounds seventeen shillings and six pence current money of Virginia to me in hand well and truly paid at or before the Ensealing and Delivery thereof, by WILLIAM CONNER of the county and the state aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself to be therewith truly satisfied, contented and paid, have given, granted, bargained and ------ conveyed and assigned and set over and confirmed and by these presents do fully and absolutely gives grants bargains and ----- and conveys , ensealed, assigned, set over and confirmed and by these presents do fully truly and absolutely give grant bargain and sell ----- convey, enfeiff assign set over and confirm unto him the said WILLIAM CONNER his heirs and assigns forever a certain Ternament Message tract or parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred and five acres be the more or less. Situate lying and being in Bertie County and State aforesaid on the North side of POWELL’S porsion (portion??) beginning at a water oak in POWELLS Branch thence the various courses up the Branch along a line of marked trees to a gum in JOHN TYLERS line thence on his line south 25 east 26 poles then south 22 east 40 pole to a gum then south 45 east 30 pole to gum then south ? ? east 28 pole to a red oake in SAMUEL DUNNINGS line then on his line north 10 east 74 pole to a water oake said DUNNING corner thence along JOHN (FOYEDS sp?) north 15 east 140 pole to DAUGHTERY corner thence along said DUNNINGS line north 74 pole to a pine in BUCK BRANCH then down the said branch for the first station, it being part of three tracts of land. To have and to hold the said bargained premises with all the opportunities, privelidges, hereditemts and commodities the same belonging or in any wise appertaining with all houses, orchards, gardains, fencing, timber and trees, thereon with all clear grounds, woods land , grounds, pastures, grounds water, and water courses and all other liberties, privilidges and profits therein and thereon contained to him the said WILLIAM CoNNER his heirs and assigns forever to him and their only proper use and benefits and behoof forever and I the said WILLIS POWELL for me my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and grant premises and give to the said WILLIAM CONNER his heirs and assigns forever that before the ensealing and Delivering here of I am the true soul and lawfull owner of the above bargained premises and an lawfully seized and possessed of the same in mine proper rights as a good and perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in feecimple (fee simple) and have in myself good rights to full power and lawfull authority to grant sall convey set over and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as above said and that the said WILLIAM CONNER his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter by law and virtue of these presents lawfully peasably and quietly have hold use occupie possess and enjoy the said demised, bargained premises with the appertunenus free and clear and freely and clearly acquited exonerated and discharged for from all manner of all former or other gifts bargains sales, leases mortgages wills intails ????? doweries judgments executions emcumbrances and estates and further more the said WILLIS POWELL for myself my heirs executors and adminstrators do covenant promise and engage the above demised premises to him the said WILLIAM CONNER his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure and defend in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight Six. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us: Moses Taylor Jeremiah Bruce Willis Powelll (seal) Wright Conner Selia Powell (seal) Demecy Powell. State of North Carolina Bertie County _______ February Term 1787 The within Deed was proved in due form of law by the party of WRIGHT CoNNER, DEMECY POWELL, two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be registered. Stevens Gray clerk (I think that is what it says ======================== 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.