Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds John Lee & Mary Lee and Theophilus Pugh 1740

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Book F page 182  John Lee & Mary Lee and Theophilus Pugh


This indenture the 21st day of August in the Year of
our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty,
between John Lee of Edgecombe County in the province
of North Carolina, and Mary Lee his Wife, of the one
Part,

and Theophilus Pugh of the Colony of Virginia and
County of Nansemond of the other part, witnesseth
that the said John Lee for and in consideration of
the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds Current money of the
Province of North Carolina to him in hand paid By
the said Theo. Pugh,  

The receipt whereof the said John Lee Doth hereby
acknowledge, hath granted , bargained and sold and
by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell,
Alein, and confirm unto the said Theophilus Pugh his
heirs and assigns a tract of land and plantation
containing Six hundred and Forty Acres on the West
side of Keneetoe Creek and Bertie County, being the
Tract of Land Granted to the Said John Lee and a
patent bearing date the 28th Day of September, Anno.
Domi. One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty


References being had to the said Patent for the
bounds thereof and also all the trees, woods,
underwoods, pastures, profits, Commodities, houses,
outhouses, appurtenances whatsoever to the same
belonging in any wise appurtenances and also the
reversion and reversions remainder and remainders
and every part thereof to the said premises
belonging and all the estate, right , title and
interests of the said John Lee and Mary , Wife to
the said Premises and every part thereof to have and
to hold the said land and all and singular the
premises aforesaid with the appurtenances to the
said. 


Theophilus Pugh his heirs and assigns to the only
proper use on behalf of the said Theo. Pugh his
heirs and assigns forever and the said John Lee, for
himself his Heirs, executors, the said Land and
premises and every part thereof free from all
incumbrances, right of dower, against him and his
heirs and against every other person of the said
Theo. Pugh his heirs and assigns shall and will
warrant and forever defend by these presents in
witness whereof the said  Parties have hereunto set
their hands and seal the day and year first above
Written

                             (Signed) John Lee X (Seal)

Sealed and delivered in the presence of  T. Baker,
John Pugh, W. Taylor, Jurat. Bertie County.
February Court 1740, the above deed of sale was duly
proved in Open Court by the Oath of William Taylor,
one of the subscribing witnesses, thereto is ordered
to be registered.
Test.  Benjamin Hall Court Clerk