Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds Lee, John  to Spite, Thomas 1734

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Land deed  Bertie Co.  Lee to Spite   Book D page 164

To all Christian People to whom these presents shall
come greeting, Know ye that I, John Lee of Bertie
Precinct in the Province of North Carolina, Planter,
for the valuable consideration of the sum of Eighty
Pounds Current money, the receipt whereof I
acknowledge and consider myself fully satisfied and
contented and of every part and parcel thereof do
exonerate, acquit and discharge the said Thomas
Spite, his heirs and assigns forever, have given
granted, bargained,Sold , conveyed and confirmed
unto the Thomas Spite his Heirs and assigns forever
one messuage of tract of land granted to me by
patent bearing date the 28th day of September 1730. 

Beginning at the mouth of a Branch on the West side
of WILLIAM AVERIT Land bought out of the same patent
and running along the headline, thence up the said
Branch to the fork, thence along a line of marked
trees to a Sweet Gum, thence along a line of marked
trees to a Sweet Gum, then along the headline of
said Patent to a Black Oak, being a marked Tree,
Thence down a line of marked trees, The Corner of
the said Patent Line to the Creek, then down the
meanders of the creek to the first Station. It being
by estimation Three Hundred Acres be the same more
or less, 

To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtances, privilidges and
commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
assertaining to him the said Thomas Spite, his heirs
and assigns forever ,to his and their only proper
use and behalf forever and the said John Lee for my
heirs and assigns do covenant promise and agree to
and with the said, Thomas Spite his heirs and
assigns, that before the ensealing and delivery
hereof I, the true sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and
possessed of the same in fee simple and have in
myself good right, full power and lawful authority
to grant sell and Convey the same in my own proper
right as a good and perfect and absolute Estate of
inheritance and in manner as above and that the said
Thomas Spite his heirs and assigns shall may from
time to time and at all times forever hereafter
peaceably and quietly  have hold and occupy possess
and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises by
virtue of these presence and all appurtenances there
unto belonging free and clear and freely and clearly
acquitted exonerated and discharged all and from all
manner of incumbrances and I the said John Lee for
me, my heirs executors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above demise premise to him,
the said Thomas Spite his heirs and assigns forever
hereafter the said Spit to pay the Kings due to
Warrant Secure and defend and witness whereof I have
here with set my hand and seal this 19th Day of
October 1734.
                                                (Signed) John Lee X his mark  
(seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Joseph Moor Jurat
John Ballard
Robert Butler


Bertie Precinct, May Court 1734. The above Deed of Sale was duly proved in 
Open Court in Due form of Law by Oath of Joseph Moor one of the subscribing 
witnesses therefore which on motion it is Ordered to be Registered
                 John Wynns C.C.