Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds  Luton, Samuel to James Ward

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Book T Page 61 no. 7
SAMUEL LUTON  _  JAMES WARD

This indenture made this first day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and
four, between SAMUEL LUTON of Bertie County in the
State of North Carolina of the one part and JAMES
WARD of the County and State of the……….of the other
part, witnesseth that the said SAMUEL LUTON for and
in consideration of four hundred and twenty five
pounds current money of this state to me in hand
paid by JAMES WARD the receipt whereof I doth
acknowledge myself satisfied and contended hath
bargained and sold the lien conveyed, confirmed and
by these presents doth grant bargain, sell, alien
convey and confirm unto him the said JAMES WARD his
heirs and assigns forever one-------------track or
parcel of land situated  (?) lying and being in
Bertie County and being the plantation where the
said LUTON now lives, butted and bounded as follows
(to wit) beginning at the main run of Quioscquison
(Quotoccoson) Swamp there running a straight course
to Quiscquison (Quotoccoson) Road to WILLIAM OUTLAW
line--------and along the said-------line to DAVID
ASHEW line, thence along said ASHEW line to JAMES
WARD line, thence along said WARD line to Spivey Dam
branch called the Mile Creek, thence down the main
run of the said Branch to a little pine and murtle
marked a corner, thence South East along a line of
marked trees to a pine a corner, thence Southwest
along a line of marked trees to a pine a corner,
thence northwest along a line of marked trees to a
gum at the main run of the mill Branch, thence down
the main run of the said Branch to the main run of
Quiocquison (Quotoccoson) Swamp thence down the main
run of the said to the first station, containing by
estimate two hundred and fifty acres to the same
more or less to have---------the above bargained
premises with all houses whose possessions and
appendutures therein belonging or any ways
appertaining unto him the said JAMES WARD his heirs
assigns forever in free simple absolutely in as full
and ample a manner to all intent purposes as the
most learned inlaw can devise, furthermore, I the
said SAMUEL LUTON at the unsealing do as such myself
the only true and lawful owner of the above
bargained land primesses (?) of every part and
parcel thereof and the same will so warrant and
forever defend by these presents unto him the said,
JAMES WARD and his heirs and assigns forever free
from all incumbrances as well against myself and my
heirs all and every other person or persons
whatsoever laying any just right or claim there
unto--------whereof I the said SAMUEL LUTEN hath
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above
written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presents of us                               SAMUEL LUTEN

 WM. OUTLAW and NANCY OUTLAW                                                         (seal)                                                                                                        
State of North Carolina
Bertie County                                        
May term 1804  The within deed from
                                                               SAMUEL LUTEN to JAMES WARD
Was proved in open court by the oath of WM. OUTLAW one of the subscribing witnesses ordered to be registered. 
                                                                GEORGE GRAYELLE

NOTE:
This Luten deed to James Ward is when he sells his
land before his move to TN