BERTIE COUNTY Deed John Perry to Abraham Perry-1761 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Zane Perry ZaneDPerry@hotmail.com Bertie County, North Carolina October 12, 1761 Deed Book K page 99 - 100 John Perry to Abraham Perry This Indenture made this twelfth Day of October One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty One between John Perry of the County of Bertie & Province of North Carolina of the one part & Abraham Perry of the County & Province aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Perry for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Pounds Proc. Money to him in hand paid by the said Abraham Perry, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, he the said John Perry hath granted & sold, aliened, & confirmed & by these presents do bargain & sell alien & confirm unto the sd Abraham Perry his Heirs & assigns forever, One Hundred & Sixty Acres of land be the same more or less lying & being in North Carolina & in Bertie County and on the South Side of Chowan River, boundeth as follows/ To wit / Beginning at a pine standing in the mouth of a branch on the river side Mt Gould corner tree thence along said Gould’s line a southerly course to a pine standing in Lakey’s line. Thence up said Lakey’s line to a pine standing in the said Lakey’s line, thence along a line of marked trees to a pine standing on the river, thence down the river to the first station. The said dividend being part of a tract of land Willed by Thomas Ryan to his Daughter Mary, & also the Reversion & Reversions, Remainder & Remainders, Rents & Services of the said land & premises & part & parcel thereof & also all the estate, right, Title, Claim, Interests & Demand whatsoever the said John Perry of in & to the said land & premises & every part & parcel thereof To have and to hold all and singular the said land above mentioned & every part & parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Abraham Perry his heirs & assigns forever, and the said John Perry for himself his heirs, the said land and premises and every part and parcel thereof, and against all & every other person or persons whatsoever the said Abraham Perry his Heirs & assigns shall and will warrant & for ever Defend by these presents. In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & affixed my seal the Day & Year above written. Signed, Sealed, & Delivered in presents of: John Perry seal Wm Moson (sp?), H. Steavens. Bertie County October Inferior Court, AD 1761 The above Deed of Sale was in open court duly proved by the Oath of Wm Moson (sp?) on Evidence thereto and on Motion thereto was ordered to be registered. Test John Johnston CC ======================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.