BERTIE COUNTY Deed Ryan, George to Abraham Perry-1767 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Zane Perry ZaneDPerry@hotmail.com Bertie County, North Carolina February 11, 1767 Deed Book L page 51 - 52 George Ryan to Abraham Perry North Carolina Bertie County. To all Christian people to whom these presents Shall come greeting . Know ye that I, George Ryan of the County & Province aforesaid Planter have given granted bargained sold conveyed & confirmed and do by these presents freely give grant bargain sell convey & confirm unto Abraham Perry, Shoemaker, of the County & Province aforesaid to him his heirs & assigns forever, one certain tract or Parcel of Land. Situate lying and being in the County & Province aforesaid. Beginning on James Campbells Line formerly George Goulds thence along his Line to a pine in the said Abraham Perrys line which was formerly Thomas Ryans Line thence along his line to Thomas Yeats former Line to a gum in the Gum Branch thence along the said Branch to Include Two hundred & Fifty acres it being for the Consideration of Thirty Pounds Proclamation Money to me in hand paid the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself therewith fully satisfied & Contented. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the appurtenances Priviledges & Commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Abraham Perry his heirs Exers. Admrs. or assigns forever to his & their only proper use benefit & behoof forever and I the said George Ryan for me my heirs Exers. Admrs. do covenant promise & grant to & with the said Abraham Perry his heirs & assigns that before the Insealing and delivery hereof I am the true sole & Lawfull owner of the above said bargained Premises and am Lawfully seized & possessed of the same in mine own proper right and have in my self full power & lawfull authority to sell convey & confirm the said bargained premises in manner and form aforesaid and further I the said George Ryan for myself my heirs & admrs. do Covenant & Ingage the above demised premises to him the said Abraham Perry his heirs & assigns forever against the Lawfull Claim or Demand of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to Warrent & defend. In Witness whereof I the said George Ryan have hereunto set my hand & seal this Ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Sixty Seven.~~ George Ryan seal Signed & Delivered } in the presence of : } his his William T Todd Moses x Todd John Crickett mark mark Bertie County March Court 1767~ The within Deed was proved in due form of Law by the oath of John Crickett one of the subscribing Witnesses & ordered to be Registered. Test. John Johnston C.C. ======================== 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.