BERTIE COUNTY Deed- Abraham Perry to James Knott-1777 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Zane Perry ZaneDPerry@hotmail.com Bertie County, North Carolina March 31, 1777 Deed Book M page 436 Abraham Perry to James Knott ZDP#usncbrd00019 North Carolina } Know all men by these presents that I Abram Perry of Bertie County } the province & County aforesaid Planter for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty proc. money to me in hand Paid before the Ensealing and delivery hereof by James Knott of the province & County aforesaid Planter do give, Grant, Bargain, Sell, Alien, Convey and Confirm to him the sd. James Knott his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcell of Land containing Ninety acres, more or Less, Situate, Lying & being on Pell Mell Pocoson, part of a patent taken out by Mordecai White Senr. Beginning at a pine Running thence S 60 E 262 pole to a poplar, thence running a Line of mark’d Trees to a pine, thence to the first Station. To have & to hold the above Granted & Bargain’d premises with all appurtenances priviledges & commodities to the same Belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said James Knott his heirs and assigns forever and further I the said Abram Perry do Covenant to & with the said James Knott his heirs & assigns forever that before the Ensealing & delivery hereof I am the true Sole & lawfull owner of the above bargained premises I am Lawfully Seiz’d & possessed of the same in my own proper good right & absolute Estate & inheritance in fee Simple & further I the said Abram Perry do bind Myself my heirs Exec. & admrs. to Warrant & defend the sd. sale and premises unto the said James Knott his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful Claims of any person or persons whatsoever Free and Clear & freely & clearly from all manner of Incumbrances of what kind or nature soever, Quitrents Excepted. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this Thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord 1777. Abraham Perry seal Signed Seal’d & delivered In presence of Jas. Campbell his // Mordecai White mark February Court 1780 Proved by the oath of Mordecai White one of the subscribing Witnesses and order’d to be Registered. Test Stevens Gray 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.