Bertie COUNTY NC Deeds - Lease Noah Pridham File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm 1743 Misc. Records Bertie County 010.408.3 Original at NCArchives Jan 2002 Cathy Hart Farris No 247 Court to Noah PRIDHAM 1743 Lease No. Carolina This indenture of Lease made this 10th of May in the year of our Lord 1743 Witnesseth that he Justices of Bertie County Court in consideration of the Rent hereafter reserved? Doth lease and let unto Noah PRIDHAM his heirs and assigns for and during the full __? and term of 40 years next Ensueing the day after the date of these presents. One acre of Land formerly conveyed to the Justices of the said Court and their successors...by John JONES for and whereon the Late Court house of said county now stands (Except the very spot whereon it stands) References being had to the sd conveyance and the known and reputed bounds thereof may more fully appear he the said Noah PRIDHAM his heirs and assigns (if Lawfully Demanded) the sum of One Shilling Sterling money of Great Britain paying to the sd. Justices and their successors yearly. And he the said Noah PRIDHAM for himself his heirs and assigns doth covenant and engage to pay the sd. yearly rent of one aforsaid or on failure thereof for the space of one day to surrender the sd. part of an acre of land to the sd Justices and their successors. In Witness where the contracting parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. J. WYNN Needham BRYAN his handwritten signature John HARRELL " " ' Noah PRIDHAM all of their handwritting...cathy May Court 1744 ======================== 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. ==============