Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Deeds   John Spring to Thomas Holder
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Deed from John Spring to Thomas Holder
Deed dated May 12, 1759
Deed Book I, Pages 363-364
Recorded July Court 1759

Note: This is the same land sold to John Spring by Thomas
Holder on November 15, 1749. [Deed Book G. Pages 228-229]
John Spring moved to Hyde Co., NC and is found on a 1786 Tax
List on the Hyde Co. website.

"North Carolina}
Bertie County  }    
Know all men by these presents that I, JOHN SPRING, of Hide
[Hyde] County, Planter, for and in consideration of the sum
of Ten Pounds Proclamation money to me in hand paid, before
the Ensealing and Delivery hereof, by THOMAS HOLDER, of
Bertie County and Province aforsaid, Planter, do give grant
bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm and by these
presents, have given granted bargained sold aliened convey'd
and confirmed unto him the said THOMAS HOLDER his heirs and
assigns forever, One certain tract of land containing one
hundred acres more of less, scituate, lying and being in the
County and Province aforsaid on the N. East side of Cashy
Swamp Butted and Bounded as follows, viz.  Beginning at a
marked gum in the mouth of Watering Hole Branch, Running up
the said Branch to the head line, and along the Head Line to
WILLIAM LEVINOR's line, along LEVINORs line to Cashy Swamp,
thence to the first station, To have and to hold the
abovesaid granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances Privilidges and Comodities to the same
Belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said THOMAS
HOLDER his heirs and assignes forever to him and their only
Proper use, Benefit and Behoof forever, and further I the
said JOHN SPRING do Covenant Promise and grant to and with
the said THOMAS HOLDER his heirs and assigns forever that
before the Ensealing and Delivery hereof I am the true sole
and lawfull owner of the above Bargained premisses and am
lawfully seized and posessed of the same in my own Proper
good right and absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple
and further I the said JOHN SPRING do Bind myself my heirs
Executors & administrators to Warrant and Defend the
abovesaid sale and premisses to him the said THOMAS HOLDER
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawfull claims or
demands of any person or persons Whatsoever free and clear
and freely and clearly from all manner of incumbrances of
what kind or nature soever his Majesty's and the Earle of
Granville's Quitrents and arrears only Excepted. In Witness
whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 12th day
of May in the year of Our Lord 1759. John Spring [his mark] 
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us  SOLOMON
CHERRY, WILLIAM CHERRY, CADER CHERRY.

Bertie County ~ July Court 1759.   The above deed of sale
was in open court duly proved by the oath of SOLOMON CHERRY
an evidence thereto and on mocon was ordered to be
Registered.    Test. BENJ'N WYNNS  Cler. Cur."

Jim Holder
Isle of Wight Co., VA