Bertie County NcArchives Deed..... Horne And Cotton, Deacons, Sandy Run Baptist Church - William, Britton 1821
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Written: 1821

William Britton to Horne & Cotton Deed
Bertie County, NC Deed Book AA
Pages 18 and 19
 
Transcribed as written.  No attempt has been made to correct errors
in punctuation or spelling.
 
This the Indenture made this the 10th day of March in the year of our Lord one
Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty one between William Britton of the
state of North Carolina and county of bertie of the one part and Joseph
horne and godwin Cotton Deacons in the Baptist Church known by the
name of Sandy Run of the other part witneseth that the said William
Britton for and in consideration of the love Good will and natural affection
he hath and beareth unto the said sosiety of Christians hath given
granted aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed unto the said Joseph Horne
and godwin Cotton and their succesers in office for the sole use of the
Baptist society meeting House a certain peice or parcell of Land lying and
being in the state and county aforesaid on the East side of sandy run.  
Beginning at the Black gum standing near the mouth of a branch emtying
into sandy run thence a strait course to black gum near the meeting house 
a corner from thence a Strait course to a spanish oak a corner near the
road thence thirty yards along the Road to a black Corner then a strait
course to a white oak near the meeting house a corner thence a strait 
course to a sweet Gum a corner thence a strait course to a maple a
corner on the branch then a strait course to the first station
supposed to contain five acres more or less to have and to hold the said
mesage or track of Land and premises and premises hereby given and
granted unto the said Joseph Horne & godwin Cotton and their
succeseers in office to the only use and behoof of the Baptist society
forever and the said William Britton for him self his heirs Executors and
administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said Joseph Horne
and Godwin Cotton and their succesers in office as Deacons in the
Baptist society that they shall and may lawfully from thence fourth for 
everhereafter peacibly and quietly have hold ocupy Posess and enjoy the
said Track or tenement of land to the only use and behoof of the said Joseph
Horne and godwin Cotton and their successors in office free from all charge
or demand of or by him the said William Britton or his heirs executors or
administrator or any other person or persons lawfully Claiming or to Claim
by from or under him them or any of them in witness hereof I the said
William Britton hath hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year
above written - the words supposed to contain five acres more or less between
the twenty first and twenty seckond lines was interlined before signed 
signed sealed and delivered in presents of
 
                                               Wm. Britton (Seal)
 
Davis Bryan
Wils Hinton
Turner Horne X
 
State of NoCarolina
Bertie County Court May Term 1821
 
This deed from William Britton to Joseph Horne & godwin Cotton Deacons
of the Baptist Church was proved in open court by the oath of Turner Horne
one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and order to be Registered
 
 
                                           E A Rhodes
                                           CLK


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