BLADEN COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Thos. Browder to John Fokes, 10 Dec 1774 ----¤¤¤---- Thos. Browder deed to John Fokes Bladen County, NC 1774 Deed Book 37, Page 82, 83 This Indenture made this 10th day of Dec A D 1774 between Thos. Browder of the County of Bladen & province of No. Carolina & Jon. Fokes of the same county & province of the other part Witnesseth That the sd Thos. Browder for & in consideration of the sum of L 150 to him in hand paid by the sd Jno. Fokes a second to be pd before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the wit whereof the sd Thos. Browder doth hereby acknowledge & therefore doth hereby discharge the sd Jon. Fokes his heirs Exor Admin & assigns he the sd Thos. Browder hath given granted barga* sold & coma* dold enfeoffa* & confirmd* & as by these presents for himself his heirs give grant bargn* sell enfeoff alien & confirm unto the sd John Fokes his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of Land situate lying & being on the So. side of the Waccamaw swamp beginning at a Black Oak then running West 232 poles to a small red oak sapling then No xxx 280 poles to a water oak in the swamp then running within the swamp to the beginning containing 200 acres bet eh same more or less with all & singular the premises hereby grantd* & also all trees woods waters water ways profits commodities hereditments & appertenances whatever to the same belonging & also the revision & reversions remainder & remainders rents & ___ of the sd premises or any part thereof & all the estate right title interest claim & demand of him the sd Thos Browder & to the sd premises or any part or parcel thereof To Have the sd land & premises with the appertenances unto the sd John Fokes his heirs & assigns forever & that freely & clearly discharges & kept harmless & undisturbed of all 7 every other bargn* sales gifts grant Mortgage executors & am__ other incumbrances whatever the quit rents becoming due only excepted & reserved for the use of his majesty's his heirs & successors & the sd Thos Browder for himself & his heirs the sd land & premises & every part thereof against himself his heirs & against all & every other person or persons whatever to the sd John Foke his heirs & assigns forever will warranty & forever defend by virtue of these presents. In witness the sd Thos Browder hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written signed seald* & deliverd* in the presence of ) Joseph Baldwin ) Thomas his+mark Browder (Seal) James his + mark Fokes) Feby 1775 Then was this Deed ___ in open court by the oath or and to be recorded ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bushy Hartman mihartman@homexpressway.net To view and download a digital image of the above document please visit our web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~godboldcuz/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------