BLADEN COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Thomas Brown to John Owen, 2 Feb 1819 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley Roman RGussiemae@aol.com ============================================================================ This bill of sale was acknowledged, registered and recorded in registers office Bladen County, NC Book 1 page 306 February 2, 1819 State of No Carolina Bladen County: Know all Men by their presents that I Thomas Brown of the county and state aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of $500.00 current money to me in hand paid by John Owen of the county and state aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledgeable, have granted bargained and sold and by then presents do grant, bargain, and sell to the said John Owen his heirs and assigns forever a certain negro girl named Chleo to have and to hold to the said John Owen the said bargained promise to him his heirs and assigne forever. And the said Thomas Brown for hisself his heirs. Execulor & Administratot, the said bargained promises to the said John Owen his heirs and assigns forever, will warrent and forever defend. witness my hand & seal this second day of February 1819. Th. Brown X (seal)