Bladen County, NC -- Deeds -- James J. Cain to Richard and Ollen Tatom, 1837

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Bladen County deed book 22, page 1
James J. Cain to Richard and Ollen Tatom
1 May, 1837 - James deeds 80 acres of land to Richard and Ollen Tatom for $80

This indenture made this 1st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty seven between James J. Cain of the one part and 
Richard Tatom and Ollen Tatom of the other part all of the County of Bladen 
and State of North Carolina.  Witnesseth that the said James J. Cain for and
in consideration of the sum of eighty dollars to him in hand paid by the said 
Richard Tatom and Ollen Tatom on or before the signing and sealing of these 
presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath this day bargained and
sold and by these presents do for myself my heirs or assigns bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said Richard and Ollen Tatom three several tracts or 
parcels of land as hereafter described viz.

One tract or parcel of land containing forty acres (being part of a one hundred
acre survey) lying and being in the County of Bladen beginning on the north 
side of Diggons Meadow at a pine in James Cain Seniors line near the edge of 
said meadow and runs N 33 degrees E 21 chains 50 links to Isaac Davis' line
thence with said line S 45 E 17 chains to a pine Davis' corner thence until it 
intersects the other next to the said meadow thence with that line to the 
beginning (forty acres more or less)

Another tract in the County of Bladen beginning at a pine two pine pointers in 
James' line and on the side of Diggons Meadow and runs S 45 degrees W 18 chains 
to a stake and three pines on the side of goose pond bay thence S 42 degrees E 
20 chains to a stake thence direct to the beginning entered 21st December 1815 
containing twenty five acres.

One other tract in the County of Bladen on the NW side of Diggons Meadow 
beginning at a stake in the line of a 49 acres tract and runs with said line
N 35 E 7 chains and 50 links to a stake in Sessoms line thence with Sessoms line
N 45 W 15 chains to a stake in James Cain Seniors line then with said line S 45 
W 8 chains 50 links to a stake in the line of a 50 acres tract of James Cain 
Seniors and with said line to the beginning.

To have and to hold the said three tracts or parcels of land containing in the 
whole eighty acres be the same more or less.  I the said James J. Cain for 
myself my heirs executors administrators or assigns do warrant and forever 
defend the same to the said Richard Tatom and Ollen Tatom free and clear of and
from the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatever.  In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date first 
above written.

James J. Cain (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us: James H. Cain, G. Streety.