Chowan County, NC - Land & Deed Records

Posted with permission from the Pipkin Association 
July 1964 Newsletter

This John Pipkin was the son of John Pipkin, Chowan County.
This part of Chowan later became Gates County.

John, Jr being of Johnston County, mentioned in this indenture, 
lived in present day Wayne County, Grantham township.


Deed Book G, pages 65-67, Chowan County

John Pipkin Sells Part of his 1719/20 Land Grant

   This indenture made this twenty ninth day of January in the year of
our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and fifty three, between
John Pipkin of the county of Johnston, planter of the one part and John
Lewis of the county of Chowan of the other part. 

   Witnessed that the said John Pipkin for and in consideration of the 
sum of fifteen pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid
before the enrolling and delivery hereof the receipt whereof he doth
hereby acknowledge and ___ and he therefrom doth for ever dequit and
discharge, the said John Lewis hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened
___ and confirmed and by these presents doth fully freely and absolutely
grant, bargain, sell, alein, ___ and confirm and he the said John Lewis
a certain tract or parcel of land; situated, lying and being in Chowan
County on the south side of Mills Swamp, beginning at a white oak
standing in a branch, a corner tree at ___ path, so running along said
branch to a corner tree of Robert Rogers so running by a line of marked
trees to another corner tree of Robert Rogers so lying by a line of
marked trees a corner pine, corner tree thence running by a line between
John Hines (or Hares) and thence running line between Edw Hares thence
and to a corner tree a pine so runnning along J.T. Sprites line so
running along Edw Hares line to corner tree a pine and thence running
along Hares line to Mills Swamp to a corner tree & turning down the said
Swamp to william Scotts line containing by estimation five hundred and
forty acres of land ___ the same more or less together with all and
singular the house and ___ farm buildings, gardens, orchards, fences,
improvements...and the said John Pipkin for him, his heirs, Exr, Admr
doth covenant, grant and agree with the said John Lewis his heirs and
assigns in manner following, that is to say that for the said John
Pipkin ___ granted lands & promises and unto the said John Lewis, his
and assigns against the lawful claim or demand of all manner of persons
whatsoever claiming the same shall and will warrant and forever will 
by those presents defend and further that the said John Pipkin, his
heirs, Exr, Admr either or any of them shall and will at anytime 
hereafter upon the reasonable request ___ and changes in the law of 
the said John Lewis his heirs and assigns make this and in due form or
law executed all or any such futherances, other deeds conveyed in the
law for the furtherance ___ more ___ conveyances of the before granted
land and possessions by their or either of them, their or either of 
their councels learned in the law shall be reasonably required advised
or devised.

   In witness whereof the said John Pipkin hath hereunto set his hand
and fixed his seal this day and year above written.

   Signed, sealed and delivered in
   the presence of
   J.L Brady                          John Pipkin  {Seal}
   Arthur Fort
   Mas Fort


Chowan County - October County Court 1753

Present his majesties justices those may certify that the written deed
of sale of land from John Pipkin to John Lewis was duly proved in open
court by the oath of Joseph Brady one of the subscribing witnesses.

Registered November 2, 1753           J.A. Craven, Regr

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