Chowan-Perquimans County NcArchives Deed.....Birum, Moses - Jordan, Docton M October 7, 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Katherine jordan katjor1@charter.net October 5, 2005, 9:43 am Written: October 7, 1833 Recorded: April 12, 1834 M Jordan ] This indenture made the seventh day of October one to & Deed] thousand eight hundred & thirty three between Docton M Moses Birum] Jordan of the one part of North Carolina Chowan County and Moses Birum of the county & state aforsaid of the other part wit = =nesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred & twenty dollars to him in hand paid by the said Moses Birum the receipt whereof I the said Docton M Jordan doth acknowledge myself therewith fully satisfied contented & paid have given granted & barg= =ained and sold unto him the said Moses Birum a certain piece or parcel of land being in county & state aforsaid butted & bounded as follows begining at a pine a corner tree in Willis Jordans line then along Willis Jordans line to Noah Hollowells line then along the said Hollowells line to the said Moses Birums line near the head of the White Oak Branch in another tract of land of his then along his line down the said branch to James Byrums line then along his line still down the sd branch to the center of three cypress which h mark called Exum Jordan corner then along the line called Exum Jordans through the old field the first station containing thirty nine acres & two tenths of land more or less unto him the Moses Birum his heirs & assigns forever freely & clearly acquit & discharge from me my heirs & assigns forever with every part & parcel therunto belonging or in any way appertaining unto him the said Moses Birum his heirs & assigns forever And further more I the said Docton M Jordan do promise to warrant secure & forever defend the above bargained premises from any lawfull claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever in witness whereof I the said Docton M Jordan have hereunto set my hand & fict my seal the day and year above written. Signed sealed & delivered in presence of William Birum } Docton M Jordan {Seal} Robert Birum } State of North Carolina Chowan County Court.} March term 1834. The forgoing Deed was exhibited in open cour.t proved by the oath of William Birum one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be Registered. Registered 12 April 1834 Test. Edmd. Hoskins Clk Edmin Bond Regs.CC. Additional Comments: Docton Jordan is my G-G- Grandfather .He seems to have sold his inheritance of land from his father Nathan Jordan and moved to Perquimans County North Carolina where he died . Willis Jordan and Exum Jordan are his brothers. One brother Noah had already received his part from Nathan. There was also a sister Mary. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/chowan/deeds/jordan14dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb