Chowan County, NC - John Pipkin Junr to Joseph Brady, 1739 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Indenture made the twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seaven hundred thirty nine Between John Pipkin Junr of Chowan County in the Government of North Carolina Plantif of the one part Joseph Brady of the same County & Government afd of the other part Witnesseth that the sd John Pipkin for & in consideration of the sum of fifty five barrels of tarr to him in hand paid the receipt he doth hereby acknowledge & the sd Pipkin for him self his heirs executors administrators & assigns doth fully & absolutely acquit exonerate and discharge the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs executors administrators & assigns for ever by these presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened released ensealed & confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell alein release enseall and confirm unto the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs & assigns for ever in his actual possession a certain deviden forest & tract of land and plantation & premises situate lying & being in Chowan County being part of a Patton granted to Charles Scott containing by estimation eighty acres be more or less & is bounded as followeth (Viz) lying on a swamp known by the name of Miles Swamp begining at the mouth of a branch on the sd swamp below the plantation that John Pipkin made and runing up the branch and by a line of marked trees through the sd land to the back line of the sd Patent then along the line of the Patton to the upper corner then down the sd Patten line to the sd swamp then down the swamp to the first station, with all priviledges profits commodities hereditaments & appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the sd demised land & promises & every part & parcel thereof unto the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs executors administrators & assigns for ever and the reversion & reversions remainder & remainders rites & issues of the sd demised land and promises & all the rite title interest property claime and demand whatsoever of him the sd John Pipkin his heirs executors & administrators assigns or any other person or persons what soever claiming or to claim of in or to the sd lands & premises or any part thereof unto the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs & assigns for ever in manner afd: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD this land and premises & every part & parcel thereof unto the sd Joseph Brady his heirs & assigns forever and the sd John Pipkin doth covenant grant & agree to & with the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs executors administrators that the sd Pipkin is and standeth seized of the sd land & premises with the appertenances of an estate of inheritance in fee simple & hath good rights & lawful authority to sell and demise the land afd & that the sd Joseph Braddy his heirs & assigns shall & may from time to time & all times for ever hereafter peacefully quietly have hold occupy possess & enjoy the land demised with the appurtenances without lawfull lasuite trouble interruptiuon of him the sd John Pipkin his heirs executors administrators or assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever and the sd John Pipkin for him his heirs executors administrators doth convenant promise & agree to & with the sd Joseph Brady his heirs & assigns by these presents that the said Pipkin his heirs & assigns shall warrant & for ever defend the sd land & premises to the sd Braddy his heirs & assigns in a peaseable possession of the sd land & premises against all person or persons claiming or to claime any right title interest of the said bargained land and premises in manner aforsd IN WITNESS whereof the said John Pipkin hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written Signed Sealed & Delivered } John Pipkin {Seal} In the presense of us } James (his B mark) Braddy } North Carolina CC Jessee Williams } Chowan County October Court 1743 Henry Goodman } These may certifie that the within deed of sale of land from John Pipkin to Joseph Brady was duly proved in open court according to law by the oath of James Brady one of the subscribing evidence thereto & on motion was ordered to registered Registered Test Rich'd M. Eure Clk Corr Novem'r ye 18th 1743 Jas. Craven Reg Chowan County, NC Register of Deeds ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________