CHOWAN COUNTY, NC - Deed - Wheeler, Henry to Williams, Arthur, 1717. ========================================================================= 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Kathy Bartholomew Toavs Jan 2000 ========================================================================== WHEELER To WILLIAMS, 1717 CHOWAN COUNTY, NC, LAND DEEDS BOOK B1: p. 444 Know all men by these presents that I HENRY WHEELER of the County of Albemarle North Carolina first in Consideration of the Valuable sum of fifty pounds to him in hand by ARTHUR WILLIAMS of Virginia with wich I acknowledge my Self fully Satisfied Hve gained Sold Alienated & Settover & Do by these presents for me A& my Heris for ever bargain So Deliver Enfeoff Transfer & Confirm unto ye afsd ARTHUR WILLIAMS his Heris & Assigns for ever a Certain tract or Dividend of Law, Containing One hundred & twenty acres as purchas'd of THOS KIRBY & was to him granted by Pattt the 9th Janry 1712, Scittuate ye south Side of Meherrin River upon Kirby's Creek in ye county afsd being at ye present in ye actual Possession of the sd ARTHUR WILLIAMS & thus bound to beginning at the no. the poplar neck branch & so running up ye sd Branch to a mark @ poplar near ye head ye sd Branch thence by a line of mark'd trees a Southerly Course to ye Old Mill Br so down ye path to a Pine in ye head of a bottom! of the first branch making out of ye Swamp & so down the Mill Swamp to the mouth & up the main creek to the first S. To have & to hold ye afsd Tract or Dividentd of Land with all Houses Gardains Orchards Woods wayes & waters with all other Rights & Priviledges profits comiditys & advantage wtsover to ye sd Land belonging or in any ways appertaining to him the sd ARTHUR WILLIAMS his Heirs & Assignes forever in as full & ample manor to all intents & purposes as ye same can be enjoy'd by Vertue of Pattent or otherwise or as the most Learn'd Law can devise. And I do hereby further Covenant promise & agree to & with ye sd ARTHUR WILLIAMS his Heirs & Assignes yt the sd Land and ever part thereof is Clear & free from all & any maner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Joyntures Dowers Uses Wills Annuities Mortgages Judgemts & Executions & all manor of Incumbrances wtsover. And I have at the time of the Ensealing & Delivery hereof of a good pure & indefeasible Estate Inheritance in ye which I hereby transfer & oblige my Self my Heris Exs & Adms to warrant & Defend yt my Sale of all & Singular ye promises with the appurtances to the sd ARTHUR WILLIAMS his Heirs & assignes for ever agst al & all maner of Person & Persons whtsover. And further I do oblige my Self to acknowledge ye conveyance in Open Court to be held for ye County of Albemarle to be my Real Act of Deed. In witness whereof th esd HENRY WHEELER hath hereunto putt his hand & seal. 13 Day of Jul 1717 Sign'd Seal'd & Deld HENRY WHEELER In presence of us Jno NAIM Rd WASHINGTON .