Craven County NcArchives Deed.....Blackledge, William - Donnell, John R. 1814
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Written: 1814

18 June 1814

(Source: New Bern Register of Deeds, Book 39, Vol 1,  Pages 155-157)

William Blackledge and John R Donnell 

This indenture made the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and fourteen between William Blackledge of the Town of 
Newbern County of Craven & State of North Carolina of the one part and John R 
Donnel of the same place of the other part Witnefseth that he the said William 
Blackledge for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen hundred and 
seventeen dollars fifty cents to him in hand paid or secured to be paid by the 
said John R Donnell before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged he the said William hath bargained and 
sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth 
bargain & sell aline enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said John R Donnell 
his heirs and afsigns two certain pieces or parcels of land lying and being on 
the South West side of Neuse river near the town of Newbern and adjoining each 
other the one being a piece purchased by said Blackledge of Jeremiah Maslin by 
deed bearing date of the 19th day of June 1810 and described therein, as part 
of the Newbern town Patent, Beginning at a stake it being one of Charles 
Bates’s corners in Edward Pasteurs line running along said Pasteurs line South 
thirty six degrees East twenty two poles and three feet, then North fifty 
seven and a half degrees East sixty seven poles to William Ferrands line then 
along said Ferrands line North forty degrees West, twenty seven and a half 
poles to Charles Bates’s Corner in said Ferrands line, then along said Bates’s 
line South fifty five degrees West sixty four poles to the beginning “I and 
containing ten acres be the same more or lefs; the other piece purchased by 
said Blackledge of John Harvey Merchant of the Town of Newbern, by deed 
bearing date the thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord 1810 and 
described in said deed by lying and being in the County of Craven on the South 
West side of Neuse river near the Town of Newbern and joining the lands of 
Doctor Edward Pasteur William Ferrand and apiece lately purchased by the said 
William Blackledge from Jeremiah Mastin beginning at a stake within two or 
three feet of a cedar it being the dividing corner on the west side of the 
road as it now runs of the lands of Francis Hawks and Edward Pasteur and runs 
North fifty seven and a half degrees East sixty sis poles twelve feet to 
William Ferrands lower corner of his back line, then along said Ferrands line 
North forty West eighteen pole nine feet to said Williams Corner in said line 
then South fifty seven and a half West along his line to Edward Pasteurs line 
then South forty East along said Pasteurs line to the beginning contain in by 
estimation seven & five eights acres be the same more or lefs. To have and to 
hold the said two pieces or parcels of land purchased by him of John S West 
and joining the two piece purchased of John Harvey on the South East side 
thereof and extending to the river Neuse. Now this indenture further 
Witnefseth that the said William Blackledge for the consideration above 
acknowledges to have been paid hath given granted bargained sold and confirmed 
and by these presents do give grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said 
John R Donnell his heirs and afsigns a right of way of the width of twelve 
feet through the piece of land purchased by said Blackledge from John S West 
as a foreraid said way to lead and estend from the South East corner of the 
price adjoining said tract hereby above purchased by said Donnell along the 
upper line of the tract purchased of said John S West by said Blackledge as 
aforesaid to the Channel of the river Neuse or as far into said river as said 
Blackledge has right to convey and said way to be used in common between the 
said John R Donnell & William Blackledge their heirs & afsigns forever and the 
said William Blackledge for himself his heirs executors and administrators 
doth covenant and agree to and with the said John R Donnell his heirs 
executors administrators and afsigns the above described two pieces or parcels 
of land together with the above granted way to warrant & defend unto the said 
John R Donnell his heirs and afsigns forever.

 In Witnefs whereof he the said William hath hereunto set his hand and seal at 
Newbern the day and year first above written.

Witnefs:
(signed) William Blackledge (seal)  

(signed) J G Stanly (CC)

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