Dobbs County, NC - Deeds - William Roach to Bryan Whitfield, 1782

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Wayne County Deed Book 1, pgs 77-78

This Indenture made the 23rd day of April in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty between William Roach of the County 
of Wayne and State of N. Carolina & Bryan Whitfield of the County of 
Dobbs and State aforesaid Witnesseth that for and in consideration of 
the sum of five thousand pounds current money of the sd. State to the 
said William Roach in hand paid by the said Bryan Whitfield at or before 
the sealing or delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth 
hereby acknowledge and therefour doth release acquit and discharge the 
said Bryan Whitfield his heirs exer's admr's by thse presents he the 
said William Roach hath granted bargained sold aliened and confirmed and 
by these doth grant bargain set alien and confirm unto the said Bryan 
Whitfield and his heirs a certain piece or parcell & land situate lying 
and being in the County of Wayne and State aforesaid bounded as followith 
begining at a pine on the side of a meadow and runs No. 179 pole to a 
pine thence Et. 179 pole to apine thence So. 179 pole to a pine in Uzzells 
mill branch thence to the first station it being the land contained in a 
patent granted to William Smith bearing date the 23rd day of May 1757 for 
two hundred acres lying on the north side Neuse river between Bear Creek 
and Walnut Creek on Uzzell mill branch and all houses buildings orchards 
ways waters water courses profits commodities hereditaments and 
appurtenances unto the same belonging or in anywise appertaining and also 
all the estate right will entrust use property claim and demand whatsoever 
of him the said William Roach in and to the premises and all deed or 
writings concerning the same to have and to hold the lands hereby conveyed 
and all and singular other the premises hereby bargained and sold and part 
and parcell thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the 
said Bryan Whitfield his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use 
and behoof of him the said Bryan Whitfield and of his heirs and assigns 
forever and the said William Roach for himself his heirs Exr's & admr's 
doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said Bryan Whitfield his 
heirs and assigns by these presents that the said William Roach now at the 
time of sealing and delivering of these presents is seized of a good size 
perfect and feasable estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in the 
premises hereby bargained and sold by virtue of a deed from Lewis Graddy 
bearing date the 4th of October 1774 and that he hath good power and lawful 
and absolute authority to grant and convey the same to the said Bryan 
Whitfield in manner & form aforesaid and that the said premises now & 
forever hearafter shall remain & be free & clear of and from all former 
gifts grants bargains sales dower right and title of dower judgements 
executions and all encumbrances whatsoever made done committed or suffered 
by the said William Roach any other person whatsoever and that the sd. Wm 
Roach his heirs all & singular the premises hereby bargained and sold with 
the appurtenances unto the said Bryan Whitfield his heirs and assigns 
against him the said William Roach & his heirs and all and every person 
and persons whatsoever shall warrant and forever defend by these presents 
in witness whereof the said William Roach hereunto set his hand & seal the 
day and year above written
Signed Sealed and delivered in Presence
of Wm Whitfield                              William Roach {Seal}
   Jno Jonson
   Am Whitfield                 Apr'l Co. 1782

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