Duplin County NcArchives Deed.....Cannon, Jr., David - Barfield, Stephen 1785 ************************************************ 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: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 April 17, 2022, 3:49 pm Written: 1785 Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Register of Deeds Duplin County, NC Bk. 1A, p. 182-184 Stephen BAREFIELD to David CANNON, Jr. both of Duplin Co.-420 acres Mentions: WHITFIELD & GOODMAN & others 16 Nov 1785 This Indenture made his Sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty five and in the Tenth year of the Independence of the State of N. Carolina between Stephen BAREFIELD of the State of North Carolina & County of Duplin of the one part and David CANNON, Junior of the said State and County of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Stephen BAREFIELD for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred fifty pounds specie well and truly paid by the said David CANNON, Junior, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledged to himself therewith to be fully satisfied contented & paid, and of every part and parcel thereof doth acquit and discharge the said David CANNON, Junior his heirs executors & administrators forever, he the said Stephen BAREFIELD hath given granted bargained sold conveyed confirmed assigned set over and by these presents for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey confirm assign and set over unto the David CANNON, Junior Sundry tracts or parcels of land, situate lying and being in Duplin County aforesaid on the South side of the North East & on a Branch called Rattle Snake Branch, adjoining Elijah JONE’S, Jacob KORNEGAY’S and Anthony JONES’S lines, & is bounded as follows Viz: one piece of land lying on the south side of the N East swamp & in the fork of Rattle Snake Branch being part of a Survey patent by John CONNERLY bearing date the 2nd day of April 1737, and beginning at a small pine in the branch below Anthony JONES’S field, and running S 81 W 81 poles to a Red Oak and marked pine, then N 20 W 186 poles to a White Oak Thence N 45 East 20 poles to a stake in Rattle Snake swamp, thence down the swamp to a marked at the month of a Branch, thence up the branch to the beginning, containing one hundred and twenty one acres be the same more or less, which lands descended from the said John CONNERLY to his son Cullen CONNERLY as heir at law and was by the said Cullen CONNERLY sold and conveyed by a deed of Sale to Jesse BAREFIELD, and by these said Jesse BAREFIELD was sold & conveyed by a deed of sale bearing date March 11th 1775 to Constantine WHITFIELD reference being thereunto had may more fully appear, also one other piece or parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in the County of Duplin aforesaid. Beginning at a white Oak on the South side of the North East on a branch known by the name of Rattle Snake branch, running thence S 24 W 18 poles to a pine thence N 66 W 90 poles to a Black Jack, thence N 24 E 180 poles to a pine, thence to the first station, it being a paten formerly granted to Edward ROLLINS bearing date September 29th, 1753, relation being thereunto had may more fully appear likewise one other piece or parcel of land adjoining the above tract & was granted to Solomon BAREFIELD by paten bearing date March 15th, 1756, containing by estimation one hundred acres of land more or less muted and bounded as follows Viz, Beginning at a pine a corner tree of his former survey near Rattle Snake Branch, and runs S 21 W 180 poles to a pine, thence N 71 W 180 poles to a pine thence along a line of marked trees to a White Oak on a little branch thence down the said Branch to a pine his corner, thence to the first Station, the sd. last mentioned two tracts of land was sold & conveyed by William GRADDY and Jesse BAREFIELD to Constantine WHITFIELD by deed of bargain & sale, reference being thereunto had as may more fully appear, also one other piece or parcel of land lying and being in Duplin County on the South side of Rattle Snake Branch and joining the lines of the other lands hereby granted, and being part of a tract of land of 200 acres which was granted by paten to Constantine WHITFIELD, bearing date the 24th day of May 1773, reference being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear, all which four pieces or parcels of land containing in the whole four hundred and twenty one acres more or less, was conveyed by a deed of gift from the said Constantine WHITFIELD to his daughter Rachel GOODMAN bearing date the 24th day of September 1778 and was since conveyed by a deed from Henry GOODMAN and Rachel his wife to Timothy GOODMAN, bearing date 24th day of October 1778, and was since conveyed by a deed of gift from Timothy GOODMAN to Henry GOODMAN bearing date the 26th day of October 1778 reference being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear, all which four pieces or tracts of land was conveyed by the said Constantine WHITFIELD to the said Henry GOODMAN and by the said Henry GOODMAN were conveyed by deed of bargain and sale bearing date the 22nd day of October 1785 to Stephen BAREFIELD and by these presents conveyed by the said Stephen BAREFIELD to the said David CANNON, Junior his heirs and assigns forever. To have and to hold the said four tracts or parcels of land containing four hundred & twenty one acres to him the said David CANNON, Junior, his heirs and assigns forever together with all and singular the benefits privileges and appurtenances thereon or thereunto in anywise belonging and to said Stephen BAREFIELD for himself his heirs and assigns in the peaceable & quiet possession of all and singular the said four tracts of land and premises hereby bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof from and against, him the said Stephen BAREFIELD his heirs executors administrators and assigns, and from & against all and every person or persons whatsoever, claiming any right title or interest of in and to the same or any part or parcel thereof. In witness whereof the said Stephen BAREFIELD hath hereunto set his hand affixed this seal the day & year first above written. Stephen BAREFIELD (Seal) Signed, sealed & delivered for the purpose above named in presence of: W. SHARPLESS Alex. WILLSON State of N. Carolina Duplin County January Term 1786 Then was the within deed proved in Open Court by the Oath of William SHARPLESS & ordered to be registered. Test: W. DICKSON, C.C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/deeds/barfield659ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 6.9 Kb