Duplin County NcArchives Deed.....Morris, James - Cannon, David 1796 ************************************************ 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: Carolyn Shank carolynshank@msn.com June 17, 2007, 3:10 pm Written: 1796 29 Dec. 1796 DAVID CANNON, planter, to JAMES MORRIS, both of Duplin, North Carolina, for 300 pounds current money - 421 acres on the South side of Rattlesnake Branch in four tracts: (1) 121 acres on the South side of the Northeast Swamp in the fork of said branch, beginning at a small pine in a branch below ANTHONY JONES' field being part of a survey of 300 acres formerly granted to JOHN CONNERLY dated 2 April 1751, which land descended for sd. CONNERLY to his son, CULLEN CONNERLY and since conveyed by said CULLEN CONNERLY to JESSE BARFIELD who sold said land to CONSTANTINE WHITFIELD. (2) 100 acres on the South side of the Northeast Rattlesnake branch, which was formerly granted to EDWARD ROLLINS on 29 Sep 1753. (3) 100 acres adjoining the second tract formerly granted to SOLOMON BARFIELD on 15 Mar 1756, the last two pieces being sold to CONSTANTINE WHITFIELD by WILLIAM GRADDY & JESSE BEARFIELD; (4) 100 acres on the South side of Rattlesnake branch and joining the lines of the other lands hereby granted, part of a tract of 200 acres granted to said WHITFIELD ON 24 May 1773. All four tracts of 421 acres conveyed by said WHITFIELD to his daughter, RACHEL GOODMAN, by deed of gift on 24 Sep., 1788 and since conveyed by deed from HENRY GOODMAN and RACHEL, his wife, to TIMOTHY GOODMAN, who conveyed by deed of gift to said HENRY GOODMAN on 26 Oct. 1778. HENRY GOODMAN deeded the same 421 acres to STEPHEN BEARFIELD 25 Oct. 1785 and sd BEARFIELD by deed to DAVID CANNON, 16 Nov. 1785. Witnesses: WILLIAM DICKSON, JOHN NICHOLS. Proved July Court 1787. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/deeds/cannon71dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb