Duplin County, NC - RICHARD SESSOM to THOMAS BEDSOLE, 1774 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Fay Sadler - Rostraver@gmail.com RICHARD SESSOM to THOMAS BEDSOLE, 1774 This indenture made this 9th day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy four 1774 between RICHARD SESSOMS of Duplin county in North Carolina of the one part and THOMAS BEDSOLE of the same county and provence aforesaid of the other part. Wenceforth that the said RICHARD SESSOMS for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds proclamation money to me in hand already paid and satisfied hath given granted aliened bargained sold and confirmed and by these present doth absolutely give grant bargain sell and alien enfeffer and confirmed unto the said THOMAS BEDSOLE his heirs and assigns forever One certain tract or parcel of land containing One hundred acres of land it lying and being on the Great Swamp its front of a patent granted unto RICHARD SESSOMS it bearing date the twenty second 22 day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy two 1772 begining on the mouth of ___ ____ to a live oak on the great swamp thence running the vinious corridor of the said ___ ___ the Patent line to apine on the great swamp thence down the great swamp to the ___ ____ the said Edge Branch to the begining make all and singular rights hereditaments appenertainced appendancy unto the said THOMAS BEDSOLE his heirs an assigns forever in as full clear perfect ample manner to all intents and purposes as he the said RICHARD SESSOMS ever did might or could have held before the making himself cleared and free from all widows dower in jointure or thirds and all manner of incumbrances whatsoever and this deed the said RICHARD SESSOMS himself binds and obliges himself to his executors adminstrators and assigns to warrant an forever defend to be good and valuable an sufficent to the said THOMAS BEDSOLE his heirs an assigns forever against his heirs an assigns an all other persons whatsoever claiming by from or under him any of them to make any lawfull claim. In withness whereof I the said RICHARD SESSOMS have here unto set my hand an affixes my seal this day and year first above written. Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of } RICHARD SESSOMS NICHOLAS SESSOMS } (his seal) CHARLES BUTLER } North Carolina Duplin County The within deed from RICHARD SESSOMS to THOMAS BEDSOLE was proved in open court by the oath of CHARLES BUTLER one of the ______ witnesses and ordered to be registered with JAMES SAMPSON Clerk of our said county an court aforeward. JAMES SAMPSON CC North Carolina Duplin County Registered in the Register Office of the aforesaid County in Book Letter E Page 125 and 126 RICHARD CLINTON Regis.