Duplin County NcArchives Photo Document.....Jesse Williams To Marshal Sloan 1847 ************************************************ 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 January 12, 2022, 3:27 pm Source: Register Of Deeds Duplin County, NC Bk. 19, P. 56 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/photos/documents/jessewil1417nph.jpg Image file size: 175.6 Kb Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Jesse WILLIAMS to Marshal SLOAN of Duplin Co., NC 15 February 1847 This Indenture made the 15th day of February in the year of our Lord 1847, between Jesse WILLIAMS of the State of North Carolina & County of Duplin of the one part & Marshal SLOAN of the same State & County of the other part. Witnesseth that, I the said Jesse WILLIAMS for & in consideration of the sum of one hundred & forty dollars to me in hand paid by Marshal SLOAN for & in consideration of a certain Tract or parcel of land lying & being in the County of Duplin bounded as follows: on the East side of the North East River & on Muddy Creek, beginning at a Cypress on the run of Muddy Creek above the Sandy ford & runs N 30 E 10 poles to the edge of the high ground thence down the Swamp & high ground as it meanders about 56 poles to an Ash near a forked Maple the (illegible) corner then S 20 W 180 poles to a small pine then S 76 E 60 poles to a pine then N 40 E 37 poles to two Gums in a drain then down the drain as it meanders to the branch then down the meanders of the branch to the beginning containing by estimation 72 acres be the same more or less all the above parcel of land the said Jesse WILLIAMS do warrant & defend the right unto the said Marshal SLOAN to him his heirs & assigns free & clear from the just & lawful claim of all person or persons whatsoever. In witness whereof I the said Jesse WILLIAMS doth hereunto set his hand & seal the day & date first above written. Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of Gibson SLOAN Signed: Jesse WILLIAMS (Seal) State of North Carolina Duplin County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions October Term 1847 The execution of the within deed is duly proven in open Court by the Oath of Gibson SLOAN the subscribing Witness and ordered to be registered. Casy? G. SMITH, Regr. J. H. JARMAN, Clerk File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/photos/documents/jessewil1417nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb