Edgecombe County, NC - Deeds - Indenture of Samuel Ruffin-1777 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ruth Fentress NC Archives Thomas Pridgen Papers P. C. 1612 Deed Samuel Ruffin to Thomas Pridgen, 10 June 1777 This Indenture made the tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven Between SAMUEL RUFFIN of the County of Edgecombe in the State of North Carolina of the one part, and THOMAS PRIDGEN of the County of Dobbs of the other part Witnefseth that the said SAMUEL RUFFIN, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds Proclamation Money to him in Hand paid by the said THOMAS PRIDGEN, the receipt whereof he doth hereby Acknowledge, and himself therein fully satififed, Contented, and Paid, Hath granted, bargain'd, sold, Convey'd and Confirmed, and by these Present doth fully, freely and Absolutely grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto him the said THOMAS PRIDGEN his Heirs and Afsigns forever, One certain tract or Parcel of Land, situated, lying and being in the said County of Dobbs, and on the South side of Tyson's Marsh, bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at a Stake in Tyson's Marsh run on the Patent line, then running the various Courses of the Patent reversed to the line of the land Convey'd from WILLIAM WILLIAMS by Deed to CHARLES MILLER, then with that line or land to the sd Marsh run, then up the meanders of the run to the beginning, containing by estimation Two Hundred and Fifty acres, be the same more or lefs, it being part of a larger tract of land granted to WM WILLIAMS by Patent bearing date September in the year of our Lord 1745, and be ueathed by the last Will and Testament of WILLIAM WILLIAMS now deda to WEST WILLIAMS, and by the sid WEST WILLIAMS Conveyed to the said SAMUEL RUFFIN, by deed of bargain'd and sale. Also one other tract or Parcel of Land Situate in the said County of Dobbs and on both sides Tyson's Marsh, adjoining the above granted land, bounded as followeth, to witt, beginning at a Water Oak on the run of the sd Tyson's Marsh affixed(?) at a new field, below the above, Marsh No. 45 W 20? poles to a small black gum, then along'DUN's line So 42? W. 200 Poles to a Dead Pine on TYMOTHY REAVE's line, then along his line So. 15 .... E. 124 Poles to WILLIAM WILLIAMS line I then along his line S 75 ' E 76 Poles to a Pine (in) his Corner, then joining BENJA CASWE.LL's & FRANCIS HARPER's lines, then down HARPER's line to the beginning, Containing Two Hundred Acres, be the Same more or less, it being a tract of land granted to JOHN IRONS by Patent bearing date the day of in the year of our Lord and the same Land that was formerly Surveyed for SAML ROLLENS and was conveyed by the said IRONS to SAMUEL RUFFIN, by Deed of Sale. To Have and Hold the aforesaid Tracts of Land by the aforesd bounds, be the same more or lefs, together with all and singular the appurtenances thereupon,(etc.) In Witnefs whereof I the sd SAMUEL RUFFIN have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my seal the day and year first above written Signed Seal'd & Deliver'd In Presence of ETHD RUFFIN G Ruffin MARY RUFFIN Dobbs October court 1777 Saml Ruffin Therein this Deed was proved in Court by the oath of Ethd Ruffin & orderd to be Registered Test Pi Caswell Clk