GREENE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Theo. Edwards to Benjamin S. Edwards File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ruth Fentress ruthbf@erols.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ N.C. Supreme Court Original Cases 1800-1909, Case #7431, N.C. Archives. Exhibit in Court Case: Deed of Gift. THEO. EDWARDS to BENJAMIN S. EDWARDS Enrolled in the Register's Office of Greene County in Book H? page 195 by Williams, RG. For all to whom these presents shall come, I Theo Edwards of Greene County in the State of North Carolina send greeting. Know ye that I the said Theo. Edwards for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and do bear to my son Benjamin S Edwards and for his better maintainance and preparment and also for in consideration of the sum of five pounds to me in hand paid by the said Benj. S. Edwards have given granted sold and confirmed and by these presents do give grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said Benj. S. Edwards and his heirs & afsigns forever one certain tract of land lying on Great Contentia Creeke between forte Run and Nauhunty beginning at the mouth of fort run and running up the same the various courses to the old Road at the head of the Mill pond including the one half of the Mill and mill Seat then with the Road to a marked Holley on Nawhunty Run at or near the old Bridge from thence down the various courses of Cotintea to the begining. Negroe Slaves Dick Sall Dewey Rose hagen Sam Simon Jack Abigail & Eliza and their increase with their & every of their future increase, and profits and each and every of them with all my Estate right title interest claim and demand of what nature or kindsoever of in and to the before mentioned land and Negroes and each and all and every of them and the future profits to him and his heirs and afsigns forever and I the said Theo Edwards for myself and my heirs the said Land and Negroes and the future increase and profits of them and every one of them to my said son Benj. S. Edwards his heirs and afsigns forever against me and my Heirs Executors and Administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents in witness where of I the said Theo Edwards hath hereunto set my hand and seal and hath put my said son Benj. S. Edwards in full peaceble and quiet pofsefsion of the aforesaid land and Negroes before the Sealing and delivering there of done this Eight day of September in the year one thousand Eight hundred and twenty Executed sealed and delivery made in presents of John Taylor John "V"(his mark) Vaughan signed: Theo. Edwards (seal) State of N.C., Green County) November term 1821 Then was the within Deed from Theophilus Edwards to Benjamin S. Edwards Exhibited in open Court and duly proved by the Oath of John Taylor & ordered to be Registered Attest Wm Williams Clk Benjamin Sheppard Edwards(b. 1800) was the son of Theophilus Edwards and wife Elizabeth (Sheppard) Edwards of Greene Co., NC.