Dobbs County, NC – Deeds – Joseph Boon to James Lynch, 1779 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johnston County Land Grants, Book 1 To all whom these presents sahll come greeting, know ye that I Joseph Boon Jun. of the Province of North Carolina in Dobbs County Planter for and in consideration of two thousand pound current money of the state aforesaid to me in hand paid by James Lynch of the province aforesaid Planter the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and my self therewith fully satisfied contented and paid and every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquaint and discharge the said James Lynch his heirs execr’s adminr’s and assigns forever by these presents heir given granted bargained sold aliened and confirmed and by these presents fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said James Lynch his heirs, execr’s admir’s and assigns forever one certain tract of land and plantation situate lying and being in Johnston County and on the no. side of Neuse River, Beginning at a white oak on mochason swamp above Boons running No. 240 pole to a red oak thense south 46 east 140 poles to a read oak on the swamp thense so. 45 wt. 240 poles across the swamp to the center of three oaks thence no. 45 st. 100 poles to the Beginning it being the whole contents of a patent granted to Joseph Lucus sen’r biaring date 2nd day of April 1745 to have and to hold the above bargained and granted premises with all the appurtenances and appendances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said James Lynch his exec's admis's and assigns to his and their own proper use and benefit and I the said Joseph Boon for myself my heirs and assigns do command and agree to and with the said James Lynch his his executors admis and assigns that before the ensealing and delivery of the presents I am the free and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully siezed and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good and absolute estate of inheritance and have in myself good right full power and lawful authority to bargain and sell convey and confirm the s’d premises in manner as above said and as the above said James Lynch his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times forever hereafter have occupy possess and enjoy the above premises with all the appurtenances thereto belonging without suit hindrance or molestation from me the said Joseph Boon or from my heirs exec’s admis’r or assigns or any other person and I the said Joseph Boon do further hereby warrant and defend the above bargained and granted premises from all former gifts grants bargains sails leases and mortgages wills entails jointures divisions judgements executions incumbrances and trouble whatsoever and I the said Joseph Boon further hereby warrant & defend the said James Lynch his heirs execur’s admis’r and assigns in such and peaceable possession of all and singular the said granted premises against the just also lawful claims and of any and all manner of persons claiming by from or under me or by any means whatsoever and for the better strenghtening of the State of the aforesaid land I the said Joseph Boon do oblige myself my heirs execr’s admis’r to warrant and defend the above sd land with all the priveledges improvements and advantages to the same belonging from the lawful claim of all manner of persons whatsoever in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this 30 day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand sevin hundred and sevinty nine Signed sealed and Joseph Boon {Seal} Delivered in presents of us William Fellow Mary Fellow Johnston County Nov Term 1779 Then was this deed acknowledged in open court by Joseph Boon and ordered to be registered Wm Warde Clk Registered in the Registers office of said county in Book K page 1 John Smith Regr ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________