Johnston County, NC - Robert Allen to Michajah Casey, 1778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Johnston County Deed Book I-1, pg 306 - 200a Type of Instrument: QD To all to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that I Robert Allen of Dobbs County in the state of North Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds to me in hand paid by Michajah Casey of the County and State aforesaid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these pres't the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself to be therewith fully satisfied contented and paid and of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit and discharge the sd Michajah Casey his heirs and assigns forever have given granted bargained and sold ensealled conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey and confirm assign and set over unto the said Michajah Casey his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and assigns forever one certain plantation tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county of Johnston aforesaid begining at a pine on the Great Branch of Mill Creek running South 49 Wt. 200 poles to a lightwood tree by a little branch side thence So. 41 Et. 160 pole to a lightwood stump in Arthur Davis's line then No. 49 Et. 200 poles a long the said line to a white oak thence a straight line to the first station containing by estamation 200 acres as may more fully and at large appear by patent granted to William Willyhan to have and to hold the above said bargained premises with the appurtenances there to belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Michajah Casey his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and assigns forever free and clear from all other former gifts grants sales or incumbrances whatsoever and I the said Robert Allen do by these presents bind myself my heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs to warrent and forever defend the aforesaid bargained premises to the Michajah Casey his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and assigns forever from the lawful claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of Nov'r 1778 Sign'd Seald & Delivered } Robert (his x mark) Allen {Seal} In Presence of us } Jacob Stevens Needham Whitley Johnston County Nov'r Term 1778 Then was the Execution of this deed duly proved in open court by the oath of Jacob Stevens Esq'r and ordered to be registered Wm. Wade Clk Registered in the Registers Office of said county in Book I Page 306 John Smith R'r ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ___________________________________________________________________