Lenoir County NcArchives History....Deed, 1791

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Clellan Sutton Collection, Bucklesberry Community, La Grange, NC.

MOSES WESTBROOK & WIFE TO BENJA. SUTTON DEED, 1791

State of North Carolina Lenoir County } April Term 1792

Then was the within Deed of Sale duly proved in open Court by the 
Oath of Joshua Croom a subscribing witness thereto and Ordered to 
be Registered ?? Winston Caswell CC 

Enrolled in the Registers Office of Lenoir County in Liber I pages 
122.123.124.&.125 this 5th day May 1792___By D. Caswell, Regr.

[Written sideways]

No. 18          }
Moses Westbrook } 
and Wife        }    Deed 
to              }
Benja. Sutton   }

Josa. Croom

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This Indenture made the Twenty Second day of November in the Year of 
our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety One Between Moses Westbrook 
of Dobbs County and State of North Carolina Marchant and Percis his wife 
formerly Percis Young Daughter to Charles Young, Decd. of One part And 
Benajmin Sutton of the same County and State Planter of the Other part 
Whereas Charles Young in his lifetime did make sale of a certain Tract or 
parcel of Land and Containing two hundred acres More or Less on the North 
Side of Neuse river and Lower Side of Bear Creek being the Land the Said 
Charles Young Bought of Harry Roberts and being part of the Tract of Land 
he Sold to James Uzzell the Original Grant was made to Thomas Burnett for 
three hundred and fifty acres to William Waddle and by the Said Waddle 
Conveyed to the aforesaid John Sutton, Decd. Father of the aforesaid 
Benjamin Sutton and the Said Charles Young having given [karet inserted] 
his Bond to make a deed of Conveyance for the aforesaid land and before 
the Said deed Could be procured the Said Charles Young, Deceased and the 
the [sic.] Said John Sutton having Left the Said land in his last will and 
testament unto his son Benjamin and in Order to Comply with Said Charles 
Youngs Contract and take up his Bond as one of the Heirs, Now this Ind?? 
[probably, ‘Indenture’] Witnesseth the Said Moses Westbrook and Persis his 
wife as well in Consideration of the Promises as of thirty Shillings Current 
Money (to)

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to them in hand paid [paid scratched out] by the Said Benjamin Sutton the 
receipt whereas they doth hereby acknowledge Hath Granted Bargained & Sold 
Aliened and Confirmed unto the Said Benjamin Sutton and by these Presents 
doth Grant Bargain and Sell Alien and Confirm unto the Said Benjamin Sutton 
his Heirs and assigns forever all that Tract of Land herein before Described 
with all profits Commodities Advantages ?? and appertenances to the same 
blonging [sic.] or in any wise appertaining and also the Reversion and 
Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents and Services of the said premises 
& Every part and percil [sic.] thereof with all the Estate Right Tittle 
Interest Claim property and demand whatsoever of them the Said Moses Westbrook 
and Persis his wife of in and to the same and every part thereof To have and 
to hold the said Tract or percil [sic.] of Land and all and Singular the 
appertenances therunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the Said 
Benjamin Sutton his Heirs and Assigns to the Only Proper Use and Behoof of 
the Said Benjamin Sutton his Heirs and assigns and the Said Moses Westbrook 
and Persis his wife for them Selves and Their Heirs and the Said Tract or 
percil [sic.] of Land and premises and Every part and percil thereof free 
& clear of all in cumbrances had made done or Commited [sic.] by them [‘their 
Heirs’ scratched-out] the Said Moses Westbrook and Persis his wife and all 
persons whatsoever Claiming by from or under them to the Said Benjamin Sutton 
(his)

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his His Heirs and assigns forever Shall and will warrant and defend by these 
presents In Witness whereof the Said Moses Westbrook and Persis his wife hath 
hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first herein 

Written              
Sealed & Delivered } Moses Westbrook Seal 
In presence of     } Persis Westbrook Seal  

Joshua Croom
Major Croom

END OF DOCUMENT

Comments:

This document explicitly states that Benjamin was a son of John Sutton, who 
migrated to Bucklesberry from Bertie County.

It is a safe assumption that the D in the name, D. Caswell, represents the 
name, Dick, a derivative of the name, Richard.

Document includes a total of four pages. Many of the references to this 
document by historians only transcribe the first page from a copy of this 
document at East Carolina University Archives, suggesting either an incomplete 
transcription of all four pages, or possibly that the copy at ECU is incomplete.