Onslow County, NC - Josiah Henderson Sr to Gabriel H. Henderson, 1837 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Know all men by these presents that I Josiah Henderson Senior, of Onslow County and State of North Carolina out of the love & good will that I have and do bear for my son Gabriel H. Henderson I have given unto him a certain tract or parcel of land said land lies on the east side of the great NE of New River complete holding the house and plantation where of I now live also part of all of three pattents containing by estimation One hundred forty seven acres be the same more or less which said land I warrant & forever defend from the lawful claims of all manner of person or persons whatsoever Only I reserve the whole use of houses and Plantation and other lands during my natural life & my wife's also ten acres on our New River banks beginning run of said North East marsh at the mouth of a drain that empties in to the said run thence alond said drain to a branch thence thence along the various courses of said branch to the head thence straight course to the back line of said pattent thence along said pattent line to the dividing line between my land and Nancy Henderson thence along said dividing line to the run of said North East thence the various courses of said run of North East to the beginning to have & to hold forever. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 6th day of January & in the year of our Lord 1837 signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Mr. Edmond Howard Signed: Josiah Henderson Sr. State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions February Term 1838 then was the foregoing deed proven in open Court by the Oath of Edmond Howard and ordered to be registered. Signed: Jasper Etheridge Clerk Registered March 25th 1838 Signed: J.G. Wallace Register ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Samuel Henderson ______________________________________________________________________