Onslow County NcArchives Photo Document.....James & Becky Mills To Joshua Mills 1782 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 March 9, 2023, 2:33 pm Source: ROD Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/onslow/photos/documents/jamesbec1475nph.jpg Image file size: 115.6 Kb Transcribed by Sloan Mason slomas7@comcast.net Register of Deeds Onslow County, NC Bk. 1, p. 91 James & Beckey MILLS of Duplin Co., NC to Wm. & Joshua MILLS of Onslow Co., NC 7 August 1782 This Indenture Made this Seventh Day of August in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Two Between James MILLS and his wife Beckey MILLS of Duplin County & Province of North Carolina, Planter of the One Part and William MILLS & Joshua MILLS of the other Part of Onslow County & State aforesaid, Planters. Witness that I the Sd. James MILLS & my wife Becky MILLS for & in Consideration of Three Hundred Pounds in hand money at Eighty Three - Dollar to him in hand Paid by the Sd. Wm. MILLS, Joshua MILLS fully & faithfully a Receipt Whereof he has Given Granted Bargained Sold Alienated Conveyed & Confirmed Unto the Sd. Wm. MILLS & Joshua MILLS there Heirs Assigns for Ever One Certain Messuage Tract or Parcell of Land Situate on the N Side of the N West of New River in Onslow County. Beginning at a Red Oak Standing by the Swamp side & Running from thence N 60 E 140 poles to a pine then N 20 W 224 poles Standing on the Main Swamp then Down various Courses of the Swamp to the first Station as by Patent by Gabriel JOHNSTON and Granted to Wm. MILLS bearing the 20 August 1745 Containing by Estimation One Hundred & fifty Acres Be the same more or Less the Above sd. Wm. MILLS to have the Plantation he know lives on and the Land from the Upper Corner? of the Sd. Land Down to a Marked line & Oak on or near the old line & a Straight line to a big pine in a low flat place & thence a straight Course to the Old line in the Swamp. And Joshua MILLS to have from the Sd. Marked line Down the Swamp with the plantation where his father formerly lived may more fully appear. To Have & to Hold the Sd. Devised Premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining with all Houses Out Houses Orchards trees Woods Waters Ways Minerals Hereditaments to the same belonging or anywise appertaining fully & faithfully warranted by the Sd. James MILLS & Beckey MILLS his wife for them their Heirs Execrs. Admrs. & Assigns to them the Sd. Wm. MILLS and Joshua MILLS their Heirs & Assigns for Ever in as full & clear & manner and to all Intent & Purposes as the Most Learned? in the Could? Advise Devise or Require free Clear from all manner of Jointers Doweries Judgements Leases Releases Mortgages Extents Controversies whatsoever and the sd. Jas. MILLS & his wife Beckey MILLS Do Covenaent & agree to & with the said Wm. MILLS & Joshus MILLS their Heirs Execrs Admrs & Assigns & Every of them that before the Ensealing & Delivery of these Presents that we are the true & Lawfull Owners of the above Demised Premises & have in us Good Rightfull Power & Lawfull Authority to Dispose of the Same in manner aforesaid the Quitrents that may hereafter may become Due only Executed. In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this the Day of a Year above Written. James MILLS (Seal) Rebecka MILLS (Seal) Signed, Sealed & Delivered in Presence of us Test: Thos. WILLIAMS Test: John JONES Onslow County Octr. Term 1782 AT an Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held for County afforesaid on the 2nd Monday in Octr. present Thos. JOHNSTON, Esqr. Chairm. & the rest of the Justices for sd. County the above Deed from Jas. MILLS & Rebecca MILLS for 150 Acres of Land was Proved in Open Court by the Oath of Thos. WILLIAMS & Ordered to be Registered. Test: Wm. CRAY? Registered this 14th Day of April 1783. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/onslow/photos/documents/jamesbec1475nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb