ORANGE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Nathaniel Christmas to Thomas Durham
			    21 Nov 1797


Orange County North Carolina Deed Book 6 page 462

Nathaniel Christmas to Thomas Durham

This indenture made this 21st  day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.  Between Nathaniel
Christmas and Mary Christmas his wife of the county of Orange and state
of North Carolina of the one part and Thomas Durham of the county and
state afore mentioned of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said
Nathaniel Christmas and Mary Christmas his wife for and in consideration
of the sum of twenty pounds lawful money of North Carolina to them in
hand paid by the said Thomas Durham the receipt whereof they do hereby
acknowledge before the ensiling and delivering of these presents hath
granted, bargained and sold unto the said Thomas Durham a tract of land
lying in the county of Orange on the waters of Little Cain Creek
adjoining the land Do said Durham and Charles Christmas.  Beginning on a
Post Oak stump and Black Jack on Charles Christmas' line running thence
south twenty-seven degrees east nineteen and a half chains to a Post Oak
on said Durham's line thence with his line west twenty-six and a half
chains to a Spanish Oak Durham's corner thence south along said Durham's
line standing on the north bank of a branch  River thence up the
meanders of said branch north thirty-five degrees west thirty-two chains
to a stake a corner of Charles Christmas' thence with said Christmas' to
the beginning.  Containing forty-seven acres be the same more or less it
being part of a tract of land purchased of William F. Strudwick by said
Nathaniel Christmas together with all appurtenances in anywise belonging
to the above mentioned premises and the said Nathaniel Christmas and
Mary Christmas his wife  for themselves and there heirs to the said
Thomas Durham will warrant and forever defend against themselves or
their heirs or against claim or claims of any other person lawfully
pretending to claim said tract or parcel of land.  In witness whereof
they have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date above
written.
				Nathaniel Christmas {seal}
				Mary Christmas {seal}
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of us:
Henry O'Daniels {trust}
Sarah (X (her mark)) Smith

Orange County February Term 1798
	The execution of the within deed was duly proven in open court by the oath of Henry )'Daniels a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
				Test   Morgan Hart CC
Delivered by Thomas Durham


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