Perquimans County NcArchives Deed.....Laker, Ruth - Laker, Benjamin 1698 ************************************************ 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: Guy Potts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004214 August 28, 2008, 4:32 am Written: 1698 Record of Deed 1698 June 6 N. Carolina ss. At a Counsel holden the sixth day of June Anno Domini 1698 at the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Godfrey. Present the Honorable Thomas Harvey Esqr. Deputy Governor the Honorable Daniel Akehurst, Francis Toms, Major Samuel Swain, Capt. Henderson Walker, Lords proprietors Deputies. Benjamin Laker Esqr. came before this Board and in consideration of the natural love and affection that he beareth to his daughter Ruth Laker and for her maintenance and advancement doth give grant alien enfeoff and confirm to the said Ruth Laker her heirs and assigns for ever all that his plantation and tract of land containing five hundred thirty eight acres lying and being on the sound side in the precinct of Perquimans adjoining on a creek that parts this land from the land of Edward Wilson the said plantation being now in the tenure and possession of John Watts with all and singular the houses orchards fences priviledges hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining with the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders there of. To have and to hold the said plantation land premises and appurtenances to her the said Ruth Laker her heirs and assigns for ever, and of this his grant the said Benjamin Laker prayeth that a record be made. Per. Cap. W. Glover Cl. Coull. Registered the 20th day of March Anno 1698/9 per John Stepney Register of writings for Perquimans Precinct [Colonial Records - Records of the Executive Council, 1664-1734, p. 375] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/deeds/laker103ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb