Richmond County NcArchives Deed.....Pate, Benagy - Smith, Richard December 14, 1835 ************************************************ 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: Joseph Harris Scarborough joescarb@skybest.com June 24, 2007, 9:15 am Written: December 14, 1835 Recorded: January 1836 Book O, page 417 - 419 Register of Deeds Richmond County, North Carolina Viewed and copied 19 May 2006 [Richard Smith was the maternal uncle of Benagy Pate. Benagy had turned 22 years old the month before this indenture. He would later marry Elizabeth Parker, daughter of Moses Parker and Nancy Thomas. This property was sold to Joshua Fletcher, his future brother-in-law.] Benagy Pate from Richard Smith This Indenture made the 14th day of December in the year of our Lord 1835 Between Richard Smith of the District of Marlboro & State of South Carolina of the one part & Benagy Pate of the county of Richmond & State of North Carolina of the other part Witnesseth that for & in consideration of the sum of Five hundred Dollars to me in hand paid at or before the insealing & delivering these presents the rec’t whereof in hereby acknowledged I the said Richard Smith for my self my Heirs & assigns forever hath bargained sold alienated conveyed & confirmed & by these presents do grant sell release convey & confirm unto the s’d Benagy Pate his heirs & assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing 199 acres situate lying & being in the County of Richmond & State of North Carolina & on the West side of Bear Creek Beginning at a pine two pine pointers fifth corner of a tract of 40 acres granted to Lewis Thomas and in the second line of a tract of 200 acres granted to s’d Lewis Thomas & runs with said line N. 29 W. 30 chains to the third corner of said 200 acre tract thence with the third line of s’d Tract N. 60 E 20 Chns & 25 links to a pine the 3rd Corner of a Tract of 60 acres conveyed to the s’d Lewis Thomas. Thence with the 2nd line of said tract reverse No 30 W 22 Chs & 30 links to a pine 2 pines pointers the 2nd Corner of the said 60 acre tract Thence with the first line of s’d Tract reverse N 58 E 29 Chs to a Stake in Bear Creek Thence down the various courses of said Creek 24 Chains to a corner Thence a direct course to the Beginning including the farm & plantation where I the s’d Richard Smith formerly resided together with all ways waters & water courses & all privileges in anywise appertaining thereunto & I the said Richard Smith for myself my heirs & assigns forever do covenant agree to & with the said Benagy Pate his heirs & assigns forever To Have hold occupy & possess the above bargained 199 acres of land be the same more or less & all the privileges thereunto belonging or above mentioned as an indi_____ right of inheritance without any hindrance encumbrance or molestation according to the true intent & meaning of these presents & according to the best form of conveyance that was is or ever may be in law Justice or Equity & lastly & I the s’d Richard Smith heirs & assigns forever do warrant & shall forever defend the above bargained land & all its premises as above mentioned from all other lawful claim or claims from any other person whatever In witness whereof I the said Richard Smith do hereunto set my hand & likewise fix my seal, the day & year first above written Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Joshua Fletcher Richard Smith {Seal} Silas Norton State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Richmond County } January Term 1836 These the within _______ Richard Smith of South Carolina Marlboro District to Benagy Pate of Richmond County North Carolina was proven in open court by the oath of Joshua Fletcher a subscribing witness thereto. Ordered to be registered. Silas A Drake CCC ======================================== This document has been checked to assure a correct transcription of the deed as recorded. Underscore indicate undeciphered handwriting. Transcribed by Joseph Harris Scarborough 6 June 2006 ======================================== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/richmond/deeds/smith349gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb