Sampson County, NC - William Rhodes to William Blackman, 1784

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Wayne County Deed Book 2, page 159

State of North Carolina
To all the people shall come greeting Know ye that I William Rhodes
in Sampson County and State aforesaid for an in Consideration of the
sum of fifty pounds specie to me in hand paid by William Blackman of
Johnston County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereof
acknowledge and myself to be therewith fully satisfied contended and
paid have given granted bargained sold conveyed ensealed confirmed
assigned and set over unto the William Blackman his heirs and assigns
forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and
twenty acres lying and being in Wayne County and State aforesaid on
both sides of the main branch of So falling Creek including the 
improvements whereon Benjamin Goodrick formerly lived begining at
apine on the So Et side of the swamp thence runing across the same
So 77 Wt 82 poles to a white oak nigh John Temples line thence with
his line So 15 Wt 84 pole to a small red oak nigh his line thence
with his line again So 27 Et 120 pole to a stake betwen a marked pine
nigh Thomas Browns line thence No 10 Wt 192 pole to the first station
it being a tract of land grant unto Joseph Rhodes by patent bearing
date 28th September 1766 To have and to hold the said tract or parcel
of land together with all & singular the priveledges profits 
appertenances hereditements to the same belonging or in any wise 
appurtaining unto him the said William Blackman or his heirs and assigns
forever and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever and the said William 
Rhodes for himself his heirs Executors and administrators doth covenant
promise and agree to and with the said William Blackman his heirs & 
assigns in manner following that is say that he the said William Rhodes
at the ensealing and delivery of these presents hath a good sufficient
right title & estate of inheritance in the premises in fee simple and
hath full power and lawful authority to bargain and sell the same in
manner aforesaid unto the said William Blackman his heirs and assigns 
forever and the said William Rhodes for himself & his heirs Exor's & admr's 
doth further warrent & forever defend the above bargained land and premises 
unto the aforesaid William Blackman his heirs & assigns forever land tak 
excepted in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th 
day of June Anno Dom 1784

Signed sealed and                         William Rhodes {Seal}
delivered in presence of
Jacob Jernigan
Hugh [his v mark] Shaw              July Co 1784


[Note: Sampson County was formed from Duplin County in 1784; Wayne County 
was created from Dobbs County in 1779]

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