Deed to Elijah Harrold from John Gebhard Cunow, 1815
           Stokes County, North Carolina

          Transcribed by William E. Harrold


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This Indenture made this tenth day of February in the year of Our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred & fifteen, wherein John Gebhard Cunow of Bethlehen, in 
Northampton County in the state of Pennsylvania of the one part, and Elijah 
Harrol of the County of Stokes and State of North Carolina of the other part. 
Witnesseth that the said John Gebhart Cunow for and in consideration of the 
sum of seventy two dollars and fifty cents to him in hand paid, at or before 
the sealing and delivering of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, hath given, granted, sold, aliened, Released and Confirmed, and 
by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, Release, and 
confirm to Elijah Harrol, a certain parcel or tract of land containing by 
estimation fourteen and one half acres of land be the same more or less 
lying, situate, and being in the County of Stokes and State of North Carolina 
on the West side of Haw Branch, waters of the Middle Fork of Muddy Creek and 
bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a hickory sapling on the Northwest 
corner of Pleasant Thomason's, resuming thence north forty perches to 
pointers, thence East 58 perches to a white oak, thence South forty perches 
to a stake in Pleasant Thomason's line, then west along said Thomason's line 
fifty eight perches to the place of beginning. To have and to hold the said 
tract of land to the said Elijah Harrol his heirs and assigns forever, withal 
and singularly the rights, privileges, interests, hereditaments and 
Emoluments, whereunto belonging as in any wise ascertaining. And the said 
John Gebhard Cunow doth by these presents covenant and agree with the said 
Elijah Harrol that he will forever warrant and defend the title to the said 
tract of land to the said Elijah Harrol, his heirs and assigns forever 
against the claims of all persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the said 
John Gebhard by his agent and Attorney, in fact Lewis Schwimitz hath hereunto 
set his hand and affixed his seal this day and year first above written.

                          John Gebhard [Seal] by his
                          Attorney, in fact Lewis Du.
                                 Schwimitz

Signed, sealed and written in the presence of J. G, [Mainemy ?] and Richard 
Harrol-------

Stokes County Court, September Session 1815.

The operation[?] of this deed was duly proven in open Court by T. E. Muning 
and declared to be registered
                  
                      Rob Williams, Clerk

Note:

Elijah Harrold, herein spelled Elijah Harrol,
is identified as Elijah Harrold, b. 1771, son of Richard Harrold and Mary 
Pitts, grandson of Jonathan Harrold and Catherine Hiatt, and great grandson 
of Richard Harrold and Mary Beals. He married Nancy Hendricks April 15, 1812 
in Stokes County.

Note:

Richard Harrold, herein spelled Richard Harrol, is identified as Richard 
Harrold, (b. March 3, 1799), brother of Elijah Harrold above. He married Mary 
Lundy.                       

         Transcribed by William E. Harrold