WARREN CO,  NC  DEED  Christmas, John Sr to John Jr -1771

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Warren County North Carolina Deed Book 3 p-245
        This Indenture made this day of may in the year of Our Lord one
thousand
seven hundred and seventy-one Between John CHRISTMAS {#32}, Sr of the one
part and John CHRISTMAS {#58}, Jr of the other part.  Witnesseth that the
said John CHRISTMAS, Sr for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds
current money of Virginia to me in hand paid before the ensealing and
delivery hereof the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and acquit the
said CHRISTMAS Jr of every part thereof I have bargained, sold, alleined
and
made over a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in
Bute
County on the south side of the Little Creek and bounded as follows, to
wit.
Beginning at the mouth of the Planpatch branch and running up the creek to
William GREEN's {#509} line and up that to the spring branch and up the
branch to the head, form thence along a line of marked trees to the road,
thence down the road to Thomas CHRISTMAS's {#30} corner red oak sapling,
thence down his line to the head of the Planpatch Branch thence down the
said branch to the beginning.  Containing two hundred and fifty acres, more
or less, being part of the tract whereon John CHRISTMAS Sr now lives on
with
the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and
profits thereof with the appurtenances unto  the said CHRISTMAS Jr his
heirs
and assigns forever and the said John CHRISTMAS S for himself his heirs,
executors and administrators doth covenant, promise and agree to and with
the said CHRISTMAS S his heirs executors or assigns that the aforesaid
premises are free and clear of all manner of encumbrances and that the said
CHRISTMAS Sr committed done or suffered shall and lawful may and even
hereafter have , hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the same.  In witness
I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
                                John CHRISTMAS [seal]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of: Thomas CHRISTMAS {#30}, Such
KEY and Richard CHRISTMAS {#54}
Bute County May Court 1771
        John CHRISTMAS acknowledged this deed to John CHRISTMAS Jr and on
motion
the same is ordered to be registered.
                        Test  Benjamin McCULLOCK C.C.
        The foregoing deed from John CHRISTMAS S to John CHRISTMAS Jr
having been
acknowledged in Bute Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarterly Session and
ordered to be registered the same is truly registered this 26th day of July
1771.
                        By William JOHNSON P.R.
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