Wayne County, NC – Benjamin Best to Benjamin Williams Grant
                   & Hinton James Grant, 1846

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State of North Carolina
Wayne County

Know all men by these presents that I, BENJAMIN BEST, of the county and 
state aforesaid for and in consideration of the natural love and 
affection which I have for BENJAMIN WILLIAMS GRANT and HINTON JAMES 
GRANT, sons of CATY GRANT, and for the further consideration of the sum 
of one dollar to me in hand paid at and before the ensealing and 
delivery of these presents that I have given granted bargained and sold 
and will by these presents give grant bargain and sell to the said 
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS GRANT and HINTON JAMES GRANT all the lands I own on 
the south side of Bear Creek containing about thirteen hundred (1300) 
acres also the following Negroes
Viz: ALLEN, WILLIE, BRYAN, CELAH and ABRAM also all the stock of any 
kind on the said lands. Reserving however my life estate in all the 
said property. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this 12th day of September A.D. 1846.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of 
W. K. LANE                               BENJAMIN (X) BEST  Seal
C. WOOTEN

Registered October 8, 1846

Record of Deeds
Book 20  p. 245
Wayne County Courthouse
Goldsboro, NC

In 1846 BENJAMIN WILLIAMS GRANT would have been 7 years old and 
HINTON JAMES GRANT would have been 5 years old.

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