Wayne County, NC – Deeds – John Bizzell Junr to Thomas Sutton, 1785 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne County Deed Book 1 – page 366 & 367 - 250 acres To all whome these presents shall come greeting Know ye that I John Bizzell Junr of Wayne County in the State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds specie to me in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by Thomas Sutton of the State and County aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit and discharge the said Thomas Sutton his heirs executors & admr's forever have granted bargained sold aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey confirm assign and sell over unto the said Thomas Sutton his heirs executors admr's and assigns forever a certain plantation tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the State and County aforesaid on both sides of a swamp called Horse Swamp begining at apine a corner tree on the north side sd swamp thence runing So 45 Wt to a corner a pine in Joshua Granthams line thence along said Granthams line to a black oak another of his corners thence down patent line So 22 Et for the compliment to go a direct line across to the given line so as to contain two hundred and fifty acres then with the given line to the first station as may more fully appear by a patent which this a part of John granted to John Grantham bearing date the 5th day of December 1761 To have and to hold the above said bargained premises with the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Thomas Sutton his heirs executors admr's and assigns forever free and clear from all former gifts grants bargains sales or incumbrances whatsoever the tax fees excepted and I the said John Bizzell Junr do by these presents bind and oblige myself my heirs exer's admr's to warrant and forever defend the above said bargained premises with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Sutton his heirs exer's admr's & assigns forever against the lawful claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever in witness I have thereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 28th day of March 1783 John Bizzell {Seal} Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us Joseph Pipkin Joseph Sandefur Jan'y Co 1785 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________