Wayne County, NC - Jesse Pipkin Deed ----¤¤¤---- WAYNE COUNTY N.C. DEED BOOK 7, page 114, (1779-1801) To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greetings, Know ye that I Jesse Pipkin of the county of Lenoir and State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the natural love, goodwill and affection that I have and do bequeath to my son Elisha Pipkin for other good ___ have given Executed and made over unto him the said Elisha Pipkin his heirs assigns forever the following messages, tracts or parcel of land situated lying and being in the county of Wayne and Lenoir and on the south side of Neuse River, a survey of one hundred and fifty acres granted to me the said Jesse Pipkin the 27th day of October 1799 on the north side of Panther Creek beginning at a pine in Jonathan Bentons line and runs with the same North 70 (degrees) East 40 poles to a black jack his own corner then South 70 East 70 poles to a red oak Hines corner then North 115 poles to a lightwood stake then North 70 West 175 poles to a pine and from thence a direct line to the beginning. Also one hundred acres being part of a survey granted to Bibby Bush the 24th day of October 1786 for two hundred acres beginning at a stake in the third line of said patent and runs South 52 poles to Needham Whitfield's corner and being the joint corner of the said patent, then West 32 poles to a pine Lewis Hines corner thence with his line South 44 poles to a black jack near Jesse Pipkin line then with his line West 35 East 236 poles to a pine his corner then with his other line North 72 poles to a stake in the seventh line and from thence across the patent to the beginning. And one hundred acres more or less containing the land on the West side of Panther Creek being part of a survey granted to me the said Jesse Pipkin 300 acres the 13th day of October 1765 beginning in the giveing? line of the patent at the intersection of a small branch to the north of Francis Bentons plantation and runs down the ___ of the same to the west prong of Panther creek now called Panther Branch, then down the meanders of the same to the mouth of the Huckle Berry branch then up the meanders of Huckle berry branch to the patent line and then with the patent line or lines to the beginning. The whole containing by estimation 350 acres more or less, to have and to hold this aforesaid land and premises with all the improvements, privileges, conveniences of advantages to the same belonging or in anywise appurtaining unto him the said Elisha Pipkin, his heirs assigns forever and I the said Jesse Pipkin __ and forever defend all my rights title claims or demands of the same to him the said Elisha Pipkin his heirs and assigns forever against all persons claiming the same by for or under ___. In witness whereof I the said Jesse Pipkin have herewith set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of February 1801. Signed Sealed and Acknowd in the presence of Wm. Whitfield Jesse Pipkin Jo. F. Bryan February Court 1801 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________