Wayne County, NC - Deed of Lofley, Pittman to Sears, Wm Smith-1804

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No. 15

North Carolina} To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting
Wayne County} Know ye that I Pittman Lofley of Wayne County and state
aforesaid planter for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and ten
dollars to me paid before the ensealing and delivering of these presents by
William Smith Sears of the County and state afresaid the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowedge that I am therewith fully satisfied contented and paid
have bargained sold and by these presents do fully freely and absolutely
give grant bargain set aline convey and confirm assign and set over unto him
the said William Smith Sears his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece
tract or parcel of land situated (lying) lying (sic) and being in the county
of Wayne aforesaid on the North side of buck branch for one hundred acres of
land more or less it being part of a tract of land granted by pattent to
Daniel Lofly for two hundred and eighteen acres and bearing date 1784 and
bounded as followith to wit: begining at a pine in John Worrell's line one
the path that leads from Joh Howells to John Thompsons and runing with said
Worrels line So 43 W to a read oak John Howells corner and thence So 32 E to
a white oak said Howells corner and thence as the pattrin runs to Edmun
Modlins line and then with Modlins line to a pine on the said path that
leads from said Howells to said Thompsons and then with the said path to the
begining to have and to hold the said bargained land and premises all and
singular the improvements profits priviledges advantages and all the
appurtanences thereunto belonging unto him the said Pitman Lofly his heirs
and assigns forever and I the said Pitman Lofley doth for my self my heirs
exectures administrators and assigns warrant and forever defend the said
land and premises unto him the said William Smith Sears his heirs and
assigns forever free and clear from me my heirs and assigns forever or any
other persons and thereunto have set my hand and affixed my seal in the
presents of us this day January the 16th 1804.

                                          Pitman Lofley seal

Test. James Perkins
Jesse Lofley
May 6, 1804

Jas Rhodes swore to the handwrite of Jas Perkins

Wayne Co, NC deed book 8, p22

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