Wayne County, NC - Deed, Gilbert Mitchell ----¤¤¤---- GILBERT MITCHELL Deed Of Sale to NATHAN EDGERTON THIS INDENTURE made and entered into this the Eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty one between GILBERT MITCHELL of the county of WAYNE and State of North Carolina of the first part and NATHAN EDGERTON of the county and State above named if the other part Witnesseth to that I the said GILBERT MITCHELL of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and thirty five dollars to me in hand paid by him the said NATHAN EDGERTON the reciept and payment of which is hereby acknowledged and myself contended and paid and bargained sold and conveyed and by these present do bargain sell and convey unto hin the said NATHAN EDGERTON his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county and state a for said on the South side of NAWHUNTA SWAMP to and adjoining the lands of WILLIAM EDGERTON, THOMAS EDGERTON SR. and others and bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a maple in a small drain near BUCK SWAMP and thence North to a stake in WILLIAM EDGERTONS corner near a small ditch then west to a stake in WILLIAM EDGERTONS corner thence South to a ditch to a gum SILLIVANTS Corner thence East to the begining Containing One Hundred and Twenty Acres more or less. To have and to hold the above named land and premises together with all singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any ways appertaining and I the said GILBERT MITCHEL do for myself my heirs and assign do warrant and forever defend the right and title of the same to him the said NATHAN EDGERTON his heirs and assigns forever free and clear from the lawful claim of any and all persons whatsoever In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written. GILBERT MITCHELL (Seal) Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of B H BARDIN A J FINLAYSON WAYNE COUNTY May Term 1853 When was the above deed of sale from GILBERT MITCHELL to NATHAN EDGERTON duly proved in open court by the oath of A J FINLAYSON a subscribing Witness thereto and ordered to be registered JNO A GREEN CLK ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by K. Mitchell ___________________________________________________________________