Wayne County, NC - Robert Peele to Luke Pipkin, 1780 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne County Deed Book 1, pg 13 To all to whome these presents Shall come Greeting Know ye that I Robert Peele of Edgecomb County in the State of North Carolina for and in Consideration of the Sum of two thousand pounds Current Money to me in hand paid by Luke Pipkin of Wayne County and State aforesaid and before the Ensealing and delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself to be therewith fully Satisfied Contented and paid and of every part and parcel thereof do Exonerate acquire and discharge the said Luke Pipkin his heirs, exr's Admr's and assigns forever have given granted bargained Sold Enferred conveyed & confirmed and by these Presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant Bargain Sell Convey confirm assign and Set over to the said Luke Pipkin his heirs Exr's admr's & assigns forever a certain plantation tract or parcel of land Situate lying and being in the county of Wayne and State aforesaid on the North side of falling Creek Swamp Beginning at a Water Oak on the run of the Swamp thence runing No. 10 E. 155 poles to a pine then Et. 182 poles to a Small pine thence So. 10 wt. 240 po. to cypress & gum on the run of the Swamp then up the run the various Courses thereof to the beginning Containing by Estimation 200 acres be the same more or less it being the upper part of a Survey of land Patented by Thos. Bizzell Contg. 300 acres and conveyed by Deed to from sd. Bizzell to John McCullin and from the John McCullen to the said Robert Peele including part of the Plantation whereon Chas. Stevens now lives To have and to hold the above said bargained Premises with the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any appurtaining to the said Luke Pipkin his heirs Exr's Admr's and assigns forever free and clear from all incumbrances Whatsoever the tax rents excepted and I the said Robert Peele do by these Presents bind myself my heirs Exc'r Adm'r and assigns to Warrant and forever defend the above said Bargained Premises to the Luke Pipkin his heirs Exr's Admr's and assigns forever against the lawful claim or claims of any person or persons whatsoever in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my Seal this 18th of Jan'y 1780 Signed and Sealed and delivered in Presence of Nathaniel Kinnard Robert Peele {Seal} Joshua Grantham Caleb Beck April Co 1780 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________