Wayne County NcArchives Deed.....Woodard, Luke - Raper, Roberson 1838 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003873 September 4, 2019, 7:43 pm Written: 1838 Register of Deeds Wayne County, NC Roberson RAPER to Luke WOODARD 5 Oct. 1838 Bk. 19, p. 172 This Indenture made his 5th day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Eight between Roberson RAPER of the State of North Carolina & county of Wayne of the one part & Luke WOODARD of the County & State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that I the sd. Roberson RAPER for & in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred & Thirty Six Dollars to me in hand paid by him the sd. Luke WOOARD before the Signing & delivering of these presents the receipt & payment whereof is hereby acknowledged. That I the sd. Roberson RAPER have Bargained & sold unto him the sd. Luke WOODARD his heirs & assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land situate lying & being in the Counties of Wayne & Johnston on the East side of Arnoleds Swamp & both side of Maple Branch & Bounded as follows viz: beginning at a white oak on the run of Arnolds Swamp & runs with Ichabod PEARSONS line E 34 poles to a stake then N 87 E 60 poles to a stake then N 10 E 36 poles to a Scrub post oak then N 76 E 83 poles to a stake by a pine then N 2 E 64 3/4 poles to a stake by a red oak then N 88 W 35 poles to a stake stuck in a red oak stump then N 27 E 50 poles to a red oak then N 26 E 20 pole by an Elbow pine then N 28 E 28 poles to aft Lightwood Stump then N 52 E 18 poles by aft. pine then N 55 E 30 poles to a foranaft? pine then N 47 E 24 poles to a Maple down to a poplar on the run of the Long Branch then up the run of the sd. Long Branch as it meanders about 80 poles to a Black gum at the mouth of a small branch then up the run of sd. Small branch as it meanders about 70 poles to a stake then W 18 poles to a pine Josiah EVANS’ corner then S 3 W 70 poles to a stake then N 87 W 60 poles to three pines on the run of Maple Branch the up the run of the Maple Branch as it meanders about 65 poles to a large pine in the County line then within the County line S 22 W 43 plus to a stake then N 23? E 96 1/4 poles to a stake then N 88 W 20 2 1/2 poles to a stake by a fell down pine then S 3 W 83 poles to a Blackgum on the run of Arnolds Swamp then down the run of sd. Swamp as it meanders to the first station containing five hundred & thirty six acres. To Have & to hold the aforesaid Bargained land & premises together with all & singular the profits benefits privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto him the said Luke WOODARD & his heirs & assigns forever free & clear from all encumbrances whatsoever & I the sd. Roberson RAPER do by these presents covenant & promises & agree to bind myself my heirs, Execr’s. & Admnrs. or assigns to Warrant & forever defend the above mentioned land & premises from or against the lawful claim & claims or any manner or person or persons whatsoever unto him the said Luke WOODARD his heirs Exectrs, admmnrs, or assigns forever. In Witness whereof I the sd. Roberson RAPER hath hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the day & date first above written. Roberson RAPER (seal) Signed, sealed, & delivered in the presence of Britton HOOD & Jesse SULLAVENT Wayne County, Feby. Term 1843 There was the above deed of Sale from Roberson RAPER to Luke WOODARD duly proved in open court by the Oath of Britton HOOD a subscribing Witness and ordered to be Registered. Jno. A. GREEN, Clk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/deeds/raper928gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb