Wayne County, NC – Deeds – John Rhodes to Jethro Odom, 1784 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wayne County Deed Book 1, pg 264 To all to whome these Presents shall come greeting Know ye that I John Rhodes of Johnston County in the State of No. Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds Specie to me in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents by Jethro Odom of Wayne County and State afores’d the receipt whereof I do acknowledge myself to be therewith fully Satisfied contented and paid and of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge the said Jethro Odom his heirs Executors and admr’s forever have given granted bargained sold enferred conveyed and Confirmed & by these Present do freely fully & absolutely give grant Bargain sell enferr convey confirm assign and set over to the said Jethro Odom his heirs Executors administrators & assigns forever a certain Plantation tract or parcel of land Situate lying and being in Wayne and State aforesaid on the south side buck Swamp Beginning at a pine one of saids Rhodes Corners and runs down buck Swamp on the South side 73 poles to White Oak then runing a Southerly Course out from the Swamp 55 poles to a small red Oak then a Westerly course up the said Swamp 73 poles to a black Jack Saplin and from thence a Northerly Course 55 poles to the first Station containing by estimation twenty five acres be the same more or less it being part of a tract granted to William Boyd bearing date 1764 to have and to hold the above bargained premises with the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appurtaining to him the said Jethro Odom his heirs Executors and assigns forever free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever the Tax fees excepted & I the said Jethro Odom [should say John Rhodes] for myself my heirs Executors & administrators do covenant and agree to and with the said Jethro Odom his heirs Ex’s admr’s & assigns to warrant & forever defend the above bargained premises against the Lawful claim or claims of any person or Persons whatsoever by these Presents in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of February 1783 Signed Sealed and delivered in Presence Of Shade Deas John Lee John Rhodes {Seal} Oct’r Co. 1784 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________