John Whitman To John Cranford Deed 18 January 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 222, & 223

John Whitman To John Cranford

Deed For 141 acres lands

	This indenture made the eighteenth day of Jan'y in the nineth year of American 
Independence and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, 
between John Whitman of the State of North Carolina and County of Duplin of the one part, & 
John Cranford of the same place of the other part.  Witnesseth, that the said John Whitman for 
divers good causes & consideration him thereunto moving, but more especially for the valuable 
consideration of the sum of fifty pounds specie to him in hand well & truly paid or secured to 
be paid by John Cranford aforesaid before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath by these presents, given granted bargained sold 
assigned and set over to the said John Cranford his heirs and assigns forever, one certain 
tract or parcel of land sittuate lying and being in Duplin County aforesaid on the No. side of 
Maxwell swamp, joining the lins of Henry Gillman & Adam Platt.  Begining at a white oak in the 
fork of Maxwell and Stockinghead swamp, thence No. 45 Wt. 155 poles to a water oak in the mouth 
of a small branch of Stockinghead, thence So. 45 Wt. 142 pole to a pine Adam Platt's corner, 
thence as his line to his corner & past So. 35 Et. 140 pole to a water oak on Henry Gillman's 
line, thence his line to the begining being the contents of a paten granted to the said John 
Whitman the first day of July Anno Domini 1779, containing one hundred and forty one acres be 
the same more or less.  To have and to hold the said bargained land & premises with all the 
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining of every nature or kind whatever 
to him the said John Cranford his heirs & assigns free from all former grist grants mortgages 
intales wills executions entents & troubles whatever, and the said John Whitman the aforesaid 
land & premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining 
shall and will warrent & forever defend to him the said John Cranford his heirs and assigns 
forever, from and against him the said John Whitman his heirs & assigns as also from and against 
the just & lawfull clame of all and every person or persons whatever, who may hereafter lay any 
lawfull clame to the same.  In witness, whereof the said John Whitman hath hereunto set his hand 
& seal the date above written.
				John Whitman


Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
				Thomas Routledge
				Joseph T. Rhodes

Duplin County July Court 1785.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Thomas Routledge & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test			W. Dickson, C. C.






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