Michael Merrit To Robert Merrit Deed 10 March 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 6 & 7 & 8

Michael Merrit To Robert Merrit

Deed of 150 acres of lands

	This indenture made this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and eighty four, by and between Mikel of the County of Duplin in the Sate 
of North Carolina of the one part & Robert Merrit of Duplin County in the State aforesaid 
of the other part witnesseth that the said Mikel Merrit for & in consideration of the sum 
of forty eight pounds specie to him in hand paid by the said Robert Merrit the receipt 
wereof the said Michel Merrit doth hereby acknowledge and hath given, granted, bargained, 
sold, alinated, released enforsed & confirmed unto the said Robert Merrit his heirs and 
asigns forever one certain tract of parcel of land lying and being in Duplin County in the 
state aforesaid to said land granted to said Merrit by paten on the South side of Stewarts 
Creek, one half of the said land was given to Mikel by deed by the said Robert Merrit:  
Begining in the mouth of the branch at two large pins in the mouth of Cook's marsh & thence 
up the branch to the head, and from thence to the back line by a line of marked trees and 
corners on the back line in a pine; thence East one hundred and ten poles to a Black Jack; 
thence North ten West on hundred and twenty pole to a stake by a white oak; thence along 
Bartren Bryan's line west fifty poles to a red oak his corner; thence as his other line 
North ten East eighty six poles to a red oak his corner in the swamp thence along the swamp 
joining Joshua Leea's line to the begining, containing one and fifty acres be the same more 
or less thogether with all woods, underwoods, low grounds, marshes, swamps, meddows, waters 
or water courses, therein contained, with all houses, out houses, orchards fences and all 
other profits, rents headetanments priviliges or appurtenances to the same belonging in any 
ways apportaining to the same to have and to hold the said land and premises with their and 
every of their appurtenances herein mentioned to the true intent & meaning thereof unto the 
said Robert Merrit to his heirs or assigns forever and the said Mikel Merrit for himself his 
heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, doth covenant & agree to and with the said Robert 
Merrit his heirs or assigns that he the said Merrit for himself his heirs & assigns aquit all 
right, title, intrust to the above said land & premises & shall and will forever warrant and 
and defend the title of the above said land deed premises by these presents.  In witness 
whereof I the said Mikel Merrit hath set my hand and fixed my seal this day and year first 
above written.

					Mikel Merrit

Signed sealed and delivered in presents and in presence of us 
Test.                 Nothial Merrit
		Jacob Merrit

	State of North Carolina Duplin County, July Court 1784.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open court and ordered to be registered
				W. Dickson, C. C.






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