Phill Southerland To William Southerland Deed 20 December 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 463, 464, & 465
Phill Southerland To William Southerland
This indenture made this twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord 1784,
& in the eighth year of the American Independence, Between Phill Southerland of the State
of No. Carolina in the County of Duplin of the one part & William Southerland of the same
State & County aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Phill Southerland
for divers good causes & considerations him thereunto moving, but more especially for &
in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds to him in hand paid or secured to be
paid before the sealing & delivery hereof, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge
& himself therewith to be fully satisfied and content & thereof and therefrom doth hereby
acquit the aforesaid William Southerland his heirs executors administrators assigns hath
bargained sold enfeoffed conveyed & confirmed & by these presents for himself his heirs
executors administrators hath & doth fully freely & absolutely bargain sedll enfeoffe
convey & forever confirm unto the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns, one
certain travct or parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred acres be the same
more or less, situate lying & being in the above said province & County of Duplin & on
the east side of the No. East of Cape Fear River, on both sides of Limestone Creek.
Begining at a Burch on the south side of the Creek Francis Brice's lower corner, & runs
So. 15 Et. 54 pole to a pine at Samuel Johnston's line, thence with his line SO. 57 Wt.
110 pole to a pine John Atkins' corner, thence No. 45 Et. 180 pole to a pine his other
corner, thence No. 60 pole to a pine, thence Et. 160 pole to a pine, thence So. 90 pole
to a gum at the Creek, & down the meanders of the Creek to the begining, the said two
hundred acres of land being granted to William Foulsom by pattent bearing date September
the 16th 1766. To have and to hold the said two hundred acres of land and premises with
the appurtenances unto the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns forever in as
full and ample manner to all intents & purposes as he the said Phill Southerland did might
or could have held the same before the making hereof, & the said Phill Southerland is
stands seized of the said lands & premises of an indefeazable estate of inheritance in
fee simple, & that in himself hath good right full power & lawfull authority to grant
bargain sell convey and forever confirm the said land and premises with the appurtenances
unto the said William Southerland his heirs & assigns & that from time to time & at all
times forever hereafter, he the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns by power
and virtue hereof may & shall enter unto have hold use occupie possess & enjoy the said
two hundred acres of land and premises, free & clear and freely & clearly acquitte
discharged saved kept harmless & indemnified off and from all former or other gifts
grants bargains sails enfeoffements entails jointures dowries execution entents &
incumbrances whatsoever the quit rents of said land which shall hereafter become annually
due only excepted, moreover the said Phill Southerland doth for himself his heirs executors
and administrators warrant to defend the title of the said two hundred acres of land to
him the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns forever, free from the lawfull
claim of him the said Phill Southerland his heirs executors & administrators or any other
person or persons whatsoever, also the said Phill Southerland doth covenant & agree for
himself his heirs executors & administrators to & with the said William Southerland his
heirs or assigns, that at any time hereafter at the reasonable request of him the said
William Southerland his heirs or assigns & at his or their cost and charges in the law,
he the said Phill Southerland his heirs executors or administrators shalll and will make
or cause to be made and duly executed any further or other deed or instrument of writing
for the sure making the title of the said land & premises to him the said William Southerland
his heirs executors or assigns forever, as he or they or him or their council learned in
the law shall advise devise or require. In witness whereof the said Phill Southerland
hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year first above written.
Phill Southerland
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
Robert Southerland
Robert Bishop
State of No. Carolina Duplin County October Term 1787.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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