Shadrack Stallings TO David Sloan Deed 4 June 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 199, 200, & 201
Shadrack Stallings TO David Sloan
Deed for 150 acres lands
This indenture made this fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty five, and in the ninth year of Independency, between Shadrack Stalings
of the County of Duplin and State of No. Carolina of the one part, and David Slone of the same
State & County aforeesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Shadrack for divers good
causes and considerations, but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of fifty
pounds specie, to him in hand paid the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, and himself
therewith to be fully satisfied and content, and thereof and therefrom doth hereby acquit, the
aforesaid David Sloan his heirs executors administrators and assigns, hath bargained sold
enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed and hath by these presents for himself his heirs executors and
administrators, hath and doth fully freely and absolutely bargain sell enfeoffe convey & forever
confirm unto the said David Sloan his heirs & assigns one certain tract or parcel of land
containing by estimation one hundred acres, be the same more or less, also a survey of fifty
acres joining the hundred acres, situate lying and being in the County of Duplin on both side
of Parsons branch. Begining at a dead white oak, David Slones corner, thence as his line So.
10 Wt. 46 pole to a pine his corner, then Et. 182 poles to a pine, then No. 90 poles to a small
pine, thence Wt. 194 poles to a gum in the branch, thence to the begining, the fifty acres
joining lying & being on the south side of Maxwell swamp and north side of the parsons branch.
Begining at a pine, thence Wt. 120 poles to a pine, thence So. 64 poles to a red oak, thence
along the line of the one hundred acres to the first station. To have and to hold the said one
hundred and fifty acres of land and premises with the appurtenances unto the said David Sloan
his heirs and assigns forever, in as full and ample manner to all intents & purposes as he the
said Shadrack Stallins did might or could have held the same before the making hereof and the
said Shadrack Stallins doth hereby promise and engage for himself his heirs executors &
administrators that at the time of sealing and delivery hereof, that he the said Shadrack
Stallin is and stands seized of the said land and premises of an indefeazable estate of
inheritance in fee simple, and hath in himself good right, full power and lawfull authority to
grant bargain sell convey & forever confirm the said land and premises and every part & parcel
thereof, with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said David Sloan his heirs and
assigns, and that from time to time and at all times forever hereafter, he the said David Sloan
his heirs and assigns by power and virtue hereof may and shall have hold use possess and forever
enjoy the said one hundred and fifty acres of land. In witness whereof the said Shadrack
Stallins hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
James Dickson
William Wells
Duplin County July Court 1785.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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