Thomas Clarke To Shadrack Stallins Deed 24 February 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 371, & 372

Thomas Clarke To Shadrack Stallings

Deed for 50 acres lands

	This indenture made this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred & eighty seven, & in the eleventh year of Independency.  Between 
Thomas Clarke of the County of Brunswick & State of North Carolina of the one part & Shadrack 
Stallings of the same State & County of Duplin of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said 
Thos. Clark for divers good causes & consideration, but mor especially for and in 
consideration of the sum of forty pounds specie to him in hand paid or secured to be paid 
before the ensealing and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge & 
himself therewith to be fully satisfied & content & therewith & therefrom doth hereby acquit 
the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs exrs. admns. & assigns, hath bargained sold enfeoffed 
conveyed & confirmed & hath by these presents for himself his heirs executors admns. hath 
doth fully freely & absolutely bargain sell enfeoffe convey & forever confirm unto the said 
Shadrack Stallings his heirs and assigns, one certain tract or parcel of land, containing by 
estimation fifty acres lying & being in the County of Duplin, between Evan Jones's & Thomas 
Clark's land on a Branch of Rockfish Creek.  Begining at a maple in the swamp below a corner 
of said Mr. Clark's, thence runing No. 60 Et. 23 chains 37 links to a white oak, thence So. 
30 Et. 23 chains 37 links to a hickory, thence So. 60 Wt. 20 chains to a stake in Evan Jones's 
line, then down his said line four chains to a stake in said line, thence to the first station.  
To have and to hold the said fifty acres of land & premises with the apurtenances unto the 
said Shadrack Stallings his heirs and assigns forever, in as full and ample manner to all 
intents & purposes as he the said Thomas Clark did could or might have held the same before 
the making hereof, & the said Thomas Clark doth hereby promise & engage for himself his heirs 
executors & administrators, that at the time of sealing & delivery hereof, the said Thomas 
Clark is & stands seized of the said land & premises of an indefeazable estate of inheritance 
in fee simple & hath in himself good & rightfull power and lawfull authority to give grant 
bargain sell convey & forever confirm the said land and premises & every part & parcel thereof 
with their appurtenances unto the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs and assigns, and that from 
time to time & at all times forever hereafter, the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs and 
assigns by power and virtue hereof may and shall enter into have hold use posses & forever 
enjoy the said fifty acres of land free & clear and freely and clearly acquited discharged 
saved kept harmless & indemnified of and from all other rights gifts grants bargains sails 
emfeoffements wills intales jointures dowries executions entents or incumbrances whatsoever, 
the taxes which shall hereafter become due only excepted, moreover the said Thomas Clark 
doth for himself his heirs executors & admns. do promise and engage that at any time at the 
reasonable request of him the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs or assigns, or at his or 
their cost & charges in the law make or cause to be made and duly executed any further or 
other deed or instrument or writing for the sure making a title of the said land and premises 
to him the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs & assigns forever, as he the said Shadrack 
Stallings his heirs & assigns or his or their council learned in the law shall advise devise 
or require & furthermore the said Thomas Clark doth hereby covenant & agree for himself his 
heirs executors & administrators to & with the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs & assigns to 
warrant & forever defend the title of the said fifty acres of land to him the said Shadrack 
Stallings his heirs & assigns, free from the lawfull clame of him the said Thomas Clark his 
heirs executors or admns. or any other person or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof the 
said Thomas Clark hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written.
				Thomas Clark

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
				John Holdon
				John Howell

State of No. Carolina Duplin County April Term 1787.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of John Holdon & ordered 
to be registered.
Test		W. Dickson, C. C.






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