James Rogers To Francis Asburry and the Methodist Society 
Deed 22 August 1790
(Transcribed by David Dunn)

James Rogers 
       To                                                                          Deed 1 Acre
Francis Asburry And 
The Methodist Society

State of North Carolina
This indenture made this 22nd day of August in the year of our lord one 
thousand seven hundred and ninety between James Rogers of the County 
of Duplin and the State of North Carolina of the one part and Francis 
Asburry Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America of the 
other.  Witnessed that the said James Rogers for and in Consideration of 
the sum of five Shillings current money to him in hand paid for and on 
account of the said Francis Asburry and diverse other good cause and 
weighty considerations me thereunto moving the receipt whereof the said 
James Rogers doth hereby acknowledge and am fully satisfied content and 
paid at and before the ensealing hereof hath bargained and sold and by 
these presents doth absolutely bargain and sell give grant alien confess 
convey confirm unto the said Francis Asburry and his successors Bishop 
of the church aforesaid a certain parcel of land situated lying and being in 
the county of Duplin and state of North Carolina on Carrs Branch near the 
Plantation of Job Rogers and whereon the church now stands containing 
by estimation one acre of land to be laid of in as convenient a form as may 
be to include said church to hold to the said Francis Asburry and his 
successors in trust for the use and benefit of the said Methodist Church 
forever for the purpose of erecting thereon a church chapple house for the 
worship of almighty God and the said James Rogers doth further covenant 
and engage for him his heirs and successors be and with the said Bishop 
and his successors that the said church and society of Methodist shall 
from time to times at all times forever hereafter have hold possess occupy 
and enjoy the aforementioned acre of land with all the Houses Churches 
Chapples or other edifiers that may be erected thereon, fully freely 
absolutely and quietly without any molestation or disturbance whatsoever 
had made done committed or suffered by me the said James Rogers or 
by my heirs executors or administrators or by any other person whatsoever 
with full and free access and regress to and from the said premises and the 
said James Rogers doth further covenant promise and engage to and with 
the said Frances Asburry that the said James Rogers will not at any time 
hereafter stop enclose or by any manner of means whatsoever obstruct 
Road path passage or public way leading to the premises or suffer the 
same to be done In his name or by or through his means or provisionment 
but that all such ways shall be forever life and suffered to persons free for 
all persons whatsoever to go to come from the said church chapple in 
meeting house in witness where of the said James Rogers hath hereunto 
set his hand and seal the day and year above written and 
Signed and sealed                                    James (X)Rogers Seal
In presence of                                                     
James (X) Heath
Stephen (X) Vann
State of North Carolina                                 October Term 1791
Duplin County
                                    Then was the within Deed proved in open court by the
                                     Oath of James Heath and Ordered to be registered
                                                     Test. ? Dickson C.C.






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