Aaron Williams To Adam Platt Deed 24 January 1785
(Transcribed by Marti Beasley)


Deed Book 1 A Page 283, & 284

Aaron Williams To Adam Platt

Deed for 100 acres lands

	This indenture made the twenty fourth day of January seventeen hundred & eighty five, 
between Aaron Willimas of the County of Duplin & State of No. Carolina of the one part & Adam 
Platt of the same place of the other part.  Witnesseth, that the said Aaron Williams for and 
in consideration of the sum of thirty pounds specie to him in hand paid by the said Adam Platt 
the receipt whereof the said Aaron Williams doth hereby acknowledge,  and thereof doth acquit 
and discharge the said Adam Platt his heirs and assigns forever, he the said Aaron Williams 
hath granted bargained & sold & confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien 
& confirm unto the said Adam Platt his heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece of land lying
and being in Duplin County in said State on a Branch of Rockfish called the Big Branch of Fussel's 
creek.  Begining at a pine the Wt. side of said Branch, thence No. 80 Wt. 100 poles to a pine, 
thence So. 10 Et. 180 pole to a pine, thence So. 80 Et. 80 pole to a pine, thence No. 85 Et. 5 
poles to a water oak at the run of said Branch, thence up the run as his other line to the first
station, containing in the whole one hundred acres, togeather with all and singular the woods 
underwoods profits comodities emoluments & heriditaments whatsoever to the said premises 
belonging, and also all the right title interest clame & demand of him the said Aaron Williams 
of in and to the said premises & every part thereof.  To have and to hold the said bargained 
premises unto the said Adam Platt his heirs & assigns forever & the said Aaron Williams for 
himself his heirs & assigns do hereby warrent and forever defend the above bargained premises 
unto the said Adam Platt his heirs & assigns forever against the lawfull claim or clames of any 
person or persons claiming by from or under me or mu heirs.  In witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand the day & year first above written.
				Aaron Williams

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
				Meshack Stallings
				Jacob Wells

State of North Carolina Duplin County July Term 1786.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Jacob Wells & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test			W. Dickson, C. C.





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