Abraham Newkirk To William Southerland Deed 1785 
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 469, 470, & 471

Abraham Newkirk To William Southerland

Deed for 280 acres lands

	This indenture made 14d in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 
eighty five.  Between Abraham Newkirk of the said County & State of No. Carolina of the 
one part & William Southerland of the of the same County & State aforesaid of the other 
part.  Witnesseth that the said Abraham Newkirk for divers good causes & considerations 
him thereunto moving, but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of five 
hundred pounds specie to him inhand secured to be paid in hand or secured to be paid 
before the sealing & delivering thereof, the receipt he doth hereby acknowledge himsel 
to be therewith fully satisfied & content & thereof & therefrom doth hereby acquit the 
aforesaid William Southerland his heirs executors administrators or assigns, hath 
bargained sold enfeoff conveyd confirmed & doth by these presents for himself his heirs 
executors & administrators hath & doth fully freely & absolutely bargain sell enfeoffe 
& convey and forever confirm unto the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns, 
one certain tract or parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred & eighty acres 
lying in the County aforesaid & entered by Abraham Newkirk warrant No. 1191 on the No. 
side of Limestone Swamp, above the mouth of Gum branch.  Begining at a urch on Folsom's 
line, & runs with his line No. 45 Wt. 160 pole crossing gum to a pine,thence No. 45 Et. 
280 poles crossing gum to a Lightwood stump, thence So. 45 Et. 160 pole to a gum in 
Limestone Swamp, thence down said swamp to the begining William Fulsom's old patent 
land excepted, it being a tract of land granted to Abraham Newkirk, bearing date 1784, 
& in the ninth year of American Independence.  To have & to hold the said 280 acres of 
land and premises, with the appurtenances thereto belonging to the said William Southerland 
his heirs & assigns forever, in as full and ample manner to all intents & purposes as 
he the said Abraham Newkirk did might or could have held the same before the making 
hereof, & the said Abraham Newkirk doth hereby promise himself his heirs executors & 
administrators at the time of sealing & delivering is & stands seized the said lands & 
premises of an indefeasable state of inheritance in fee simple, & hath in himself good 
right, full power and lawfull authority to grant bargain sell convey & forever confirm 
the said lands and premises & every part & parcel thereof with their & every of their 
appurtenances unto the said William Southerland his heirs & assigns forever, and that 
from time to time & at all times forever hereafter, he the said William Southerland his 
heirs & assigns by power and virtue hereof,k may and shall enter into have hold use 
occupie possess & forever enjoy the said 280 acres of land free & clear freely & clearly 
acquitted discharged saved held harmless & indemnified of and from all former or other 
gifts grants bargains sales enfeoffments wills intales jointures dowers executions entents 
& incumbrances, moreover the said Abraham Newkirk doth for himself his heirs executors 
administrators do promise & engage that at any time hereafter at  reasonable request of 
him the said William Southerland his heirs or assigns or at his or their cost & charges 
in the law make or cause to be made & duly executed any further or other deeds or 
instruments of writing for the sure making a good lawfull title of the said lands & 
premises to him the said William Southerland his heirs & assigns forever, as the said 
William Southerland his heirs & assigns or his or their council learned int he law shall 
advise devise or require and moreover the said Abraham Newkirk doth covenant and agree 
for himself his heirs executors administrators to & with the said William Southerland 
his heirs & assigns to warrant & defend forever the title of the said 280 acres of land 
to him the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns, free from the lawfull claim 
of him the said Abraham Newkirk his heirs executors administrators or any other person 
or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof the said Abm. Newkirk hath hereunto set his 
hand & seal the day & year above written.
				Abraham Newkirk


Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of 
				Nicholas Routledge
				Neithnil McCann
				Nicholas Fennel

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




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