Alexander Merritt & Jane Elizabeth Merritt to John Bryan Deed 18 July 1839
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 12 Page 120, 121, & 123

Alexander Merritt & Jane Elizabeth Merritt to John Bryan bil sale

Know all men by these presents that we Jane Merritt Alexr Merritt & Elizabeth Merritt all 
of the State of North Carolina and County of Duplin for an in consideration of the sum of 
one Thousand Two hundred dollars to us in hand paid by John Bryan of the same County of 
Sampson  the receipt where of is here by acknowledged have given granted bargained sold 
and delivered and by these presents do give grant bargain sell and deliver unto him the 
said John Bryan his heirs and assigns forever the following Negros Slaves (viz) one Negro 
woman Frank aged now near Twenty two years and her Two children Elen Catharine aged about 
Three years and Isiah about Two years and Gennit aged about Eighteen years and her child 
John William about five or six months old to have and to hold the aforesaid bargained 
Negroes unto him the said John Bryan his heirs Exers Adms and assigns forever and we the 
said Jane Merritt Alexander Merritt and Elizabeth Merritt do have by warrand and forever 
defend the afore said bargained Negroes unto him the said John Bryan his heirs Excrs adms 
and assigns from and against us the said Jane Merritt Alexander Merritt and Elizabeth Merritt 
our heirs Exers Adms or assigns as also from and against the lawful claim or claims of all 
and Every other person or persons whatsoever provided never the less that if they or Either 
of them do pay or cause to be paid unto the said John Bryan the above sum of one Thousand 
Two Hundred dollars with all interest thereon or damage he the said John Bryan may sustain 
it being in sundry notes and debts then the above bil of sale void and of No force otherwise 
to remain in full force and virtue in witness where of we the said Jane Merritt Alexander 
Merritt and Elizabeth Merritt have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th of July 1839
				Jane Merritt
				Alexander Merritt
				Elizabeth Merritt

Alfred Hall
Pennince Cook 


State of No. Carolina Duplin County County Court Clerks office

peresonly appeard before me James Dickson Clerk of the Court Pleas and Quarter sessions for 
said County on this the 15th day of Febuary AD 1840 Alfred Hall one of the subscrib witnesses 
to the with in mortgage bill of sale and after being duly sworn uppon the Holy Evangelist of 
Almighty God deposeth and sayeth that he saw Jane Merritt Alexander Merritt and Elizabeth 
Merritt execute and deliver the within mortgage bill of sale and that at the same time he the 
said Alfred Hall assigned the same as a witness and also he said Pennina Cook assgin the same 
as a witness let it be registered
				James Dickson Clk
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