Caleb and Robert Sullivan to Michael Sullivan 130 Acres -- 1794

Caleb and Robert Sullivan to Michael Sullivan 130 Acres -- 1794

(Transcribed by David Dunn)


Book 3A page 163

Caleb and Robert Sullivan to Michael Sullivan 130 Acres

State of N. Carolina Duplin County

This Indenture made this Sixteenth day in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
ninety four between Caleb Sullivan of Anson County and Robert Sullivan of Sampson County 
of the one part and Michael Sullivan of the other part witnessed that for and in consideration 
of the sum of Twelve Pounds to the said Caleb Sullivan and Robert Sullivan in hand paid by 
the said Michael Sullivan at or before the sealing and witnessed these presents, the seal, 
whereof we do hereby acknowledge therefore doth release acquit and discharge the said 
Michael Sullivan’s Executors and administrators by these presents, we the said Caleb 
Sullivan and Robert Sullivan granted bargained sold aligned and confirmed and by these 
presents doth grant bargain sell align and confirm unto the said Michael Sullivan and his 
heirs a certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the County aforementioned  
at the North side of Goshen Swamp and on the east side of Rooty Branch beginning in the 
old line patented by a title John Sullivan on the North East corner of Michael Sullivan’s 
hundred acres of land that John Sullivan’s last deed willed to Michael Sullivan thence S 44 
E along the old line to the old corner to a pine thence N 75 W 211 poles to a Gum in Rooty 
Branch thence down the middle of said branch to Michael Sullivan’s line, thence with his 
own line S 75 E 211 poles to the beginning and all houses, buildings, orchards, Negro 
quarters and water courses profits, corn, demands appointence to the said premises  hereby 
granted one tract or parcel of land containing 130 acres of land the same more or less and all 
houses buildings or orchards quarters, water courses profits corn assigns hereafter and 
assertaines whatsoever to the said premises hereby granted or any part thereof belonging or 
in any wise appertaining to the reversion or all versions or remainder of encumbrance use and 
profits thereof also all the state’s rights, title, interest, trust, property claim or demand of 
whatsoever of him the said Michael Sullivan of Kin and the said premises, and all deeds and 
declare in writing touching or in any wise concerning the same.  To have and to hold the land 
hereby conveyed and all signed other the Premises hereby bargained and sold and every part 
and parcel thereof with their and every one of their appointees  unto the two Caleb Sullivan and 
Robert Sullivan and heirs and assigns forever to their only proper for and on behalf of him the 
said Michael Sullivan and of his heirs and assigns forever, we Caleb Sullivan and Robert 
Sullivan for their heirs and assigns both so warrant promise and grant to and with said Michael 
Sullivan his heirs and assigns by these presents, the said Caleb Sullivan and Robert Sullivan 
now at the time of sealing and delivery of these presents is seized of a  good beneficial and 
defendable estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in the premise hereby bargained and 
sold and that they have good right full from any lawful authority to grant and convey the same 
to the said Michael Sullivan in manner and form aforesaid and that the said premises secure 
and forever hereafter shall remain the free and clear of all former gifts grants bargains sales 
deliver rights and title of same judgment executions bills troubles charges and hindrances as 
accrued made and done committed or suffered by the said Caleb Sullivan and Robert Sullivan 
or any other person or persons whatsoever the grantors doth hereafter to do as due and 
payable to the said Michael Sullivan his heirs and Exec and assigns for and acceptable of the 
premises only accepted and fore privileges that the said Caleb Sullivan and Robert Sullivan 
and their heirs all and secure the premises herby bargained and sold with the appurtenances 
unto the said Michael Sullivan his heirs and assigns against them the said Caleb and Robert 
Sullivan and their heirs and all and every other person or persons whatsoever, shall warrant 
and forever defend by these presents in witness we the said Caleb and Robert Sullivan hath 
hereunto set our hand and seal the day and year first above written.
                                                    Caleb Sullivan [x] his mark (seal)
                                                     Robert Sullivan [x] his mark (seal)

Signed in the presence of
Sampson Grimes
Mary Albertson
Elkanah Sullivan

Genealogy note:
John Sr. whose line and will is mentioned in the above deed and Elkanah Sullivan the final 
witness were the sons of Daniel Sullivan and Mary Outlaw.  Caleb, Robert, and Michael 
Sullivan were sons of John Sullivan Sr. and Agga Ford

Transcribers Note: This was a very hard deed to decipher.  I enlarged it wrote, over the words, 
and in the old school in order to understand write the word backwards.  But some of the old 
abbreviations, words, and phrases lost me.  I got all the poles and markers right but a lot of 
the writing was done according to other old deeds.  You will also note this deed wasn't 
written in same terms as most deeds.  A lot of the words had no ending 
likesomeofthewordswerewrittenlikeso in hand writing form.  It took me most of this day to 
transcribe this deed.  It was worth it for as you can see in the Geneology note a lot of family 
is in this deed.


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