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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