Charles Merrit To Benjamin Ezzell Deed 13 March 1786
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 298, 299, & 300
Charles Merrit To Benjamin Ezzell
Deed for 50 acres lands
This indenture made this thirteenth day of March in the tenth year of American
Independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty six. Between
Charles Merritt of the State of No. Carolina & County of Duplin of the one part & Benjamin
Ezzell of the same place of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Charles Merrit for
diverse good causes & consideration him thereunto moving, but more especially for the valuable
consideration of the sum of twelve pounds current money of the State aforesaid to him in hand
well and truly paid or secured to be paid by Benjamin Ezzell aforesaid befor the ensealing &
delivery of these presents, the rect. whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath by these presents
given granted bargained sold assigned & set over the said Benjamin Ezzell his heirs and assigns
forever, one certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Duplin County aforesaid,
on the east side of Stewarts Creek, being part of his the said Merrits old survey of 150 acres
whereon he now lives and part of a new survey of said Merrits of one hundred acres granted
November 9th 1784. Beg. at a poplar in Merrits Branch at the mouth of the first branch below
said Merrits little field being said Ezzell's corner of a deed of one hundred acres purchases
from siad Merrit & Co. runing thence nearly a north course to a pine, on the line of the said
new hundred acre survey which piece is marked and agreed to be the dividing corner between them
the said Merrit & Ezzell thence the line of said new survey So. 75 Wt. to a pine the corner of
the same and joining Thomas James's line, thence the other line of the paten So. 55 Wt. along
Thomas James's line to the creek or untill it reaches the line of said deed of one hundred acres,
thence the line of the said deed with the run of the branch, up to the first station, containing
in the whole fifty acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid land &
premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining of every
nature or kind whatsoever to him the said Benjamin Ezzell his heirs and assigns forever free
from all former gifts grants mortgages intails wills executions entents or troubles whatever,
commited or done by him the said Merrit or any other person or persons whatever by from or under
him or them or any of them, & the said Charles Merrit the aforesaid land & premises to him the
said Benjamin Ezzell his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend from and
against him the said Charles Merrit his heirs & assigns as also from and against the just &
lawfull claim of all and every other person or persons who may hereafter lay any lawfull claim
to the same. In witness whereof the said Charles Merrit hath hereunto set his hand & seal the
date above written.
Charles Merrit
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
Austin Beesley
Thomas Carlton
State of North Carolina Duplin County October Term 1786.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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