Charles Wooten & Wife To Lewis Thomas Deed 12 August 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 456, & 457

Charles Wooten & Wife To Lewis Thomas

Deed for 242 acres lands

	This indenture made the 12 day of August & in the 10th year of American 
Independency one thousand seven hundred & eighty five Between Charles Wooten of 
Batie County & State of No. Carolina, planter, of the one part & Lewis Thomas of 
Duplin County & State aforesaid, planter, of the other part witnesseth, that he 
the said Charles Wooten for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds 
current money of this State to him in hand paid at the ensealing & delivering of 
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & the said Charles 
Wooten he the said Lewis Thomas doth exonerate acquit & discharge & hath bargained 
granted & sold & by these presence doth fully & absolutely grant bargain sell 
alien convey & confirm unto him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs and assigns forever, 
a certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in Duplin County & butted & bounded 
as follows Viz.  on the head of the Grove Swamp.  Begining at an ash on the main 
run of the said swamp, runing thence No. 11 Wt. 243 poles to a pine, thence No. 79 
Et. 160 poles to a stake between a pine & a black jack, thence So. 11 Et. 242 poles 
to a stake about ten poles from the run of said swamp, thence up the same to the 
begining, and containing in the whole two hundred & forty two acres of land, together 
with all houses & buildings thereon contained.  To have & to hold the said tract of 
land & premises above mentioned & all & singular the appurtenances profits & 
hereditaments with all woods & all previledges thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining to him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs & assigns forever, & I the said 
Charles Wooten & Ann my wife do hereby for ourselves our heirs executors admninstrators 
& assigns covenant premise grant to and with the said Lewis Thomas his heirs & assigns, 
that I the said Charles Wooten & Ann my wife at the time of ensealing & delivering 
hereof am the true sole & lawfull owner of the said tract of land and premises above 
mentioned & have in ourselves good right full power and lawfull authority to grant 
bargain & sell the same in manner aforesaid & that the said Lewis Thomas his heirs & 
assigns shall and may from time to time & at all times forever hereafter lawfully 
peacebly & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the said tract of land & 
premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging without any let suit trouble 
disturbance or interruption of us the said Charles Wooten & Ann my wife our heirs 
executors administrators or assigns or of any other person or persons whatsoever, 
claiming by from or under us or of any of us & that the said tract of land premiseds 
at the day hereof on & so shall remain & forever continue & be unto him the said Lewis 
Thomas his heirs & assigns forever, free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted 
exonerated & discharged of and from all manner of former or other gifts grants 
bargains leases mortgages will intails jointures rents & arrearages of rents quit 
rents & widows dowers & all other incumbrances whatsoever, & the said Charles Wooten 
for himself his heirs executors administrators doth covenant promise grant & agree 
to & with the said Lewis Thomas in manner & form following Viz.  that he the said 
Charles Wooten & his heirs shall & will at the request of & at the proper cost & 
charges of the said Lewis Thomas at any time or times when thereunto demanded make 
perform acknowledge & execute or cause or suffer to be made acknowledged preformed 
& executed, all and every such act & act deed & deeds which the said Lewis Thomas 
his heirs executors administrators or assigns, or his or their Councel learned in 
the law shall be advised or required, better and further assuring & sure making & 
establishing the said land unto the said Lewis Thomas his heirs executors 
administrators & assigns forever.  In whereof the said Charles Wooten & Ann his 
wife hath hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year of ouf Lord above written.
				Charles Wooten
				Ann Wooten

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Jhonathan Thomas
				Deborah Phips

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





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