Commisssioners of Sarecta To James Wallace & Israel Bowdean Deed 16 October 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 498, 499, & 500

Commisssioners of Sarecta To James Wallace & Israel Bowdean 

Deed for four lots

	This indenture made the sixteenth day of October, in the twelveth year of American 
Independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven.  Between 
James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann of the one part, & Charles Ward John Hill James Outlaw 
Samuel Houston David Murdock George Miller & John Matchet commissioners appointed by act of 
Assembly passed the sixth day of January 1787, for laying out the Town of Saracta of the 
other part.  Witnesseth that the said Charles Ward John Hill James Outlaw Samuel Houston 
David Murdock George Miller & John Matcher commissioners as aforesaid for and in consideration 
of the sum of two pounds for each lott in hand paid to William & Edward Houston proprietors 
of the said Town by Griffith Houston, William Southerland Sean Worley & John Chambers do 
exonerate acquit & discharge the said James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann their heirs & assigns 
from the same & every part thereof.  The said Charles Ward John Hill James Outlaw Samuel 
Houston David Murdock George Miller & John Matchet commissioners aforesaid of said Town by 
virtue of the powers & authorities invested in them by act of Assembly aforesaid passed at 
Fayettevill, have given granted bargained & sold & confirmed & conveyed, & by these presents 
do bargain sell convey & confirm unto the said James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann & their heirs, 
all that messuage or part of the said Town known by name in the plan to the said Town by Lott 
number six, which said Lot was at the time of drawing for Lots in said Town, drawn by Griffitn 
Houston & by him sold unto the said James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann, and alsothe Lott known 
by the name of number seven, which said Lot was drawn by William Southerland, & by him sold 
to the said James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann in like manner, and also the Lot known by the 
name of number twenty six, which said Lot was drawn by Jane Worley & by her sold to them in 
like manner, & also the Lot known by the name of number twenty seven, which said Lot was drawn 
by John Chambers & by him sold in like manner to the said James Wallace & Israel Bordeann.  To 
have and to hold the said Lots & lands hereafter sold with all the rights menbers & appurtenances 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann their 
heirs & assigns forever, free from the least like hindrances molestation or interuption of them 
the said Charles Ward John Hill James Outlaw Samuel Houston David Murdock George Miller & John 
Matchet commissioners and their successors in office, & the said commissioners in virtue of 
power and authorities aforesaid do further covenant & agree to & with the aforesaid James 
Wallace & Israel Bordeann, that they will from time to time warrant & defen the Lots or lands 
numbered and discribed as aforesaid, unto the said James Wallace & Israel Bourdeann their 
heirs & assigns forever, from & against the lawfull or just claim of them or any of them or 
their or any of their successors in office, or from and against the claim of any other person 
claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them, or any other person or persons 
whatsoever, they the said James Wallace& Israel Bourdeann yielding & paying such taxes as 
shall be assigned by them the said commissioners or their successors in office for the 
regulation of said Town & performing the different contracts & agreements concluded or by 
the commissioners formerly appointed for laying off said Town.  In witness whereof we set our 
hands & seals this sixteenth day of Oct. 1787.
				Chas Ward
				John Hill
				Jas. Outlaw
				Saml. Houston
				David Murdock
				Geo. Miller
				John Matchett

Witness.
The nam William Southerland being first obliterated & that of
John Chambers interlined
James Kenan
Robert Dickson
Geo. Morisey

State of No. Carolina Duplin County April Term 1788.
Then was the withing deed proved in open Court by the oath of George Morisey & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test		W. Dickson, C. C.





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