Dempsey Westbrook To Jacob Taylor Deed  January 1786
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 495, 496, & 497

Dempsey Westbrook To Jacob Taylor

Deed for 100 acres lands

	To all to whom these presents shall come greeting.  Know ye that I Dempsey Westbrook 
of the County of Duplin & State of No. Carolina, for and in consideration of the sum or thirty 
pounds specie money to me in hand before the ensealing & delivery of these presents, well and 
truly paid by Jacob Taylor of the same State & County aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do 
hereby acknowledge myself therewith to be fully satisfied & contented, & of every part and 
parcel thereof do exonerate & discharge the said Dempsey Westbrook his heirs executors 
administrators & assigns forever, & by these presents have given granted bargained sold aliend 
conveyed & confirmed & by these presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell 
convey & confirm unto the said Jacob Taylor his heirs & assigns forever, one messuage or tract 
of land sittuated lying & being in the County of Duplin & State aforesaid, on the North East 
Marsh & South side of Gum Branch, containing by estimation one hundred acres be the same more 
or less.  Begining at a pine on the Marsh above Bailes's improvements & runs So. 40 Wt. 180 
pole to a pine, thence No. 50 Wt. along a line, to a line of marked trees, thence along the 
line of marked trees & east course to the marsh, thence down the marsh to the first station.  
To have and to hold the above bargained premises with all the appurtenances to the same 
belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Dempsey Westbrook, he his heirs executors 
administrators forever, to his & their only proper use benefit & behoof forever & I the said 
Dempsey Westbrrok for me my heirs executors administrators & assigns, do covenant promise and 
grant to and with the said Jacob Taylor he his heirs executors & assigns, that before the 
ensealing & delivery hereof, I am the true sole & lawfull owner of the above bargained premises 
in manner as above said, & that the said Jacob Taylor he is heirs & assigns shall and may from 
time to time & at all times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of these presents lawfully 
peacebly & quietly forever by force & virtue of these presents hold use occupie possess & enjoy 
the said demise premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise 
appertaining freely & clearly acquited exonerated & discharge of & from all manner of former 
or other gifts grants bargains sales leases wills mortgages entails jointures dowries judgments 
executions & incumbrances whatsoever, furthermore I the said Dempsey Westbrook do for me my 
heirs executors administrators & assigns do covenant & engage the demised premises to the said 
Jacob Taylor he his heirs & assigns & do warrant secure & forever defend the said lands against 
the lawfull claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, unto the said Jacob Taylor 
he his heirs & assigns forever hereafter.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal 
this day of January 1786.
				Dempsey Westbrook

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
				Fredk. Barfield
				James Taylor

State of No. Carolina Duplin County January Term 1788.
Then was the within deed in open Court by the oath of Fredericfk Barfield & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test		W. Dickson, C. C.





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