Eleazer Rogers To Moses Sholders Deed 5 October 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S DUnn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 485, & 486

Eleazer Rogers To Moses Sholders

Deed for 150 acres lands

	This indenture made this fifth day of October in one thousand seven hundred & 
eighty seven Between Eleazer Rogers of Duplin County of the one part & Moses Sholders 
of the other part, of the said County of Duplin & province of No. Carolina send greetings.  
Know ye that I the said Eleazer Rogers for and in consideration of forty pounds specie 
to me in hand paid before the ensealing & delivering hereof unto to Moses Sholders of 
the said County & State aforesaid have bargained sole & conveyed enfeoffed & assigned 
& set over unto Moses Sholders a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred 
& fifty acres lying & being in our County of Duplin in our State of North Carolina, on 
the east side of the North East River & on the richland branch that makes into Holly 
Shelter pocoson.  Begining at a pine and runs South 150 poles crossing the said Branch 
to a red oak near the pocoson, thence Et. 160 poles to a gum in a small branch, thence 
No. 150 poles to a stake in the Cedar pond thence to the begining.  To have and to hold 
the said land & premises with all its improvements to him the said Moses Sholders his 
heirs and assigns forever, & that the said Eleazer Rogers at the ensealing & delivering 
of these presents hath a good right & lawfull authority to bargain & sell the same in 
manner as above said, tothe said Moses Sholders his heirs & assigns forever, the said 
Eleazer Rogers for himself his heirs executors administrators doth further promise & 
warrant that the said land and premises is free and clear from lawfull claim challing 
dowery or demands of any person whatsoever & the same will warrant secure and defend 
unto the said Moses Sholders his heirs and assigns forever.  In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written.
				Eleazor Rogers

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Robert Cole
				Jacob Lanier
				John Lanier

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





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