Frederick Bearfield To Andrew Gufford Deed 29 January 1785
(Transcribed by Keith & Myra Lanier)


Deed Book 1 A Page 155, & 156

Frederick Bearfield To Andrew Gufford

Deed for 100 acres lands

	This indenture made this twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and in the ninth year of our Independence between 
Frederick Bearfield of the State of No. Carolina & County of Duplin planter of the one part, 
and Andrew Gufford of the same County & State planter of the other part,  Witnesseth that I 
the said Frederick Bearfield do for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds specie to 
me in hand paid by the said Andrew Gufford before the ensealing and delivering of these 
presents, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acquit and discharge the said Andrew Gufford his 
heirs executors admins. and assigns & hath granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed for 
himself his heirs executors administrators doth fully freely and absolutely grant bargain sell 
convey and confirm unto the said Andrew Gufford his heirs or assigns, one certain tract or 
parcel of land situate lying & being in the State and County aforesaid.  Begining at a pine 
in Luisses'es former line and runs So. 11 Wt. 100 poles to a pine, thence Wt. 120 pole to a 
pine, thence No. 25 Wt. to poley pocoson, thence a direct line to the head of the mare brance, 
thence down the said Branch to Lussess'es old line, thence along said line to the begining.  
Containing by estimation one hundred acres of land, be the same more or less, togeather with 
all previledged & advantages to the said land belinging or in any wise appertaining and further 
more I the said Frederick Bearfield do for myself my heirs executors admins. warrent and forever 
defend the above bargained land and premises unto the said Andrew Gufford his heirs executors 
administrators or assigns forever, against the lawfull clame of any person or persons whatsoever, 
said land granted to Jesse Bearfield by patent bearing date 1780, and the said Frederick 
Bearfield hath good right & Lawful authority on his own proper right to grant bargain sell 
convey & forever confirm the said tract or parcet of land from him his heirs executors 
administrators or any other assigns unto the said Andrew Gufford his heirs executors administrators 
or assigns to their only use benefit and behoof.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and fixed my seal the day & year first above written. 
				Frederick Bearfield

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Stephen Gufford
				James Werring

State of No. Carolina, Duplin County, January Court 1785.
There was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
		Test		W. Dickson, C. C.








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