Gillespie & Burton To Robert Dickson Deed 22 June 1780
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 305, & 306

Gillespie & Burton To Robert Dickson

Deed for 250 acres lands

	To all people to whom these presents shall come greeting.  Know ye that we Watson 
Burton & James Gillespie both of the County of Duplin in the State of North Carolina for 
and in consideration of the sum of five pounds current money of the State to us in hand 
well & truly paid by Robert Dickson of the said County of Duplin, the receipt whereof we 
do hereby acknowledge, and ourselves therewith to be fully satisfied content & paid and 
thereof & of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit and discharge the said Robert 
Dickson his heirs executors & administrators forever by these presents, have given granted 
bargained sold conveyed confirmed assigned & set over unto the said Robert Dickson his heirs 
and assigns forever, all our intenst property claim or demand whatsoever of in & to one 
certain tract or parcel of land, situate lying & being in the County of Duplin aforesaid 
between Maxwell swamp & Elder swamp, & between Holden's & Powell's lines.  Begining at at 
a water oak on the run in Elder swamp Robert Dickson's corner on Patrick Powells line & 
runs thence along Robert Dickson's line Wt. 120 pole to a red oak his corner, thence No. 
20 Wt. 150 to a stake on an old line, thence along said old line No. 82 Wt. 40 pole to a 
pine the corner thereof, thence South 300 pole, thence Et. 220 poles to Powell's line, & 
thence with his line to the begining, & containing by survey 250 acres of land be the same 
more or less, being the whole contents of a patent granted to the said Watson Burton & James 
Gillespie, bearing date the fourth day of March 1775, which said land we give & grant tot he 
said Robt. Dickson his heirs & assigns forever, free and clear off and from the lawfull claim 
& demand of us or either of us as our heirs executors administrators forever.  In witness 
whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this 22nd day of June 1780.
				Watson Burton
				James Gillespie

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
				Wm. McGowen
				Watson Burton

State of North Carolina Duplin County October Term 1786.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
	Test			W. Dickson, C. C.




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