Jacob Mathews To John Mathews Deed 8 October 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 440, & 441

Jacob Mathews To John Mathews

Deed for 190 acres lands

	This indenture made this eighth day of October in the year of our Christ one 
thousand seven hundred & eighty seven.  Between Jacob Mathews of the State of North 
Carolina and County of Duplin planter, of the one part, & John Mathews of the same 
place of the other part Witnesseth, that the said Jacob Mathews for divers good causes 
& considerations him thereunto moving, but more especially for the valuable consideration 
of the sum of twenty pounds lawfull money to him in hand well & truly paid by John 
Mathews aforesaid, the receipt of the same whereof he the said Jacob Mathews doth 
hereby acknowledge himself to be then with fully satisfied contented & paid & of every 
part and parcel thereof doth hereby acquit and forever discharge the said John Mathews 
his heirs & assigns forever, & hath by these presents given granted bargained sold & 
forever confirmed to the said John Mathews, one certain tract or parcel of land, 
situate lying & being in the State & County afoaresaid, on the So. Et. side of Stuarts 
Creek & both sides of Miller's Mill swamp, one hundred & ninety acres of land.  Begining 
at a cypress  on the north side of said swamp Arthur Mathew;s corner, thence crossing 
the Creek So. 46 poles to a pine, his corner of another survey, thence Wt. 50 poles 
to a white oaki his corner, thence along David Tucker's line So. 180 poles to a pine 
on the edge of a clear run branch, thence up said Branch by various courses with said 
Tucker's line 160 poles to a pine by the branch head, thence No. 10 Et. 74 poles to 
a pine on the edge of the said Hill branch thence down said Branch No. 5 Wt. 206 pole 
to a stake no. side of Miller's swamp, thence to the begining, & containing one 
hundred ninety acres be the same more or less, being the contents of a patent granted 
to Jacob Mathews bearing date the tenth day of November one thousand seven hundred 
and eighty four, as patent doth appear, which said bargained land & premises he the 
said Jacob Mathews doth hereby warrant & defend to him the said John Mathews, his heirs 
and assigns forever, free and clear from all former gifts grants judgments intails 
dowers or any other incumbrance given or granted by him the said Jacob Mathews & he 
the said John Mathews the above said land and premises shall and may have hold use 
occupie enjoy & possess, as his own free and lawfull inheritance, free from all manner 
of incumbrances whatsoever, except the taxes yearly laid on land by the General Assembly 
hereafter due on lands & he the said Jacob Mathews the above bargained land & premises, 
shall & will warrant and forever defend unto him the said John Mathews his heirs and 
assigns forever, from & against him the said Jacob Mathews his heirs executors 
administrators & assigns as also from & against the just and lawful claim or claims 
of any other person or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof he the said Jacob 
Mathews hath hereunto set his hand & fixed his seal the day & year first above written.
				Jacob Mathews

Signed sealed & delivered in the presents of us
				John Evans
				Jas. Wilson

State of No. Carolina Duplin County October Term 1787.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Jas. Wilson & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test		W. Dickson, C. C.




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