James Herring To Anne Herring Deed 17 April 1789
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book E Page 362 & 363

James Herring To Anne Herring

Deed of Gifts for Negroes

No. Carolina Duplin County

	Know all men by these presents that I James Herring Senior Being in my proper helth and sinces and 
for the natural Love and affection I have and do bear and for the better maintainces of the same for his 
Daughter Ann and his Sons Bryan James and Lewis Williams Herring I have and doth hereby Deliver and absolutely 
give unto my Daughter Ann four negroes Sall David York and Abram one mare and one Bed which is particular 
Delivered with the Negroes—also unto my Son Bryan two negroes Named Frank and Ginney and the Quarter Plantation 
and all the Land belonging to it that Kenan formerly sold to Houseman and one M are which now Delivered also 
unto James Herring Junior two negroes named Lewsy and Charles three cows and Calves one Bed which is all Delivered 
and Six head of sheep and one Gray horse and also unto my Son Lewis Williams two negroes named Tamer and Tuash 
and the Plantation I now live on and all the Land Belonging to it and three hundred acres of Land Lying on Sandy 
Run one Bed and furniture three Cows and Calves and one mare Six head of Sheep which now Delivered and the same 
to each and Either of them I do hereby freely and absolutely give them as above mentioned Clear of any Claims or 
Demand of any person or persons whatsoever and Each and Either of them have from this time full possession of all 
and Singular as heretofore mentioned and that I do forever hereafter warrant secure and forever Defend the same 
Clear of any Rights Titles Claims or Demands of any person whatsoever Given under my hand and Seal April the 17th 
day 1789.

Signed sealed and Delivered				James Herring
in presence of us
Owen D’Daniel
Ruben Weston
Rugen Diver

State of No. Carolina			October Term 1791
Duplin County

	Then was the within Deed proved in open Court by the oath of Ruben Weston and ordered to be Registered.	
Test.  W. Dickson, C.C.





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