James Morris To Daniel Clark Deed 1 August 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S DUnn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 471, 472, 473, & 474
James Morris To Daniel Clark
Deed for 421 acres lands
This indentrue made this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred & eighty seven, & in the twelveth year of the Independence of the State of
North Carolina. Between James Morris of the State of North Carolina & County of Duplin
of the one part & Daniel Clark of the said State & County of the other part, witnesseth,
that the said James Morris for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred pounds
specie, well and truly paid by the said Danie Clark, the receipt whereof he doth hereby
acknowledge and himself therewith to be fully satisfied contented & paid & of every part
and parcel doth acquit & discharge the said Daniel Clark his heirs executors & administrators
forever, he the said James Morris hath given granted bargained sold conveyed confirmed
assigned set over, & by these presents for himself his heirs executors & administrators,
doth freely fully and absolutely give grant bargian sell convey confirm assign & set over
unto the said Daniel Clark sundry tract or parcels of land, situate lying and being in
Duplin County aforesaid on the south side of the North East & on a branch called Rattlesnake
Branch adjoining Elijah Jones's Jacob Kornegay & Anthony Jones's lines, and is bounded as
follows Viz. one piece of land lying on the south side of the North East Swamp & in the
fork of Rattlesnake Branch, being part of a survey patened by John Connerly bearing date
the 2nd day of April 1751, and begining at a small pine in the branch below Anthony Jones
field & runing So. 81 Wt. 81 pole to a red oak & marked pine, thence No. 20 Wt. 186 poles
to a white oak, thence No. 45 Et. 20 poles to a statke in Rattlesnake Branch, thence down
the swamp to a marked gum at the mouth of a Branch, thence up the branch to the begining,
containing one hundred & twenty one acres be the same more or less, which said land
decended from the said John Connerly to his son Cullen Connerly as heir at law, and was by
the said Cullen Connerly sold and conveyed by a deed of sale to Jesse Barfield, & since by
the said Jesse Barfield was sold & conveyed by a deed of sale bearing date March the 11th
1775 to Constantine Whitfield, reference being thereunto had may more fully appear, also
one other piece of parcel of land containing one hundred acres lying & being in the County
of Duplin aforesaid. Begining at a white oak on the south side of the No. Et. on a Branch
known by the name of the Rattlesnake Branch, runing thence So. 24 Wt. 180 pole to a pine,
thence No. 66 Wt. 90 poles to a black jack, thence No. 26 Et. 180 pole to a pine, thence
to the first station it being a patent formerly granted to Edward Rollins bearing date
September 29th 1753, relation being thereunto had may more fully appear, Likewise one other
piece or parcel of land adjoining the above tract & was granted to Solomon Barfield by patent
bearing date March 15th 1756, contianing by estimation one hundred acres of land be the
same more or less, buted & bounded as follows Viz. Begining at a pine a corner tree of his
former survey near Rattledsnake Branch and runs So. 21 Wt. 180 pole to a pine, thence No.
71 Wt. 180 pole to a pine, thence along a line of marked trees to a white oak on a little
branch, thence down the said branch to a pine his corner, thence to the first station, the
said last mentioned two tracts of land was sold & conveyed by William Graddy & Jesse Barfield
to Constantine Whitfield by deed of bargain & sale, reference being thereunto had may more
fully appear, also one other piece or parcel of land lyig & being in Duplin County on the
south side of Rattlesnake Branch, & joining the lines of the other lands hereby granted
& being part of a tract of land of two hundred acres which was granted by patent to
Constantine Whitfield bearing date the 24th day of May 1773, reference being thereunto had
may more fully and at large appear, all which four pieces or parcel of land containing in
the whole four hundred & twenty four acres more or less, was conveyed by a deed of gift
from the said Constantine Whitfield to his daughter Rachel Goodman bearing date the 24th
day of September 1778, and was since conveyed by a deed from Henry Goodman & Rachel his
wife to Timothy Goodman bearing date the 24th day of October 1778, & since conveyed be a
deed of gift from Timothy Goodman to Henry Goodman bearing date the 26th day of October
1778, reference being thereunto had may more fully & at large appear, all which four pieces
or tracts of land were conveyed be the said Constantine Whitfield to the said Henry Goodman
& by the said Henry Goodman were conveyed by a deed of bargain & sale bearing date the 25th
day of October 1785, to Stephen Barfield & was since conveyed by the said Stephen Barfield
to David Cannon junr. by a deed of sale bearing date the 16th day of November 1785, &
since conveyed by a deed of bargain & sale from the said David Cannon to James Morris
bearing date the 29th day of December 1786, & by these presence conveyed by the said James
Morris to the said Daniel Clark his heirs & assigns forever. To have and to hold the said
four tracts or parcels of land contining four hundred and twenty one acres, to him the said
Daniel Clark his heirs & assigns forever, together with all and singular the benefits
previledges & appurtenances thereunto belonging, & the said James Morris for himself his
heirs executors & administrators doth hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said
Daniel Clark his heirs & assigns to warrant secure & forever defend the said Daniel Clark
his heirs & assigns in the peaceble & quiet possession of all and singular the said four
tracts of land and premises hereby bargained & sold & every part and parcel thereof, from
and against him the said James Morris his heirs and every person or persons whatsoever,
claiming any right title or interest of in & to hte same or any part or parcel thereof.
In witness whereof the said James Morris hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal
the day & year first above written.
Jas. Morris
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
Charles Brown
Wm. Whitfield
David Clark
State of No. Carolina Duplin County October Term 1787.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Charles Brown & ordered
to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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