James Pearsall Shff  To James James Deed 20 October 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 457, 458, & 459

James Pearsall Shff  To James James

Deed for 100 acres lands

	This indenture made the twentieth day of October in the tenth year of American 
Independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, Between 
James Pearsall Esquire High Sheriff of the County of Duplin in the State of North Carolina 
of the one part & James James of the same place of the other part.  Whereas the States 
writ of Feiri Facias issuing from the County Court of Duplin in the following words Viz. 
State of North Carolina, To the Sheriff of Duplin County, greeting you ar hereby commanded 
that of the goods chattels lands & tenements of Archibald Pearce of to be found in your 
Bailywick you cause to be paid the sum of twenty pounds seven shillings & three pence the 
balance of a judgment which lately in the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions at Duplin 
Elisha Carrol recovered against him for debt & damages, also three shillings & nine pence 
like money, cost & charges in said suit expended, whereof the said Archibald Pearce is 
convicted & liable as appears of record, & have you the said moneys before the said Court 
at Duplin on the third monday in July ninty, there to render to said Elisha Carrol his 
damages & cost aforesaid, herein fail not, have you this writ.  Witness W. Dickson Clerk 
of the said County Court at Duplin the 22nd day of April Anno Domini 1785.  By virtue of 
which said writ the said Sheriff did enter upon and take possession of a certain tract of 
land on the so. side of the grove swamp & on the middle Branch of Frederick's Mill branch.  
Begining at a large poplar by said branch, thence runing So. 10 Et. 31 chains 69 links to 
three pines, thence So. 80 Wt. 31 chain 64 links to a pine, thence No. 10 Wt. 31 chain 64 
links to a pine near the head of said Branch, & down the meanders of the said Branch to 
the first station, containing in the whole one hundred acres be the same more or less, it 
being the contents of a pattent formerly granted to Patrick Powell & having advertised the 
said lands according to law, did expose the same to sale at public vandue on the 22nd day 
of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and the said 
James James appearing on the premises, on the day aforesaid did bid off the said tract of 
land at the sum of one hundred and fifteen pounds current money & was the last and highest 
bidder.  Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said James Pearsall Sheriff of Duplin 
County aforesaid, by virtue of & in persuance of his said office & the writ aforesaid, and 
for & in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifteen pounds specie to the said 
James Pearsall in hand paid before the sealing & delivering of these presents, the receipt 
whereof the said James Pearsall doth hereby acknowledge, hath bargained granted sold 
aliend enfeoffed assigned set over conveyed and confirmed by virtue of his said office & 
in persusance of the writ aforesaid as fully as he can and is hereby empowered & enabled, 
doth by these presents grant bargain & sell alien enfeoffe transfer assigns & set over 
convey & confirm unto him the said James James all the aforesaid tract of land situate 
lying & being as aforesaid, with all the woods waters profits & advantages whatsoever, to 
the said one hundred acres of land & of every part and parcel thereof, and all the estate 
right title interest claim or demand of the said Archibald Pearce therein.  To have & to 
hold the said tract of land mentioned or intended to be granted sold aliend transfered 
set over assigned conveyed & confirmed unto the said James James his heirs and assigns 
forever, to the only proper use benefit & behoof of the said James James his heirs and 
assigns forever, in as full and ample manner as he the said James Pearsall Sheriff of 
Duplin County aforesaid by virtue of his office of Sheriff & in execution of the writ 
aforesaid & is hereby enable to convey alter transfer & change the same as far as he is 
empowered by virtue of his said office of Sheriff & in persuance of an act of the General 
Assembly in such case made & provided &.  In witness whereof the said James Pearsall hath 
hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year first above written.
				James Pearsall Sheriff

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Daniel Glisson
				James Wallace
				John Armstrong

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




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