James Pearsall To John Boney Deed 18 January 1786
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 300, 301, & 302

James Pearsall To John Boney

Deed for 200 acres lands

	This indenture made the eighteenth day of January in the tenth year of the American 
Independance & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six.  Between 
James Pearsall Esquire Sheriff of the County of Duplin in the State of North Carolina of the 
one part & John Boney of the same place ont the other part whereas by a writ of Fien Facias 
issued from the County Court of Duplin in the following woods to wit, State of North Carolina 
To the Sheriff of Duplin County, Greeting, You are hereby commanded that of the goods & chattels 
lands & tenements of Henry Gilman late of Duplin County Schoolmaster if to be found in your 
Bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of seventy five pounds current money which lately in 
the County Court of Peas & Quarter Sessions at Duplin John Boney recovered against him for debt 
& also the sum of four pounds one shilling & nine pence for cost and damages in the said writ 
expended whereof the said Henry Gilman is convicted & liable as appears of recore & have you 
the said moneys before the justices of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions to be held 
for the County of Duplin at Duplin on the third monday of October next then and there to render 
to the said John Boney his damages cost & charges aforesaid, together with your own fees for 
the service, herein fail not and have you then and there this writing.  Witness William Dickson
Clerk of the said Court at Duplin the 23rd day of July in the ninth year of American Independance,
Anno Dom. 1784.  By virtue of which said writ the Sheriff did enter upon and take possession of 
a certain tract of land situate lying & being in the County of Duplin aforesaid on the south 
side of Maxwell swamp opposite and above the mouth of Stockinghead swamp and joining below said 
Boney's plantation it being the upper half of a tract of land formerly granted by patent to 
Henry Gilman and is bounded as follows to wit.  Begining at a water oak & gum Richard Chasson's 
corner on the north side of Maxwell swamp, thence crossing the swamp So. 10 Et. 168 poles to a 
pine the corner of the paten line South 40 poles to a stake, thence the paten line So. 65 Wt. 
140 poles to a pine, thence crossing the swamp No. 25 Wt. 180 poles to a pine the corner, thence
No. 60 Et. to the begining, and the said James Pearsall Esquire Sheriff of Duplin County 
aforesaid, did according to law advertise & expose the same to sake on the seventeenth day of 
October 1784, & the said John Boney being then & there present upon the premises on the said 
seventheenth day of October aforesaid did bid off the said tract of land at the sum of ten 
pounds specie & was the last and highest bidder.  Now this indenture witnesseth that the said 
James Pearsall Sheriff of Duplin County aforesaid by virtue of & in pursuance of his siad office 
& the writ aforesaid & for & in consideration of the said sum of ten pounds specie to him the 
said James Pearsall in hand paid before the sealing & delivery of these presents, by the said 
John Boney the receipt whereof the said James Pearsall doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted 
bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed confirmed assigned & set over by virtue of his said 
office & in pursuance of the writ aforesaid as fully as he can and is thereby empowered & 
enabled, doth by these presents grant bargain sell alien enfelffe transfer convey confirm 
assign & set over unto the said John Boney all the aforesaid tract of land containing two 
hundred acres, situate lying & being & before mentioned with all the woods waters ways profits 
& advantages whatsoever to the said two hundred acres & of every part and parcel thereof 
belonginig or in any wise appertaining & all the estate right & title interest, claim demand 
of the same James Pearsall therein.  To have & to hold the said tract of land herein mentioned 
or intended to be sold aliend transfered assigned set over conveyed & confirmed unto the said 
John Boney his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use & behoofe of the said John 
Boney 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 said office of Sheriff & in execution of 
the writ aforesaid & is hereby enabled to convey transfer & change the same & the said James 
Pearsall doth covenant promise and agree to & with the said John Boney his heirs & assigns, 
that the said James Pearsall Sheriff of Duplin County aforesaid, will warrant and defend the 
said granted & bargained premises unto the said John Boney his heirs and assigns against the 
said James Pearsall & his heirs & against all & every other person or persons claiming under 
him the said James Pearsall his heirs or assigns so far as he is empowered & enabled by virtue 
of his said office of Sheriff & in pursuance of the writ aforesaid & of the act of Assembly in 
such case made and provided.  In witness whereof the said James Pearsall hath hereunto set his 
hand & seal the day and date first above written.
				J. Pearsall She.

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
				Joseph Dickson
				Chas. Ward

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




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