Joseph Dickson To John Blanton Deed 18 July 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 344, & 345

Joseph Dickson To John Blanton

Deed for 100 acres lands

	This indenture made the eighteenth day of July in the tenth year of the American 
Independence & in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & eighty five.  
Between Joseph Dickson of the State of No. Carolina & County of Duplin of the one part & 
John Blanton of the same place of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Joseph Dickson 
for divers good causes & considerations him thereunto moving but more especially for the 
valluable consideration of the sum of ten pounds current money of the State aforesaid to 
him in hand well & truly paid or secured to be paid by John Blanton aforesaid, before the 
ensealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath 
by these presents given granted bargained sold assigned & set over to the said John Blanton 
his heirs & assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land sittuate lying & being in the 
State & County aforesaid on the north side of the main Doctors Creek of Rockfish on both 
sides of a Branch called the Deep gully.  Begining at a pine Clifton Bowen's No. Wt. corner, 
thence Wt. 82 pole to a pine, thence No. 104 pole to a gum in a Branch, thence Et. 156 pole 
to a pine, thence So. 104 poles to a stake on Bowen's line & with the same to the begining, 
containing in the whole one hundred acres be the same more or less, being the contents of a 
patent granted to the said Joseph Dickson the tenth day of November Anno Domini 1784.  To 
have & to hold the aforesaid land & premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging 
or in any wise appurtaining to him the said John Blanton his heirs & assigns forever, free 
from all former gifts grants mortgages intails wills dowers right or title of dowers execution 
entents or troubles whatsoever, committed or done by hin the said Joseph Dickson or any other 
person or persons whatever by from or under him & the said Joseph Dickson, the aforesaid land 
& premises to him the said John Blanton his heirs & assigns shall and will warrent & forever 
defend from & against him the said Joseph Dickson his heirs & assigns as also from & against 
the just and lawfull claime of all & every other person or persons whatever who may hereafter 
lay any lawfull claime to the same.  In witness whereof the said Joseph Dickson hath hereunto 
set his hand & seal at Duplin the date above written.
				Joseph Dickson

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Samuel Cauman
				Claudius Cartright

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






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