Joseph Grimes To Sampson Grimes Deed 18 January 1786
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 248, 249, & 250
Joseph Grimes To Sampson Grimes
Deed for 100 acres lands
To all to whome these present shall come, greeting. Know ye that I Joseph Grimes of
the County & State of North Carolina, mill right, for and in consideration of the sum of four
pounds specie money to me in hand paid by Sampson Grimes of the aforesaid State of No. Carolina
and County of Duplin planter, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself to be therewith
fully satisfied and contented & of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate and acquit &
discharge the said Sampson Grimes hs his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever,
and by these presents have given granted sold and aliened & conveyed & confirmed and by these
presents do fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey & confirm unto the said
Sampson Grimes, he his heirs & assigns forever, one message or tract of land sittuate lying &
being in the County of Duplin and State of No. Carolina above said, lying and being in and on
the north side Goshen swamp. Begining at a cypress tree in Goshen Swamp at Charles Ward's line,
at the path and head of the great slew, runing No. 25 Et. 36 poles to a Red Oak on Weston's
line, thence No. 50 Wt. 40 pole to a white oak on Outlaw's line, thence So. 70 Wt. 42 poles to
a Cypress Outlaw's corner, thence North 39 Wt. 49 poles to a stake on Sampson Grimes line,
thence with his line So. 48 Wt. 152 poles to an ashe, thence No. 60 Wt. 65 poles to a gum,
thence to the begining, paten bearing date the tenth day of November 1784, containing by
estimation one hundred acres. To have and to hold the above bargained premises with all the
appertunances and previledges thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said
Joseph Grimes his heirs & Executors administrators and assigns forever to him the said Sampson
Grimes him his heirs executors administrators and assigns or eighther of them to his or their
proper use benefit & behoofe forever, and I the said Joseph Grimes for me my heirs executors
administrators and assigns, that before the ensealing and delivery hereof I have and am the
true and sole and lawfull owner of the above bargained premises in manner, and have in myself
good right and lawfull authority to convey the same in manner as above said and that the said
Sampson Grimes he his heirs executors administrators and assigns shall or may from time to time
and at all times forever hereafter peacebly possess and peacebly enjoy the above bargained
premises with all the priviledges to the same belonging or in any wise appurtaining and do
furthermore engage myself to secure & defent the same to the said Sampson Grimes against the
claims or demand of any other person or personr or person whatsoever, hereafter. In witness
whereof I the said Joseph Grimes have set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of January 1786.
Joseph Grimes
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
Snodon Pearce
John Whitehead
State of North Carolina Duplin County April Term 1786.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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