Joseph Winfield To Benjamin Coxwell Deed 18 August 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 86 & 87

Joseph Winfield To Benjamin Coxwell

Deed for 150 acres lands

	This indenture made the eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred & eighty four, between Joseph Winfield of the County of Wayne and State of North 
Carolina of the one part, and Benjamis Coxwell of the County of Duplin & province of No. 
Carolina of the other part, Witnesseth, that for & in consideration of the sum of twenty pound 
specie to me in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof I do 
hereby acknowledge myself to be fully sattisfied contented and paid, and have given granted 
bargained and sold aliened conveyed and confirmed unto Benj. Coxwell his heirs executors 
administrators or assigns forever, one certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being 
in the County of Duplin and the State above, on the No. side of the No. East Marsh, and No. 
side of the Horsepen pocoson.  Begining at a white oak and Black Jack by the No. side of the 
pocoson, thence running No. 150 pole to a pine in the Burncoat pond, thence Wt. 150 pole along 
the said Winfield's line, thence So. 150 pole to said Winfield's given line, thence Et. with 
said line 150 pole to the begining, containing by estimation one hundred and fifty acres, be 
the same more or less, it being part of a tract granted to said Joseph Winfield, seventeenth 
December in the year one thousand and seventy.  To have and to hold the said bargained and 
granted premises with all the appertenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining 
to him the said Benjamn Coxwell his heirs and to them and their only proper use benefit and 
behoof of him the said Coxwell his heirs and assigns forever, and I the said Joseph Winfield 
for my heirs executor administrator do covenant promise and agree to and with the said Benjamin 
Coxwell his heirs executors administrators and asigns, that he the said Joseph Winfield has a 
good right and in his self full and lawful authority to set & dispose of the same in manner 
aforesaid and that the same free and clear of and from all and all manner if incumbrances 
whatsoever and that the said Benjamin Coxwell his heirs and assigns may have hold use occupy 
possess and enjoy the said land and premises with the appertenances without any hinderance or 
molestation of the said Joseph Winfield his heirs Viz.  or any other person by from or under 
him or them, the quit rents that our Assembly may lay on the demised premises only excepted.  
In witness whereof the said Joseph Winfield have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this 
day and date above mentioned.
				Joseph Winfield

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
				Ur'h. Blanshard
				Samuel Rogers

State of No. Carolina, Duplin County, October Court 1784.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Samuel Rogers and ordered 
to be registered.
	Test			W. Dickson, C. C.






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