Micajah Brumley To John Johnston Deed 10 March 1783
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 535, & 536

Micajah Brumley To John Johnston

Deed for 100 acres lands

	This indenture made the 10th day of March seventeen hundred and eighty three.  
Between Micajah Brumley planter of Duplin County & State of No. Carolina & John Johnston 
of the aforesaid State & County, planter, of the other part, witnesseth, that he the 
said Micajah Brumley for and in consideration of the sum of eighty pounds specie to him 
in hand paid at and before the ensealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt & 
payment whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself to be therewith fully satisfied contented 
& paid & of every part and parcel thereof doth hereby exonerate acquit & discharge the 
said John Johnston his heirs & assigns forever, doth by these presents give grant bargain 
sell assign & set over to said John Johnston one certain tract or parcel of land containing 
one hundred acres of land, situate lying & being in Duplin County on the west side of 
Stewarts Creek above the mouth of Buckhall joining his own John Baptist Shepherd & Abraham 
Glisson's lines.  Begining at a pine his own upper back corner of the land he lives on, 
patened by Thomas Johnston, thence along Abraham Glisson's line No. 25 Wt. to his corner 
and past 74 poles to a pine, thence So. 65 Wt. 190 poles to a stake, thence So. 25 Wt. 90 
poles to a pine on John Shepherd's line thence as the same No. 68 Et. 66 poles to Brumley's 
own line, thence as the same No. 25 Wt. 30 poles to the begining, containing one hundred 
acres be the same more or less.  Being the contents of a patent granted to Micajah Brunley 
& from him conveyed by virtue of this deed to John Johnston junr.  To have & to hold the 
said bargained premises with all the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise 
appertaining of every nature or kind whatever to him the said John Johnston his heirs & 
assigns forever, free from all former gifts grants mortgages intails dowers jointures 
executions entents or troubles of every nature of kind whatever, and the said Micajah Brumley 
the aforesaid land & premises shall and will warrant & forever defend said land to him the 
said John Johnston his heirs & assigns from & against him the said Micajah Brumley his heirs 
& assigns, as also from and against the just & lawfull claim of every other person or persons 
whatever who may hereafter lay any lawfull claim to the said...& the said John Johnston the 
aforesaid land and premises shall and may have hold use occupie enjoy & possess as his own 
free & lawfull inheritance, free from all incumbrances whatever given granted or done by 
him the said Micajah Brumley or any other person or persons by from or under him or any of 
them.  In witness whereof the said Micajah Brumley hath hereunto set his hand & seal the 
day & year above written.
				Micajah Brumley

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Jno. Molten
				Abraham Molten

State of No. Carolina Duplin County January Term 1788.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Abraham Molten & ordered 
to be registered.
Test			W. Dickson, C. C.






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