Phill Southerland To William Southerland Deed 20 December 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 463, 464, & 465

Phill Southerland To William Southerland

	This indenture made this twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord 1784, 
& in the eighth year of the American Independence, Between Phill Southerland of the State 
of No. Carolina in the County of Duplin of the one part & William Southerland of the same 
State & County aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Phill Southerland 
for divers good causes & considerations him thereunto moving, but more especially for & 
in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds to him in hand paid or secured to be 
paid before the sealing & delivery hereof, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge 
& himself therewith to be fully satisfied and content & thereof and therefrom doth hereby 
acquit the aforesaid William Southerland his heirs executors administrators assigns hath 
bargained sold enfeoffed conveyed & confirmed & by these presents for himself his heirs 
executors administrators hath & doth fully freely & absolutely bargain sedll enfeoffe 
convey & forever confirm unto the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns, one 
certain travct or parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred acres be the same 
more or less, situate lying & being in the above said province & County of Duplin & on 
the east side of the No. East of Cape Fear River, on both sides of Limestone Creek.  
Begining at a Burch on the south side of the Creek Francis Brice's lower corner, & runs 
So. 15 Et. 54 pole to a pine at Samuel Johnston's line, thence with his line SO. 57 Wt. 
110  pole to a pine John Atkins' corner, thence No. 45 Et. 180 pole to a pine his other 
corner, thence No. 60 pole to a pine, thence Et. 160 pole to a pine, thence So. 90 pole 
to a gum at the Creek, & down the meanders of the Creek to the begining, the said two 
hundred acres of land being granted to William Foulsom by pattent bearing date September 
the 16th 1766.  To have and to hold the said two hundred acres of land and premises with 
the appurtenances unto the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns forever in as 
full and ample manner to all intents & purposes as he the said Phill Southerland did might 
or could have held the same before the making hereof, & the said Phill Southerland is 
stands seized of the said lands & premises of an indefeazable estate of inheritance in 
fee simple, & that in himself hath good right full power & lawfull authority to grant 
bargain sell convey and forever confirm the said land and premises with the appurtenances 
unto the said William Southerland his heirs & assigns & that from time to time & at all 
times forever hereafter, he the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns by power 
and virtue hereof may & shall enter unto have hold use occupie possess & enjoy the said 
two hundred acres of land and premises, free & clear and freely & clearly acquitte 
discharged saved kept harmless & indemnified off and from all former or other gifts 
grants bargains sails enfeoffements entails jointures dowries execution entents & 
incumbrances whatsoever the quit rents of said land which shall hereafter become annually 
due only excepted, moreover the said Phill Southerland doth for himself his heirs executors 
and administrators warrant to defend the title of the said two hundred acres of land to 
him the said William Southerland his heirs and assigns forever, free from the lawfull 
claim of him the said Phill Southerland his heirs executors & administrators or any other 
person or persons whatsoever, also the said Phill Southerland doth covenant & agree for 
himself his heirs executors & administrators to & with the said William Southerland his 
heirs or assigns, that at any time hereafter at the reasonable request of him the said 
William Southerland his heirs or assigns & at his or their cost and charges in the law, 
he the said Phill Southerland his heirs executors or administrators shalll and will make 
or cause to be made and duly executed any further or other deed or instrument of writing 
for the sure making the title of the said land & premises to him the said William Southerland 
his heirs executors or assigns forever, as he or they or him or their council learned in 
the law shall advise devise or require.  In witness whereof the said Phill Southerland 
hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year first above written.
				Phill Southerland

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of 
				Robert Southerland
				Robert Bishop

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






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