Samuel Howard to Shad'k Stallings Deed 17 January 1783
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 24 & 25

Samuel Howard to Shad'k Stallings

Deed of 100 acres of lands

	This indenture made the seventeenth day of January in the seventh year of American 
Independence and in the year of ou Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & eighty three 
between Shadrick Stallings of the State of North Carolina and County of Duplin of the one 
part and Samuel Howard of the same place of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Samuel 
Howard for diverse food causes and consideration him thereunto moving, but more expecially 
for the valuable consideration of the sum of forty pounds specie to him in hand well and 
truly paid or secured to be paid by Shadrick Stallings aforesaid before the insealing and 
delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, jath by these presents 
given granted bargained sold assigned and set over to the said Shadrick Stallings one certain 
tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Duplin County aforesaid on the South side 
of Maxwells swamp and on both sides of Parsons Branch.  Beginning at a small pine at a large 
fallen down white oak David Sloan's lower station tree on the So. edge of said Parsons Branch; 
thence said Sloan's line South 10 West 46 poles to a pine his corner; thence East 102 poles 
to a pine, thence North crossing the branch 90 poles to a pine, thence West 194 poles to a 
gum in a Branch, thence to the beginning, containing in the whole one hundred acres be the 
same more or less, being the contents of a patent granted to the said Shadrick Stallings.  
To have and to hold the said bargained land and premises with all the appurtenances to the 
same belonging or in any wise appertaining of every nature or kind whatever to him the said 
Shadrick Stallings his heirs & assigns forever free from all former gifts grants mortgages 
intails dowers, jointres, wills, executions extent or troulbes whatever given granted of 
done by him the said Saml. Howard or any other person or persons by from or under him and 
the said Shadrick Stallings the aforesaid land and premises shall and may have hold use 
occupy enjoy and possess as his own free and lawful inheritance in as full and ample a 
manner as the said Samuel Howard by his deed from the said Shadrick Stallings might or 
could have enjoyed and the said Sam. Howard & the said land and premises to him the said 
Shadrick Stallings shall and will warrant and forever defend against him his heirs and 
assigns forever.  In witness whereof the said Samuel Howard hath hereunto set his hand and 
seal the date above written.

						Samuel Howard

Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us
			Joseph Dickson
			Jane Dickson

State of North Carolina, Duplin County, July Court 1784.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Joseph Dickson & ordered to be 
registered.

Test		W. Dickson, C. C.






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