Stephen Barefield To David Cannon Deed 16 November 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 182, 183, & 184
Stephen Barefield To David Cannon
Deed for 420 acres lands
This indenture made this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord ond thousand
seven hundred & eighty five and in the tenth year of the Independence of the State of No.
Carolina between Stephen Barefield of the State of North Carolina & County of Duplin of the one
part, and David Cannon junr. of the said State and County of the other part. Witnesseth, that
the said Stephen Barefield for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred & fifty pounds
specie well and truly paid by the said David Cannon junr., the recet. whereof he doth hereby
acknowledge & himself therewith to be fully satistied contented & paid, and of every part and
parcel thereof doth acquit and discharge the said David Cannpn junr. his heirs executors &
administrators forever, he the said Stephen Barefield hath given granted bargained sold conveyed
confirmed assigned set over and by these presents for himself his heirs executors and
administrators, doth fully freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey confirm assign
and set over unto the David Cannon junr. sundry tracts or parcels of land, situate lying and
being in Duplin County aforesaid on the South side of the North East & on a Branch called Rattle
Snake Branch, adjoining Elihay Jones's Jacob Kornegay's and Anthony Jones's lines, & is bounded
as follows Viz.one piece of land lying on the south side of the No. East swamo & in the fork of
Rattle Snake Branch being part of a survey patend by John Connerly bearing date the 2nd day of
April 1737, and begining at a small pine in the branch below Anthony Jones's field, and runing
So. 81 Wt. 81 poles to a Red Oak and marked pine, then No. 20 Wt. 186 poles to a white oak
thence No. 45 East 20 poles to a stake in Rattle Snake swamp, thence down the swamp to a marked
at the mouth of a Branch, thence up the branch to the begining, containing one hundred and
twenty one acres, be the same more or less, which lands descended from the said John Connerly
to his son Cullen Connerly as heir at law and was by the said Cullen Connerly sold and conveyed
by a deed of sale to Jesse Barefield, and by the said Jesse Barefield was sold & conveyed by a
deed of sale bearing date March 11th 1775 to Constantine Whitfield reference being thereunto
had may more fully appear, also one other piece or parcel of land containing one hundred acres
lying and being in the County of Duplin aforesaid. Begining at a white oak on the south side
of the North East on a branch know by the name of Rattle Snake branch, runing thence So. 24 Wt.
180 poles to a pine, thence No. 66 Wt. 90 poles to a black jack, thence No. 24 Et. 180 pole to
a pine, thence to the first station it being a paten formerly granted to Edward Rollins bearing
date September 29th 1753, relation being thereunto had may more fully appear, likewise one other
piece or parcel of land adjoining the above tract & was granted to Solomon Barefield by paten
bearing date March 15th 1756, containing by estimation one hundred acres of land more or less,
buted and bounded as follows Viz. Begining at a pine a corner tree of his former survey near
Rattle Snake branch, and runs So. 21 Wt. 180 poles to a pine, thence No. 71 Wt. 180 poles to a
pine, thence along a line of marked trees to a white oak on a little branch, thence down the
said Branch to a pine his corner, thence to the first station, the said last mentioned two tract
of land was sold & conveyed by William Graddy and Jesse Barefield to Constantine Whitfield by
deed of bargain & sale, reference being thereunto had as may more fully appear, also one other
piece or parcel of land lying and being in Duplin County on the south side of Rattle Snake Branch
and joining the line of the other lands hereby granted, and being part of a tract of land of
200 acres which was granted by paten to Constantine Whitfield, bearing date the 24th day of May
1773, reference being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear, all which four pieces
or parcels of land containing in the whole four hundred and twenty one acres more or less, was
conveyed by a deed of gift from the said Constantine Whitfield to his daughter Rachel Goodman
bearing date the 24th day of September 1778 and was since conveyed by a deed from Henry Goodman
and Rachel his wife to Timothy Goodman, bearing date 24th day of October 1778, and was since
conveyed by a deed of gift from Timothy Goodman to Henry Goodman bearing date the 26th day of
October 1778, reference being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear, all which four
peices of tract of land was conveyed by the said Constantine Whitfield to the said Henry Goodman
and by the said Henry Goodman were conveyed by a deed of bargain and sale bearing date the 25th
day of October 1785, to Stephen Barefield to the said David Cannon junr. his heirs and assigns
forever. To have and to hold the said four tracts or parcels of land containing four hundred &
twenty one acres to him the said David Connon junr. his heirs and assigns forever togeather
with all and singular the benefits preveledged and appurtenances thereon or thereunto in any
wise belonging, and the said Stephen Barefield for himself his heirs executors and administrators,
dothe hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said David Connon his heirs and assigns
to warrent secure and forever defend the said David Cannon his heirs and assigns in the peaceable
& quiet possession of all and singular the said four tract of land and premises hereby bargained
and sold and every part and parcel thereof from and against him the said Stephen Barefield his
heirs executors administrators and assigns, and from & against all and every person or persons
whatsoever, claiming any right title or interest of in and to the same or any part or parcel
thereof. In witness whereof the said Stephen Barefield hath hereunto set his hand affixed his
seal the day & year first above written.
Stephen Barefield
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
W. Sharpless
Alexd. Willson
Duplin County July Court 1785.
The within deed was proved in open Court by the oath of William Sharpless & ordered
to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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