Stephen Herring To William Chesnut Deed 18 July 1839
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 12 Page 80, & 81

Stephen Herring To William Chesnut

Deed 122 Acres 

This Indenture made this 18th day of July 1839 between Stephen Herring of the County 
of Duplin and State of North Carolina of the one part and William Chesnut of the same 
County and State of the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum 
of Two Hundred Dollars to him in hand paid the said Stephen Herring hath bargained sold 
and does hereby make over to the said William Chestnut a certain tract or parcil of land 
lying in the County and State aforesaid Begining at a White Oak on the run of the Mill 
Branch and runing So 55 Et 326  poles to a pine thence south 85 west 124 poles to a stake 
on the main Road thence No 25 west 245 poles to a black to a B Gum thence south 83 Et 44 
poles to the Run of Elder Branch and corner of a water oak thence up thnce up the run of 
Elder Branch to the mouth of the mill Branch thence up the run of the mill to the Begining 
containing one hundred and Twenty two be the same more or Less In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and date above written signed sealed and 
delivered in the presence of
				Stephen Herring 

A T Stanford
Kedor Bryan

State of North Carolina Duplin County Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions Octr Term 1839

The Execution of the within Deed is duly proved in open court by the oath of A T Standford 
a subscribing witness there to & is ordered to be registered
Copy N Routledge Rgr	Test James Dickson Clk






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