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

Deed Book 12 Page 115, & 116

Stephen Herring To William Chesnut

Deed 140 acres lands

This Indenture made this 18th day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight 
Hundred & thirty nine between Stephen Herring of the County of Duplin and State of 
North Carolina of the one part and William Chesnut of the same County & State of the 
other part witnesseth that I Stephen Herring do sell grant let & deliver over to William 
Chesnut a certain parcil or tract of land lying & being in the County and State above 
named on the East side of Elder Swamp it being a portion of the land of Jonathan D Stanford 
decd lot No 6 Begining at a black gum in the mill Branch thence south 55 Et 350 pole to a 
stake thence No 45 Et 66 pole to a stake thence No 55 west 400 poles to a white oak on the 
run of the mill Branch thence down the run to the Begining containing by survey one hundred 
& forty acres be the same more or less I Stephen Herring do for myself warrant & forever 
defend the right & title of the above described parcil of Land unto Wm Chesnut his heirs &c 
for the valuable consideration of Two hundred & fifty Dollars in hand paid or otherwise secured 
before the signing sealing and delivering of these presents this day & date above written 
signed and delivered in the presents off
				Stephen Herring

A. T. Stanford
Keday Bryan

State of North Carolina Duplin County Court of please & Quarter Sessions October term 1839

The Execution of the within deed is duly proved in open Court by the oath of Alisander T. Stanford 
one of the subscribing witnesses thereto & is ordered to be registered
Copy N Routledge Rgr	test	James Dickson Clk






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