Thomas Clarke  To Shadrack Stallins Deed 24 February 1787
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 369, 370, & 371

Thomas Clarke To Shadrack Stallings

Deed for 320 acres lands

	This indenture made this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty seven & in the eleventh year of Independency.  Between 
Thomas Clarke of the County of Brunswick and State of No. Carolina of the one part and 
Shadrack Stallings of the same State & County of Duplin of the other part.  Witnesseth that 
he the said Thomas Clarke for divers good causes and consideration but more especially for 
and in consideration of the sum of three hundred pounds specie to him in hand paid or secured 
to be paid before sealing & delivery hereof the receipt whereof he doth acknowledge and himself
therewith to be fully satisfied & contented & thereof and therefrom doth hereby acquit the 
said Shadrack Stallings his heirs executors administrators & assigns hath bargained sold 
enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed & hath by these presents for himself his heirs executors 
administrators hath doth fully freely and absolutely bargain sell enfeoffe convey & forever 
confirm unto the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs & assigns one certain tract or parcel of 
land containing three hundred and twenty acres lying and being in the County of Duplin on a 
Branch of Rockfish Creek know by the name or Knowls'es or James's Creek.  Begining at a red 
oak marked I P, runing thence So. 30 Et. 14 chains thence So. 60 Wt. 57 chains to a red oak, 
thence No. 30 Wt. 57 chains to a stake, thence No. 60 Et. 57 chains, thence So. 30 Et. 43 
chains to the first station.  To have and to hold the said three hundred and twenty acres of 
land and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs and 
assigns forever, in as full and ample manner to all intents and purposes as he the said Thomas 
Clarke did might or could have held the same before the making hereof and the said Thos. 
Clarke doth hereby promise and engage for himself his heirs executors and administrators that 
at the time of sealing & delivery hereof the said Thomas Clarke is & stands seized of the said 
land & premises of and indefeazable estate of inheritance in fee simple and hath in himself 
good & rightfull power & lawfull authority to grant bargain sell convey & forever confirm the 
said land and premises and every part and parcel thereof with their appurtenances unto the 
said Shadrack Stalling his heirs & assigns, and that grom time to time and at all times forever 
hereafter the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs and assigns by power and virtue hereof, may and 
shall enter unto have hold use possess and forever enjoy the said three hundred & twenty acres 
of land, free and clear and freely and clearly acquited discharged saved kept harmless & 
indemnified off and from all former or other gifts grants bargains sails wills intails 
jointures dowries executions entents or incumbrances whatsoever the taxes which shall hereafter 
become due only excepted, moreover the said Thomas Clark doth for himself his heirs executors 
& admns. do promise and engage that at any time at the reasonable request of him the said 
Shadrack Stallings his heirs or assigns, or at his or their cost and charges in the law make 
or cause to be made & duly executed any further or other deed or instrument of writing for the 
sure making a little of the said land and premises to him the said Shadrack Stalling his heirs 
& assigns forever, as he the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs & assigns or his or their 
councils learned in the law, shall advise devize of require, & for the more the said Thomas 
Clark doth hereby covenant and agree for himself his heirs executors & administrators to and 
with the said Shadrack Stallings his heirs & assigns to warrant and forever defend the title 
of the said three hundred and twenty acres of land to him the said Shadrack Stalling his 
heirs and assigns, free from the lawfull claim of him the said Thomas Clark his heirs 
executors or administrators, or any other person or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof 
the said Thomas Clark hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written.
				Thomas Clarke

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
				John Howell
				John Holdon

State of No. Carolina Duplin County April Term 1787.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of John Holdon & ordered 
to be registered.
Test		W. Dickson, C. C.






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