Thomas Phips To Lewis Thomas Deed 13 March 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 48, 49 & 50

Thomas Phips To Lewis Thomas

Deed of 50 acres lands

	This indenture made the thirteenth day of March in the year of ouf Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and eighty four and in the eighth year of the Amarican Independency, between 
Thomas Phips of Duplin County and State of North Carolina planter of the one part and Lewis 
Thomas of the said County and State aforesaid planter of the other part.  Witnesseth that the 
said Thomas Phips for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds lawful money to him in 
hand paid at the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged and the said Thomas Phips he the said Lewis Thomas doth exonerate and discharge 
and hath bargained granted and sold and by these presents doth fully and absolutely grant, 
bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs and assigns 
forever a certain tract of parcel of land lying and being in Duplin County butted and bounded 
as follows.  Viz.  Begining at a sweet gum in Wahunga Swamp and runing S. S. Et. along a line 
of marked trees agreed upon between the said Thomas Phips and Lewis Thomas to a Bay tree about 
the midle of a pond a fore & after free in the side Thomas Phips's line, thence No. 70 Et. to a 
whate oak & pine, thence to Wahunga Swamp along the said line, thence up the run of the swamp 
to the begining, containing fifty acres of land, be the same more or less, being part of a tract
of two hundred acres of land held by a deed granted to the said Thomas Phips by Governer Martin,
bearing date the forth day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy four, together with 
all houses and buildings thereon contained.  To have and to hold the said land and all and 
singular the appertenances profits and herititants with all woods and all priviliges belonging 
unto him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs executors administrators & assigns forever, and the 
said Thomas Phips doth for himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns covenant, 
promise, grant & agree to & with the said Lewis Thomas his heirs and assigns that he the said 
THomas Phips at the time of ensealing and delivering hereof is the true sole and lawful owner 
of the said land and premises and hiath in himself good right full power and lawful authority 
to grant bargain and sell the same in manner aforesaid & that the said Lewis Thomas his heirs 
executors administrators and assigns & every of them shall & may from time to time at all time 
hereafter peacably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said land and premises 
with the appertenances with out any let snit troulbe disturbance or interrption of him the said 
Thomas Phips his heirs executors administrators or assighs or any of them or any other person 
or persons claiming from by or under him or them or any of them and that the said tract or parcel
of land at the day hereof is & so shall remain forever continue and be unto him the said Lewis 
Thomas his heirs and assigns forever free and freely acquited exonerated & discharged of and 
from all manner of former and their gifts grants bargains, sales, leases, wills, intails, 
jointures rents and exchanges of rents quit rents, widows, dowers and all other incumbrance 
whatsoever and the said Thomas Phips for himself his heirs executors & administrators doth 
covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said Lewis Thomas in manner and form following.
Viz.  that he the said Thomas Phips and his heirs shall and will at the request of and at the 
proper cost & charges of him the said Lewis Thomas at any time or time when thereunto demanded 
make acknowledge perform and execute or cause of suffer to be mane acknowledged performed and 
executed all and every such act and acts deed and deeds which the said Lewis Thomas his heirs 
executors administrators or assigns of his or their council casued in the law shall be advised 
or required better and further assuming & sure making & establishing the said land unto the 
said Lewis Thomas his heirs executors administrators & assigns forever.  In witness whereof 
the said Thomas Phips hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year of our Lord above 
written.
				Thomas Phips

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Felix Frederick
				Jonathan Thomas

State of No. Carolina, Duplin County, July Court 1784.
There was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & oarderd to be registered.
		Test		W. Dickson, C. C.






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