Wembirk Boney To Adonijah Garrison Deed 20 September 1780
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 324, & 325

Wembirk Boney To Adonijah Garrison
	
Deed for 20 acres lands

	This indenture made the twentieth day of September in the eleventh year of American 
Independence & in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty Between 
Wemberk Boney of the State of No. Carolina & County of Duplin of the one part, & Adonijah 
Garrison of the same place of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Wimberk Boney for & 
in consideration of the sum of twenty shillings current money of the State aforesaid to him 
in hand well and truly paid or secured to be paid by Adonijah Garrison aforesaid before the 
ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acnolwedged, hath by 
these presents given granted bargained & sold assigned & set over to the said Adonijah 
Garrison his heirs and assigns forever, the following lot or parcel of land, situate lying 
& being in Duplin County aforesaid, on the north side of Island Creek, being part of a tract 
of four hundred acres granted by patent to the said Wimberk Boney.  Begining at a red oak 
John Cook's corner on the edge of Island Creek, at the lower corner of John Merchant's 
plantation, thence runing down the creek swamp So. 85 Et. 42 poles to a red oak thence No. 
80 poles to a lobloly bay in the pocoson, thence Wt. 38 poles to a stake on John Cook's line, 
thence along Cooks old line to the begining, containing in the whole twenty acres, be the 
same more or less.  To have and to hold the aforesaid land and premises with all the 
appertenances to  the same belonging or in any wise appertaining of every nature or kind 
whatever, free from all incumbrances whatever given granted or done by him the said Wimberk 
Boney or any other person or persons whatever by from or under him & the said Adonijah 
Garrison the aforesaid & premises, shall and may have hold use occupie enjoy possess as his 
own free and lawfull inheritance etc. & the said Wemberk Boney the aforesaid land and premises 
shall and will warrant & forever defend to him the said Adonijah Garrison his heirs and assigns 
forever from & against the said Wemberk Boney his heirs & assigns or any other person whatever, 
claiming by from or under him the said Wimberk Boney.  In witness whereof the said Wemberk 
Boney hath hereunto set his hand & seal at Duplin the date above written.
				Wemberk Boney

Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us.
				Robert Dickson
				James Evans

State of No. Carolina Duplin County October Court 1786.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of James Evans & ordered 
to be registered.
Test			W. Dickson, C. C.






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