William Farrior To Joab Padget Deed 22 January 1788
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 427, & 428

William Farrior To Joab Padget

Deed for 190 acres lands

	This indenture made the twenty second day of January in the twelvth year of 
American Independence, & in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & 
eighty eight, Between William Farrior of the County of Duplin & State of North Carolina 
of the one part, & Joab Padget of the same place County & State aforesaid of the other 
part.  Witnesseth, that the said William Farrior for divers good causes & considerations 
him thereunto moving, but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of one 
hundred & fifty pounds current money of the State aforesaid to him in hand well & truly 
paid by the said Joab Padgtet, before the ensealing & delivering of these presents, the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath by these presents given granted bargained 
sold released assigned & forever set over to him the said Joab Padget his heirs executors 
administrators & assigns forever, a tract or parcel of land containing one hundred & 
ninety acres, situate lying & being in the County of Duplin on the south side of Muddy 
Creek including the plantation & improvements made be the said William Farrior & lately 
occupied by John Parker it being part of the contents of two old surveys, one granted to 
Zebulon Hollingsworth for 150 acres bearing date 23rd May 1757, which by sundry 
conveyances became the property of the said William Farrior, the other granted to James 
Farrior, the patent bearing date the 15th day of April one thousand seven hundred & sixty 
five, & lef to John Farrior by his Father, & conveyed from John Farrior to William Farrior, 
bounded as follows,  Begining at a spanish oak & red oak stump on the out edge of Muddy 
Creek swamp, near the field fine the first corner of the patent granted to the above 
mentioned Hollingsworth, also a corner of the patent granted to the above mentioned James 
Farrior, thence with the open line of Hollingsworth survey up the swamp No. 15 SWt. 75 
poles to a gum a maple near the run of Muddy Creek, thence No. 85 Et. 30 poles to a poplar 
in the edge of the swamp & high land, thence the same course continued 139 poles to a 
pine a corner between said William Farrior & Job Thigpen, thence No. 83 Et. 20 poles to 
a large pine, thence No. 72 Et. 111 poles to a stake in the edge of a meadow on the back 
line of Farrior's patent, thence the patent line So. 10 WSt. 80 poles to a stake, thence 
So. 88 Wt. 80 poles to a slooping black jack, thence So. 60 Wt. 80 poles to a small pine, 
thence So. 73 1/2 Wt. 86 poles to a branch of oad saplins in the head of a little Mirey 
Branch in an old field at the upper end of John Farrior's Plantation, thence down the 
said Branch to a stake where Farrior's patent line crosses it when it runs from the 
spanish oak above mentioned & calls for a course So. 30 Wt. 80 poles to his line, thence 
with that line No. 30 Et. to the spanish oak the begining as above mentioned.  To have 
and to hold the aforesaid tracts or parcel of land containing one hundred & ninety acres 
by estimation, be the same more or less, with all the benefits & profits to the same 
belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Joab Padget his heirs executors 
admns. & assigns forever, & he the said William Farrior doth for himself his heirs & 
assigns covenant & aquit to & with the said Joab Padget his heirs & assigns forever, to 
keep & maintan them in the quiet & peaceble possession of the above bargained premises, 
& he the said Joab Padget his heirs & assigns may the above bargained land premises, 
have hold use occupie enjoy & possess as his own free & lawfull inheritance free & clear 
from all former gifts grants bargains martgages wills dowers of right or title of dowers, 
or any incumbrance whatsoever, as he the said William Farrior & heirs & doth warrant 
defend the said land untot he said Joab Padget his heirs and from & agains the just & 
lawfull claim of any person or persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof he the said William 
Farrior hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & date above written.
				William Farrior

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				John Dickson
				Robert Bishop

State of No. Carolina Duplin County January Term 1788.
Then was the within deed acknowledged in open Court & ordered to be registered.
Test			William Dickson, C. C.






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