William O'Daniel To Williams Whitfield Deed 28 December 1785
(Transcribed by Diane Siniard)


Deed Book 1 A Page 412, & 413

William O'Daniel To William Whitfield

Deed for 200 acres land

	To all to whom these presents shall come greeting.  Know ye that I William O'Daniel 
of the County of Duplin and State of No. Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of 
forty pounds specie to me in hand paid by William Whitfield of the County of Wayne and State 
aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do acknowledge myself therewith fully satisfied contented & 
paid & of every part and parcel thereof and do by these presents acquit exonerate & discharge 
the said William Whitfield his heirs executors & admns. forever do freely fully and absolutely 
give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto him the said William Whitfield his heirs 
and assigns forever, a certain parcel of land lying on the No. Side of the No. East Creek & 
west side of Jumping run in the County of Duplin.  Begining at a pine of Jumping run marsh a 
corner tree of Jesse Barfields patent dated the 15th Decr. 1778.  and runs down the said Jumping 
run & marsh to the mouth of Rooty Branch, thence up Rooty Branch to the second line of the siad 
patent being the line of another patent granted to the said Barfield also, thence along that 
line South 40 Wt. to a pine a corner of the said two pattens, thence across the above dated 
patent along a line of marked trees Theophilus Williams' line, now the said Whitfield's line to 
the back line of the said patent, thence along that line No. 78 Et. to the begining, including 
part of the aforesaid two patents of land and the plantation whereon Charity O'Daniel formerly 
lived, containing by estimation two hundred acres be the same more or less, togeather with all 
ways waters & water courses houses buildings & improvements unto the same belonging.  To have 
and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the previledges appurtenances & 
commodities unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said William Whitfield 
his heirs and assigns forever, to his & their only proper use benefit & behoofe, and I the said 
William O' Daniel for me my heirs exers. and administrators do covenant promise & grant to and 
with the said William Whitfield his heirs and assigns, that before the sealing & delivery hereof 
I am the true sole & lawfull owner of the above bargained premises in fee simple, and am lawfully 
seized & possessed of the same in mine own and proper right, by virtue of a deed from Stephen 
Barfield, and that the said William Whitfield his heirs & assigns may from time to time and at 
all times forever hereafter by virtue of these presents quietly, peacebly and lawfully have hold 
occupie possess & enjoy the above bargained premises ffree and clear from all incumbrances of 
whatsoever nature of kind forever & I the said William O'Daniel doth covenant and agree to warrant 
and forever defend the above bargained premises to him the said William Whitfield & his heirs & 
assigns forever, against me and my heirs or assigns and any other person whatsoever laying lawfull 
claim to the same.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal the 28th day 
of December 1785.
				William O'Daniel


Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
				John Ivey
				John Barfield
				Bryan Whitfield

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






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