William Wilkins To Jacob Taylor Deed 6 October 1784
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)

Deed Book 1 A Page 497, & 498

William Wilkins To Jacob Taylor

Deed for 100 acres lands
	
	This indenture made this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and eighty four.  Between William Wilkins of the State of No. Carolina & 
County of Duplin (planter) of the one part, & Jacob Taylor of the same County & Province 
planter, of the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of forty 
pounds specie to him in hand paid by the said Jacob Taylor befor the ensealing hereof & 
delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof he doth acknowledge himself therewith to 
be fully satisfied & content therefrom & from every part and parcel thereof doth hereby 
acquit & discharge the said Jacob Taylor his heirs executors administrators & assigns, 
hath granted bargained sold & covenanted & confirm for himself his heirs executors 
administrators, doth fully & freely & absolutely grant bargain sell convey & forever confirm
unto the said Jacob Taylor his heirs & assigns, one certain tract or parcel of land, situate 
lying & being in the County of Duplin aforesaid.  Begining at a dividing line of marked 
trees between said Jacob Taylor and Dempsey Westbrook & runs a west course to a pine, thence 
No. 40 Et. 180 pole to a pine by a marsh, thence down said marsh to the said dividing line 
between Westbrook & Taylor, thence along said line to the begining, containing by estimation 
one hundred acres of land be the same more or less, togeathr with all houses buildings commons 
woods under woods ways waterways easements prose & advantage whatsoever to the said land and 
premises appertaining in a full & ample manner as he the said W. Wilkins by the former deed 
or patent could enjoy the same.  To have and to hold the said hundred acres of land forever & 
the said William Wilkins hath a good right & lawfull authority in his own proper right to grant 
bargain sell convey & forever confirm the above mentioned tract of land from him his heirs 
executors administrators & assigns forever to the said Jacob Taylor his heirs executors & assigns 
forever to the said Jacob Taylor his heirs executors & administrators forever.  In witness 
whereof the said William Wilkins hath hereunto set his hand & fixed his seal the day & year 
first above written.
				William Wilkins

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
				Frederick Barfield
				James Taylor

State of North Carolina Duplin County January Term 1788.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the oath of Frederick Barfield & ordered 
to be registered.
	Test 		W. Dickson, C. C.






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