William Taylor To Elizabeth Taylor Deed 3 June 1779
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)


Deed Book 1 A Page 335, & 336

William Taylor To Elizabeth Taylor

Deed for Sundry articles

	To all people to whom these presents shall come, I William Taylor of Duplin County 
& State of No. Carolina send greeting.  Know ye that I the said William Taylor for and in 
consideration of the natural love and afection which I have & bear to my daughter Elizabeth 
Taylor of the County & State aforesaid & for divers other good causes & consideration me 
hereunto moving, have given & granted & by these presents do five & grant unto the said 
Elizabeth Taylor all and singular the following mentioned slaves goods & chattels, that is 
to say, one negro nam named Arthur, one by names Darby, one mulatto girl named Alma, one 
negro girl names Silva, & one named Geaney, which five slaves with one half of my stock of 
every kind, horses meat cattle sheep and hogs with one half of all my household goods & 
working tools.  To have and to hold & enjoy all and singular the said goods & chattels & 
personal estate aforesaid unto the said Elizabeth Taylor her executors administrators & 
assigns to the only proper use & behoofe of her the said Elizabeth Taylor her executors 
administrators & assigns forever & I the said William Taylor all and singular the aforesaid 
goods & chattels & premises to the said Elizabeth Taylor her executors administrators & 
assigns against all persons whatsoever shall and will warrant & forever defend by these 
presents.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my seal this third day 
of June 1779.
				Wm. Taylor

Signed sealed acknowledged & delivered in the presence of
				William Goodman
				John Gibbs
				Henry Goodman

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






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