Deed, NC, Lincoln, WILLIAM FOWLER and ABRAHAM COLLINS 1796 THIS INDENTURE made this 7th Day of August in the year of Our Lord 1796 between WILLIAM FOWLER of the one part and ABRAHAM COLLINS of the other part both of the county of Lincoln and state of North Carolina. WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of £50 current money of the state aforesaid in hand paid before the signing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has granted, sold, aliened, and conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said ABRAHAM COLLINS his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land in the said County on Benson's Creek between ROBERT WEIR and REMINESES’ line viz Beginning at two Post Oaks on WILLIAM BEATTY’s line; thence with the said line South 20 West 200 poles to a Black Oak; thence South 78th East 83 poles with REMINESES’ line to two White Oaks; thence North 28th East 200 poles to a stake on ROBERT WEIR's line; stake to the beginning. Containing 103 Acres more or less with the appurtenances lying and being as aforesaid with their and every of their rights, members, and purposes whatsoever and the reversion or reversions, remainder and remainders of all and singular the lands tenements hereditaments and premises hereby granted or intended to be granted and of every part and parcel thereof and all rents issues services and profits to them or any of them or any part or parcel of them or any of the their incident belonging or a pertaining and also all and every the estate and estate, rights, title, claims, interest, and demands whatsoever of him the said WILLIAM FOWLER of or unto the said lands tenement, hereditaments, and premises whatsoever to have and to hold the said lands tenements hereditaments and premises hereby granted with their appurtenances to the said ABRAHAM COLLINS his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said ABRAHAM COLLINS forever, and the said WILLIAM FOWLER for himself his heirs executors and administrators shall and will at all times warrant and forever defend the said premises to the said ABRAHAM COLLINS his heirs at assigns against all lawful claims or demands whatsoever whereby the above mentioned premises might or may be affected or encumbered contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents. In witness whereof the said WILLIAM FOWLER have hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written being the 22nd of America's Independence WILLIAM FOWLER {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of [missing signatures] Page 609 Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Lincoln, WILLIAM FOWLER and ABRAHAM COLLINS 1796 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **