Deed, SC, Craven, WILLIAM BARROW to THOMAS CLENDENNON, 1777 THIS INDENTURE made this 3rd day of December in the year of our Lord 1777 by and between WILLIAM BARROW of the Parish of St. Mark in Craven County in South Carolina, Gentlemen, of the one part and THOMAS CLENDENNON of the same Parish, Weaver, of the other part. WHEREAS in and by a certain grant bearing date 17th of April in the year of our Lord 1764, under the hand of his excellency THOMAS BOONE, Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the province of South Carolina, and the Great Seal of the said Province, for that purpose appointed, made unto a certain JAMES ADAMS, the said JAMES ADAMS being seized in and lawfully possessed of a plantation or tract of land containing 200 acres of land situated on the waters of the south fork of Fishing Creek in the parish aforesaid, having such shape, form, and marks as appears by a plat thereof to the aforesaid grant annexed) which plat and grant have been duly entered on record in the secretary's office in book XX page 437) and whereas the said JAMES ADAMS for a valuable consideration did on the 14th day of April in the year of our Lord 1770 to transfer and convey the aforesaid tract of land of 200 Acres on to the aforesaid WILLIAM BARROW as by his indentures of lease and release recorded in the register's office book no. 4 page 59 may more fully and at-large appear. NOW THIS INDENTURE witnesseth that the said WILLIAM BARROW, for and in consideration of the sum of 625 pounds good and current money of South Carolina, to him in hand well and truly paid by the said THOMAS CLENDENNON at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof he, the said WILLIAM, doth acknowledge to be well contented, satisfied, and paid, has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said THOMAS CLENDENNON and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that Plantation or tract of land containing 200 acres of land afore mentioned together with all and singular the houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, barns, stables, yards, gardens, orchards, woods, under woods, timber, and timber trees, meadows, pastures, ponds, lakes, fishings, ways, waters, water-courses, paths, passages, liberties, privileges, profits, hereditaments, rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining (all which said premises are now in the actual possession of him, the said THOMAS CLENDENNON, by virtue of one indenture of bargain and sale to him thereof made for the term of one year, bearing date the day before the date of these presents, and made by and between the said WILLIAM BARROW of the one part and the said THOMAS CLENDENNON of the other part, and by virtue of a statute for transferring uses into possession.) And all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, property, reversion, claim and demand whatsoever of him, the said WILLIAM BARROW, of, in, to and out of the premises and every and any part or parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, yearly and other rents and profits of the premises and every part and parcel thereof, and also all and singular the deeds, evidences, scripts and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the same premises and every part thereof. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Craven, WILLIAM BARROW to THOMAS CLENDENNON, 1777 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Plantation or tract of 200 acres of land with every the premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging, herein before granted, released and confirmed, under the said THOMAS CLENDENNON his heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of the said THOMAS CLENDENNON, his heirs and assigns forever and the said WILLIAM BARROW for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns doth here by Covenant, premise and agree to and with the said promise agree to and with the said THOMAS CLENDENNON his heirs and a science, in the manner and form following oh, that is to say colon that he the said WILLIAM, now is and until the execution of these presents shall stand seized of a good, sure, perfect, and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in all the aforesaid plantation or tract of 200 acres of land with the rights, members, and appurtenances without any manner of condition, trust, mortgage, judgment, execution or encumbrance whatsoever to alter, change, or determine the same and also that the said THOMAS, his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time and at all times here after peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy and enjoy the aforesaid plantation or tract of land with every the premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging without any manner of trouble, hindrance, molestation, interruption, or denial to him, the said WILLIAM BARROW, his heirs and assigns and of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. AND LASTLY, the said WILLIAM, for himself his heirs, executors, administrators he said Plantation or tract of 200 acres of land with premises and appurtenances unto the said THOMAS CLENDENNON his heirs and assigns against him the said WILLIAM BARROW his heirs and assigns and all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and defend forever by these presents. In witness whereof the said WILLIAM BARROW hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. WILLIAM BARROW {seal” Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of JOHN WALLACE JOHN JOHNSTON WILLIAM CALLEY Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Craven, WILLIAM BARROW to THOMAS CLENDENNON, 1777 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **