Deed, NC, Bertie, JOHN BRYANT to WILLIAM GAUSE, 1729 TO ALL PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come, greeting. KNOW YE that I, JOHN BRYANT, of the precinct of Bertie, for and in consideration of the sum of £20 current money to me in hand paid by WILLIAM GAUSE of the precinct aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said WILLIAM GAUSE the tract of land and plantation containing 300 acres, be the same, more or less, lying and being on the south side of the Moratock River in the said county. Beginning at a Cypress on the river Pocosin; running the course of the branch that divides ye plantation of JOHN BALLARD and said GAUSE to a Sweet Gum in or near the head of the said branch and thence S70W to a corner tree in the head line; thence along N35W to DANIEL MACK DANIELS [DANIEL MCDANIELS] corner; thence N70E 320 poles to a Cypress in the river pocosin DANIEL MACK DANIELS other corner tree; thence along the river pocosin to the first station. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted lands and plantation and all the said premises unto him, the said WILLIAM GAUSE, his heirs and assigns forever, free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever and I do hereby warrant the said land and premises with the appurtenances. AND I do hereby warrant the said land and premises with the appurtenances unto him, the said WILLIAM GAUSE, his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all and every person or persons whatsoever. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my had and seal this 29th day of May Anno Domini 1729. JOHN BRYANT {seal} Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of CHARLES CAVANAH JOHN MACK MIALL [JOHN MCMICHAEL] Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Bertie, JOHN BRYANT to WILLIAM GAUSE, 1729 Bertie County November Court 1729 The above deed of land was acknowledged in open court by JOHN BRYANT which is ordered to be registered. Test THOMAS CRONE, DCCC Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Bertie, JOHN BRYANT to WILLIAM GAUSE, 1729 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **