Deed, NC, Cumberland, CHARLES FALKNER to WILLIAM BRYAN, 1768 TO ALL To whom these presents shall come, greeting. KNOW YE THAT I, CHARLES FALKNER, of Cumberland County in the province of North Carolina, planter, for and in consideration of the sum of £20 proc money, to me in hand paid by WILLIAM BRYAN of the county of Johnston and province aforesaid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt where of I do acknowledge myself there into fully satisfied contented and paid, and by these presents do exonerate, acquit, and forever discharge him, the said WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs, administrators, and assigns forever do by these presents fully and freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey, enfeoff, confirm and makeover and by these presents hath given, granted, bargained, sold, confirmed, conveyed, enfeoffed, and made over to the said WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs, executors, administrators forever, one tract, plantation, or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Cumberland and Province aforesaid on the east side of Black River on the Turkey pen branch. Beginning at a Black Oak, on the head of a prong of said branch, and runs; thence N 62 W 59 chains and 17 links to a stake by a scrub Oak; thence S 28 W 59 chains and 17 links to a stake among three Black Oak pointers; thence S 62 E 59 chains and 17 links to a stake among three small Pines; thence N 28 E to the beginning. CONTAINING BY ESTIMATION 350 Acres as may fully appear by Patent granted to CHARLES FALKNER bearing date 29th of April 1768. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining, to him, the said WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs, administrators and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use and benefit. AND I, CHARLES FALKNER, for me, my heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant, grant, and promise, to and with the said WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs and assigns, as that, before the ensealing hereof, I am the true, sole, and lawful owner of the within bargain premises and I am lawfully possessed of the same and in my own proper right and have in my full power authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey, enfeoff and confirm the said parking premises as aforesaid. AND that WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs or assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, by the full virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably, and quietly and without any molestation have, hold, used, occupy, and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with all appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated, and discharged and from all manner of former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, doweries, encumbrances whatsoever. AND I, the said CHARLES FALKNER, do covenant and engage the bargained premises, within and above, to the said WILLIAM BRYAN, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claim of any person or persons whatsoever, to warrant, secure and defend as also to assign and execute any other instrument of writing for the better and more full and ample securing of the said premises according as the law shall advise or devised. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Cumberland, CHARLES FALKNER to WILLIAM BRYAN, 1768 In witness whereof I have here in to set my hand and affixed my seal this 29th day of June 1768. CHARLES FALKNER FALKNER {seal, his mark} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of ARTHUR BRYAN CALEB FALKNER {his mark} ANN FALKNER {her mark} North Carolina Cumberland County October term 1768 Then was the execution of this deed in open court in due form of law approved by the oath of ARTHUR BRYAN and ordered to be recorded. THOMAS RUTHERFORD, Clerk of Court Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Cumberland, CHARLES FALKNER to WILLIAM BRYAN, 1768 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. BRYAN & Martha M. BRYAN. 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. BRYAN Martha M. BRYAN BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **