Deed, NC, Halifax, JOHN BRYAN to WILLIAM Gause, 1736

North Carolina
Bertie Precinct

TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I, JOHN BRYAN Sr., of
said precinct, planter, send greeting in our Lord God Everlasting.

KNOW YE that the said JOHN BRYAN, in consideration of 100 barrels of tar to him in
hand paid by WILLIAM GAUSE [GAUS] of said Precinct, planter, the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, and for divers other good cause and consideration me here
unto receiving have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain and sell,
alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said WILLIAM GAUSE, his heirs and
assigns forever, a parcel of land being part of a tract of land granted me by
patent and bearing date March 20th 1723. Said part or parcel of land containing by
estimation 400 Acres lying and Bertie Precinct on the south side of Moratock
[Roanoke] River lying above Moratock

    Beginning at a Beech, RICHARD MELTON’s corner, standing on the river
    pecosin; running thence down the river pecosin several courses to a Beech
    that divides this from the corner part of the tract I have sold to JOHN
    EVERETT; thence along the division line S 70 E 320 poles to an oak, the
    other corner of the dividing line; thence N 20 W along the head line of
    the survey to a Red Oak, another corner of RICHARD MELTON and then down
    his line S 70 W 320 polls to the first station.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said part and parcel of land unto the said WILLIAM GAUSE,
his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their proper use and behoof together with
all the right, privileges, immunities under the same belonging or in anywise
appertaining. And I, the said JOHN BRYAN, my heirs, executors, and administrators
do covenant, promise, and agree to, and with, the said WILLIAM GAUSE and his heirs,
executors, and assigns shall and may peaceably have, hold, occupy, and forever
enjoy the said part and parcel of land and the rights, privileges, immunities unto
the same belonging forever without let, suit, trouble, eviction or molestation of,
or from me, the said JOHN BRYAN, my heirs, executors or administrators or, of, or
from any other person or persons claiming by, or under, me, them or any other of
them.

And I, the said JOHN BRYAN, do for myself my heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns further covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said WILLIAM GAUSE,
his heirs and assigns, by these presents, that I, the said JOHN BRYAN, my heirs,
executors, administrators shall and will at all times hereafter at at the special
instance and request of him, the said WILLIAM GAUSE, his heirs or assigns and he
and the said part or parcel of land warrant, defend against all or any person or
persons claiming any right, title, or interest thereunto or to any part thereof,
except the Kings quit rents since year 1729 and will at all or any time or times
here after do any such further or other lawful act or acts, thing or things for
confirming and making sure the said tract of land unto the said WILLIAM GAUSE his
heirs and assigns forever as shall be thought advisable or necessary.




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               Deed, NC, Halifax, JOHN BRYAN to WILLIAM Gause, 1736

In witness whereof I have here in to set my hand and seal this 9th day of July in
the seventh year of the reign of Our Lord King George the second of Great Britain,
France, and Ireland. Anno Domini 1734.

JOHN BRYAN {seal}

Signed, sealed, & c. in the presence of

JOHN GRAY
WILLIAM GRAY
JOSEPH BRYAN

August 7th 1736 the above deed was proved by the oath of JOHN GRAY one of the
witnesses and hey and Dr d e f

T. KEARNEY, D. C. CT.




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