Deed, NC, Johnston, Book 3 1769-1790, Pages 515-517

This indenture, make this twentieth day of August in the year of our lord one
thousand seven hundred and seventy one between JOHN SMITH Junior, of Johnston
County, in the one part, and WILLIAM BRYAN, NEEDHAM BRYAN, NATHAN WILLIAMS,
HENRY RAINS, JAMES WOOTON, DAVID HOLLIMON and JOHN HINNANT, justices assigned
for the said county of Johnston of the other part;

Witnesseth that the said JOHN SMITH Jr., for and in consideration of the sum
of five pounds proclamation money to him already paid and satisfied by the
said WILLIAM BRYAN, NEEDHAM BRYAN, NATHAN WILLIAMS, HENRY RAINS, JAMES WOOTON,
DAVID HOLLIMON and JOHN HINNANT, justices as aforesaid in behalf and for the
use of said county of Johnston the receipt whereof is hereby fully
acknowledged the said JOHN SMITH Jr. hath fiven, granted, bargained and sold
and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain and sell unto the said WILLIAM
BRYAN, NEEDHAM BRYAN, NATHAN WILLIAMS, HENRY RAINS, JAMES WOOTON, DAVID
HOLLIMON and JOHN HINNANT, justices as aforesaid in behalf and for the use of
said county of Johnston their and every of their successor as justices for the
said county of Johnston a certain lot of land containing one acre, parr of the
tract of land whereon the said JOHN SMITH now dwells lying on the north side
of Neuse River in the said county of Johnston.

    Beginning at a stone fixed near to the South West corner of the
    dwelling house of the said JOHN SMITH; thence running one hundred
    and forty five feet south to a stone fixed; thence running by a
    large Walnut tree two hundred and twenty feet nearly east to a stone
    fixed; thence running one hundred; thence running one hundred and
    forty five nearly north to a stone fixed and from thence to the
    beginning.

Be the same, more or less. To have and to hold the aforesaid Lot of one acre
of land with all and singular the benefits, improvements, privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To them, the
said WILLIAM BRYAN, NEEDHAM BRYAN, NATHAN WILLIAMS, HENRY RAINS, JAMES WOOTON,
DAVID HOLLIMON and JOHN HINNANT, justices in behalf of the said county, to
them and every of them and their successors as justices for the sold use and
interest for the said county of Johnston for and during the time that the
court for the said county shall be held according to law on the premises
agreeable to an act of assembly in tat case made and provided and no longer
only reserving to the said justices or their successors the court house prison
and stocks to be disposed, conveyed and enjoyed as they the said justices or
their successors at any time hereafter when the court shall cease to be held
on the said premises shall think meet and most advantageous for the benefit,
interest and advantage of the said county of Johnston and the said John Smith
doth, by these presents, warrant the said granted premises with the
appurtenances to the said WILLIAM BRYAN, NEEDHAM BRYAN, NATHAN WILLIAMS, HENRY
RAINS, JAMES WOOTON, DAVID HOLLIMON and JOHN HINNANT and to their successors
as justices of the said county in behalf for the use of, and interest for the
said county for and during term aforesaid as it may happen for the purposes
aforesaid free from let, molestation or encumbrance of all manner of persons
whatsoever.




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In witness whereof the said JOHN SMITH hath hereunto set his hand and affixed
his seal, date above.

JOHN SMITH {seal}

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us.

NEEDHAM BRYAN Junior
JESSE POWELL




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