Deed, NC, Johnston, JOHN DEES to NEEDHAM BRYAN, 1765

TO ALL To whom these presents shall come, greeting.

KNOW YE That I, JOHN DEES, of Johnston County in the province of North Carolina,
planter, for and in consideration of the sum of £50 Proclamation money, to me in
hand paid by NEEDHAM BRYAN, Esquire, of the county and province aforesaid at or
before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt where of I do
hereby acknowledge myself to be here with fully satisfied, contented, and paid and
by these presents do acquit, exonerate, and discharge him, the said NEEDHAM BRYAN,
his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever, do by these presents
freely, fully, and absolutely give, grant, bargain, and sell, alien, convey,
enfeoff, confirm, and make over and by these presents have given, granted,
bargained, sold, and confirmed, conveyed, enfeoffed, and made over unto the said
NEEDHAM BRYAN, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever one tract,
plantation, or parcel of land, lying and being in the province aforesaid North
Carolina and County aforesaid on the north side of Neuse River.

    Beginning at an Elm at the mouth of the Rocky Spring jut; thence along a
    line of marked trees to the said line to a Pine; thence down the said
    line to a Pine; thence down the side line to a Red Oak the corner in the
    patent; and then down the river to the first station.

CONTAINING by estimation 20 acres, be the same more or less, as many more fully
appear by the patent granted to Mark Phillips bearing date 30th day of June 1738.

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 NEEDHAM BRYAN, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper
use and benefit.

AND I, JOHN DEES, for me, my heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant,
grant, and promise to and with the said NEEDHAM BRYAN, his heirs and assigns, that
before the ensealing whereof I am the true, and lawful owner of the within
bargained premises and do lawfully and am lawfully possessed of the same in my own
proper right and have in myself full power and lawful authority to Grant, bargain,
sell, convey, enfeoff, and confirm the said bargain premises as a foresaid and that
NEEDHAM BRYAN, his heirs or assigns, shall and may, from time to time and at all
times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully peaceably
and quietly without any molestation have, hold, use, occupy and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises with all appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquit, exonerate, and discharge of all form and manner of former or other
gift, grant, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointers, dowers,
and encumbrances whatsoever.

AND I, the said JOHN DEES, do covenant and engage the bargained premises within and
above to the said NEEDHAM 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 security ample
security of the said premises according as council learned in the law shall advise
or devise.




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have here on to set my hand and seal this 25th day of November
1765

JOHN DEES {seal, his mark}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us

W. BRYAN
SIMON DEES




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