Deed, NC, Johnston, WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD & ALEXANDER HOBBY 1796 THIS INDENTURE made the 18th day of January in the year of Our Lord 1793 between WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD of Johnston County and state of North Carolina of the one part, planter, and ALEXANDER HOBBY of the county and state of four of the other part, planter. WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD for and in consideration of the sum of 5 pounds specie to him in hand paid by the said ALEXANDER HOBBY, the receipt whereof I do acknowledge myself fully satisfied and paid and do by these presents acquit, exonerate and discharge the said ALEXANDER HOBBY his heirs, executives and administrators or assigns forever do by these presents wholly, freely, absolutely, give, grant, bargain, alien, convey, confirm, enfeoff and make over and by these presents have given. Granted, Bargain, sold, confirmed, conveyed, enfeoff and makeover to the said ALEXANDER HOBBY his heirs, executives, administrators or assigns forever a tract or parcel of land in the county and state aforesaid lying on the south side of Swift Creek. Beginning on the side Creek on his own line and WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD; thence S to the corner a Red Oak; thence W 20 poles to a pine on the creek the said ALEXANDER HOBBY’s corner; thence down the meanders of the creek to the first station. Containing via estimation 5 Acres more or less it being part of a tract of land conveyed to HENRY YOUNGBLOOD by a deed from PETTIGROVE SALISBURY bearing date the 24th day of February 1756 and taken up by HENRY AVERA the 11th day of April in the year of Our Lord 1745, to have and to hold the said bargained and granted premises with all appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him, the said ALEXANDER HOBBY, his heirs, executors or assigns, forever to him and their proper use and benefit and I WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD for myself my heirs, executors or administrators do covenant, grant, promise to and with the said ALEXANDER HOBBY, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns that before the and sealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the said bargained premises and am lawfully presently possessed of the same in my own proper right and have full power to bargain, sell, enfeoff, and confirm the said premises and the said ALEXANDER HOBBY his heirs or assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly without any molestation have hold use occupy and enjoy the said demised premises with all appurtenances. I do freely and clearly acquit and discharge of and from all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, joiners, dowers, judgments, executions, and encumbrances whatsoever and I the said WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD do covenant and ingage the above bargained premises to the said ALEXANDER HOBBY his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of any person or persons whatsoever. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal the day and year first above written. WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us ALEXANDER HOBBY Jr. HENRY HOBBY [PETTIGREW, PETIGREW] Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Johnston, WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD & ALEXANDER HOBBY 1796 State of North Carolina Johnston County November Term 1796 Then was the execution of this deed duly proved in open court by the oath of ALEXANDER HOBBY Jr. and ordered to be registered. R. SANDERS, CC Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Johnston, WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD & ALEXANDER HOBBY 1796 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **