Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Powell to William Barker 1779

This indenture made the 17th of October in the year of our Lord on thousand seven
hundred and seventy nine between JOHN POWELL of the one par and WILLIAM BARKER of
the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said JOHN POWELL for and in consideration of the sum of eighty
pounds lawful money in hand paid by the said WILLIAM BARKER at or before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents hereof the receipt whereof he, the said
JOHN POWELL do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed
and confirmed and by these presents grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and
confirm unto the said WILLIAM BARKER, his heirs and assigns a certain tract or
parcel of land containing, by survey, 70 acres, be the same, more or less, lying
and being in a tract called the Welsh Tract:

    Beginning at a Black Oak on the north side of Muddy Creek; running thence
    S 57 degrees W 108 poles to a White Oak; thence S 40 degrees E 100 poles
    to a Black Oak; thence N 60 degrees E 100 pole to a Pine; thence N 35 W
    108 to the beginning.

With the appurtenances situate, lying and being as aforesaid with their and every
of their rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever and all reversion and
reversions, remainder and remainders of all and singular the lands, tenements,
hereditaments and parts hereby granted or intended to be granted and ever […] of
and all rents, services and profits as their or any of their or any part or parcel
of them or any of their incident […] or appertaining and also all and every the
estate and estates, rights, titles, claims, interests and demand whatsoever of him,
the said JOHN POWELL, of or unto the said land, tenements, hereditaments and
premises whatsoever hereby granted or mentioned to be granted or of them or any
part or parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said land, tenements,
hereditaments and premises hereby granted to the only proper use and behoof of him,
the said WILLIAM BARKER, his heirs and assigns forever and the said JOHN POWELL,
for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators doth hereby promise, covenant,
and agree that he, the said JOHN POWELL, his heirs, executors, administrators shall
and will at all times warrant and forever defend the said premises as the said
WILLIAM BARKER his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims or demands
whatsoever whereby the above mentioned premises may be affected or encumbered
contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents.

In witness whereof the said JOHN POWELL hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day
and year first above written.

JOHN POWELL {seal, his mark}

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

DANIEL BARKER, jurat {his mark}
RUTH BARKER          {her mark}




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Mecklenburg County

The clerk’s record of the probate of this deed is lost.

Test

WILLIAM B. ALEXANDER, C. C.




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