Deed - Fortune Reeves to Jesse Reeves

Guilford County, North Carolina
Deed Book 5, Pg 33-34
21 Feb 1788
Recorded November Term 1788

Transcription

This Indenture Made this twenty first day of February in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & Eighty Eight between Fortian Reeves of the County of Guilford State of North Carolina of the one part & Jesse Reeves of the Coiunty and State aforesd of the other part Witnesseth that the Sd. Fortian Reevese for & in Consideration of the Sum of Eighty pounds Specie to her in hand paid the receipt whereof She doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained enfeofed Sold & delivered & by these presents doth bargain Sell Enfeoff & deliver unto the Sd. Jesse Reeves one certain Track or parcel of Land Situate lying and being in the Sd. County of Guilford Mairs’ fork the water of Haw River beginning at a black oak Saplin the South East Corner of Thomas Reeves Land running East twenty Seven poles & an half to a Post Oak Saplen Jesse Reeves South west Corner thence North along Jesse & Fortian Reeves lines three hundred & twenty poles to a post oak in Richard Bortons Line thence West twenty Seven & a half poles to a post Oak Thomas Reeves North East Corner thence South along Thomas Reeves three hundred & twenty poles to the beginning containing in the whole fifty five Acres be it more or Less to gather with all ways woods waters profits Commodities & appurtenances thereunto belonging & the reversion & reversions remainder & remainders rents issues & profits thereof To have & to hold the Sd. Land & premises unto the Sd. Jesse Reeve his heirs & assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of the Sd. Jesse Reeves his Heirs and assigns forever and the Sd. Fortian Reeves doth hereby grant for herself & her heirs that She the Sd. Fortian Reeves & her Heirs & Every of them Shall & will Warrant & forever defend the Sd. Land & premises & Every part & article thereaof with all & Singular her rights & appurtenances unto the Sd. Jesse Reeves his Heirs & assigns forever against her the Sd. Fortian Reeves & her Heirs & every of them and against Every other person whomsoever In Witness whereof She the Sd. Fortian Reeves hath hereunto Set her hand & Seal the day & years first above Written
                                                                                                              her
                                                                                                Fortan ( X ) Reeves (Seal)
                                                                                                             mark

Signed Sealed and Delivered     }     Guilford County Novembr Term 1788
In the presence of                         }     The Execution of the within Deed was
John (his X mark) Winchester  }     proven in open Court by the oath of Coalman
Colman Winchester                     }     Winchester and ordered to be Registered
                                  Teste       T Searcy ~

Source

Guilford County, North Carolina, Deed Book 5, Page 33-34, scanned online originals at Family Search