Craven County, NC - Lewis Williams to John A. Brice, 1763

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Craven County Register of Deeds

TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come, I, Lewis 
Williams of the County of Onslow and Province of North Carolina, 
Planter, Know Ye, that I, the said Lewis Williams, for divers good 
causes and consideration me hereunto moving have granted, surrendered, 
demised, released and forever quit-claimed, and by these presents do 
for me, my heirs, executors and administrators grant, surrender, 
demise, release and forever quit-claim unto John A. Brice, of the 
County of Craven and Province aforesaid, and to his heirs and assigns, 
Planter, forever, all that tract or parcel of ground, with the 
appurtenances, and being on Brice's Creek in the County and Province 
aforesaid, from Hallstain Branch on the said creek to Rigdon Brice's 
line, and bounded by the said creek, for the complement of 170 acres, 
it being the lnad formerly belonging to the said A. Brice, and was by 
his conveyed to the said Williams, by deed of sale which deed hath been 
mislaid in the Clerk's Office of the abovesaid County Court, without 
being Registered, and now not to be found and also all my estate, 
right, title and interest, use, possession, reversion, property, claim, 
benefits and whatsoever in and to the same
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land, and all other the 
premises before hereby mentioned to be granted and released and every 
part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances 
unto the said John A. Brice, his heirs and assigns forever, the sole 
and only proper use and behoof of the said John A. Brice, his executors 
and assigns forever. I, the said Lewis Williams, for myself, my heirs, 
executors and administrators, do covenant and promise and grant to and 
with the said John A. Brice, his heirs, executors and every of them by 
these presents, that the said John A. Brice, his heirs and assigns may 
from time to time and all times forever hereafter, lawfully, peaceably 
and quietly have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy all the said tract or 
parcel of land and premises hereby mentioned to be granted and released 
and receive the rents, issues and profits thereof, to his and their own 
use, without any lawful let, suit or interruption whatsoever for or by 
me, the said Lewis Williams, my heirs, executors, administrators or for 
or by any other person or persons whatsoever lawfuly claiming or to 
claim by from or under me, the said Lewis Williams, or by my means, 
estate, default, neglect or procurement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 20th day 
of May, 1762

Signed, sealed and delivered                 Lewis Williams {Seal}
in the presence of
Chas. Cogdell
Francis Godfre


July Craven Inferior Court, 1763, present his Majestys Justices, then 
was the foregoing deed proved in Open Court, by the oath of Chas. 
Cogdell, agreeable to law, and ordered to be registered

                                          Test - Peter Conway, C.S.C.

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