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Wayne County Register of Deeds, Goldsboro, NC - 25 acres
This Indenture made the twenty eighth day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five between Matthew Casey of
the first part and Newman Potts of the second part all of the county of
Wayne and state of North Carolina.
Witnesseth that the said Matthew Casey for and in consideration of the sum
of eighty dollars to him in hand paid by the said Newman Potts at & before
the execution of these presents the receipt & payment whereof is hereby
acknowledged hath bargained sold and by these presents doth bargain sell
alien promise & convey unto the said Newman Potts his heirs & assigns
forever, all of one certain tract or parcel of land, situated lying &
being in the aforesaid county of Wayne on the south side of the north prong
of Sleepy creek bounded as follows, beginning at a pine Hatch Whitfields
corner & runs north 30 poles to a blackgum at the run of said creek, then
up said run as it meanders to another corner made in said creek 16 poles
north of said Potts old corner on a gum then south 16 poles to a stake
Potts corner then east 178 poles to the beginning containing twenty five
acres, more or less, to have & to hold the above bargained premises with
all & singular the privileges & commodities to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining and I the said Matthew Casey do by these presents obligate
& bind myself my heirs, executors & administrators to warrant & ever
defend the right & title to the above bargained premises unto the said
Newman Potts his heirs & asigns free & clear of all claims & demands of
myself my heirs, executors administrators & every other person or persons
whatever.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the
day and date first above written.
Wayne County Augt 19th 1856
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