Printed
at the BEACON OFFICE, Greensborough, N. C.
This
Indenture, made the Eighteenth day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
seven between William N. Mebane of the county
of Guilford and state of North
Carolina of the one part, and Moses Brock, Andrew
Lindsay and I. J. M. Lindsay of the county of Guilford
and state of North Carolina of the other part witnesseth:
That for and in consideratioin of the sum of Six hundred
dollars dollars and [blank] cents to the said Wm.
N. Mebane in hand paid, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge,
and therefore doth release, acquit and discharge the said Moses
Brock, A. Lindsay and I. J. M. Lindsay their executors and administrators;
by these presents, he the said William N. Mebane hath granted, bargained, sold,
aliened, confirmed and conveyed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell,
alien, confirm and convey unto the said M. Brock, A. Lindsay
and I. J. M. Lindsay and their heirs, a certain piece or parcel of land
lying and being in the county of Guilford and state
aforesaid; bounded as followeth:
Beginning
at William Morris' corner. White Oak in Alexander Bradins line - thence south
along Bradins line thirty two poles to a white Oak - corner of Bradins in Samuel
Longs line - thence East along Longs line thirty six poles to a Post Oak - thence
south along Longs line One hundred poles to a Post Oak - thence East One hundred
and thirteen poles crossing Sleepy branch to a post oak - thence North one hundred
and thirty two poles to a Black Oak in William Morris' line - thence West along
Morris' line one hundred and forty nine poles to the beginning - Supposed to contain
one hundred acres more or less together with all woods, waters, mines, minerals
, hereditaments and appurtenances -
To
have and to hold the lands hereby conveyed, and all and singular other the premises
hereby bargained and sold, and every part and parcel thereof, with their and every
of their appurtenances unto the said Moses Brock, Andrew
Lindsay and I.J. M. Lindsay their heirs and assigns forever, to the only
profit, use and behoof of him the said Moses Brock, A. Lindsay
and I. J. M. Lindsay and their heirs and assigns forever. And the said
William N. Mebane for his heirs, executors, and administratiors,
doth covenant to and with the said M. Brock, A. Lindsay
and I. J. M. Lindsay their heirs and assigns, by these presents, that the
said William N. Mebane now, at the time of sealing
and delivering these presents, is seized of a good, sure, perfect and indefeasible
estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of and in the premises hereby bargained
and sold, and that he has good power, and lawful and absolute authority to grant
and convey the same to the said M. Brock, A. Lindsay & I.
J. M. Lindsay in manner and form aforesaid, and that the said premises
now are, and so forever shall remain, and be free of and from all gifts, grants,
bargains, sales,dower, right and title of dower, judgments, executions, titles,
troubles, charges and incumbrances whatsoever, made done, committed or suffered
by the said William N. Mebane or any other person;
and that the said William N. Mebane and his heirs,
all and singular, the premises hereby bargained and sold, with the appurtenances,
unto the said M. Brock, A. Lindsay & I. J. M. Lindsay
their heirs and assigns, against him the said William N.
Mebane and his heirs and all and every person and persons whatsoever, shall
warrant and ever defend, by these presents. hath hereunto set his hand and seal,
the day and year first above written.
| In
witness whereof, the said SIGNED,
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF | hath
hereunto set his hand and seal, the day and year first above written. |
| Robert
Mitchell
[signature] B. Adams [signature] | Wm.
N. Mebane
[signature] |