DEED
Benjamin Cowell to Solomon Cowell
August 1755
200 acres
North Carolina, Currituck County - To all people to whom these presents
shall come greeting. Know ye that I Benjamin Cowell of the county
and province aforesaid in consideration of the sum of twenty seven pounds
current money of Virginia to me in had paid before the ensealing and
delivery hereof by my son Solomon Cowell of the county and province
aforesaid the --------where of I do hereby acknowledge and myself there
with fully satisfied and content and paid and there of and every part and
parcel there of do exonerate acquit and discharge the said Solomon
Cowell of his heirs executors administrators forever by these presents
have given granted bargained sold alien conveyed confirmed and by these
presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey and
confirm unto the said Solomon Cowell his heirs and assigns forever
one certain piece or parcel of land containing two hundreds acres of land
lying and being in the county of Tyrrell in the province aforesaid
beginning at a hickory on the east side of great alligator then running as
with course to a black gum tree then North to a line of marked trees them
being on Richard McClure line by patent baring date one thousand
seven hundred and forty eight . To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities
to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining to him the said Solomon
Cowell his heirs and assigns forever and I the said Benjamin Cowell
for my heirs executors administrators do convent promise and grant to
and with the said Solomon Cowell his heirs and assigns that before
the ensealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above
bargained premises and am lawfully seizined and possessed of the same in
mine own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
and in myself good rights and lawful authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm the same bargained premises in manner as above said and
that the said Solomon Cowell his heirs and assigns shall and may
from time to time and at all times hereafter by virtue of these presents
lawfully peaceably and quietly have hole use occupy premises and enjoy the
said premises and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear
and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharge of and from all
manner of former gifts grants bargains sale leases mortgages wills intails
jointer dowry judgments incumbrances and trouble whatsoever and I the said
Benjamin Cowell do further covenant and bind myself my heirs
executors and administrators by these presents to warrant and defend the
said Solomon Cowell in quiet and peaceable possession of all and
singular the said grated premises against any just or lawful claim of any
person or persons whatsoever in which whereof I the said Benjamin
Cowell have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this day of august
in the year of our lord 1755.
Benjamin Cowell
Elizabeth Cowell
Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us.
Ann Owens
Zachariah Owens
Proved Sept. court 1755 Evan Jones CC
Registered Nov. 3, 1755 Evan Jones
Remarks: Tyrrell County, Deed Book 2, page 223, 224
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