1719 DEED OF JOHN SCARFE

North Carolina. To all people to, whom those present come I john Smithson of the precinct of Pasquotank to persons aforesaid send greeting. Now know ye that I the said John Smithson for divers causes and considerations me hereunto moving, but more especially for the valuable consideration of twenty four pounds to me in hand paid or secured to be paid by John Scarfe of the precinct and province aforesaid the receipt whereby I acknowledge and thereof and of every part and paid thereof do fully deed and absolutely acquit and discharge the said John Scarfe his heirs Executores Adminitrators and Assignees by these present have given granted, bargained sold aliened enscoffed confirmed and made over and do hereby give grant bargain sell alien enscoff confirm and make over forever unto the said Scarfe his heirs Executors Administrators Asignees a certain piece or parcel of land of one hundred acres of land more or less lying and being situated on the southwest side of Pasquotank River known by the name of the Deep Branch and part of a greater tract by patent granted to Thomas Abbington and by him sold to Richard Marden and Alex Lefear and by him sold to Jonathan Jacobs and by him sold to John Smithson and by him sold to the said Scarfe and his heirs Administrators and Assignees forever, with all houses or sheds garden fences pastures woodland ground appertenances to the same belonging with all uses customs profits benefits privileges and other attainments thereunto appertaining. To have and to hold the said 100 acres of land or plantation more or less with all or singular the uses customs profits or privileges thereunto bargained and sold to the only use benefit and likes of him the said John Scarfe, his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigness forever and I the said John Smithson for me my heirs Executors, Administrators and Assignees, do hereby covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Scarfe his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigness, that I the said John Smithson this before granted bargained or sold, shall and will from time to time and at all times forever hereafter warrant maintain and defend from the claim right of or title or pretended claim right or title of any person or persons whatsoever or from the claim right or title of me my heirs Executors Administrators or from any person or persons from by or under them or any or either of them. And I the said John Smithson do oblige myself my heirs Executors Administrators and to the said John Scarfe his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignees to make do execute or perform or cause to be made done executed and performed any other or further act or acts deed or deeds devise assurance or assurances whatsoever in the law for the further or better assuring or sure nothing of the before granted premises as the said John Scarfe his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignees their learned in the law shall reasonably advise devise or require. And lastly the said John Scarfe his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignees shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter have hold use occupy or peacably possess and enjoy the before granted premises. l bind my heirs Executors Administrators firmly by these present. As witness hand and seal the 9 day of July 1719.

                                    Teste Ronald R. Buckley John Smithson

                           Nath. Jones Ackn. in the prect Court of Pasquotank the
                                           24 day of July Anno Domino 1719

                                                     Teste W. Norris Clerk