Isaac and Mary Falconbury sell 150 acres to Nicholas White (and Mary, his wife) for 80 pounds proclamation money.
SW side of the Pee Dee beginning at a black jack saplin… below his house. Patent to Philip Henndon to the sd Mary Giles.
Witnesses – Hez. Russ, Laurence Easterwood
Synopsis
Deed dated 18 February 1768 (typed transcript, deed book pages 210-211, entry no. 161). Isaac Falconbury and his wife Mary, of Anson County, planters, sell to Nicholas White, planter, for £80 proclamation money ("eight" is typed above the line, so the sum is £88 [?]), 150 acres on the southwest side of the Pee Dee River. The tract begins at a blackjack sapling and crosses the spring branch "Hucklebury" and the spring branch below his house. It was patented to Philip Henndon/Hinndon on 27 September 1756 ("in the thirtieth year of our reign") and conveyed by him to Mary Giles. Because the chain of title passes through Mary Giles, Isaac's wife Mary was very probably the former Mary Giles, who brought the land into the marriage. Isaac signed by mark (x). The witnesses were Hez. Russ and Laurence Easterwood, and the deed was proved by Easterwood's oath at the April Term 1769 (test Samuel Spencer, C.C.C.). Page 211 also begins an unrelated deed, Stephen Cole to John Bounds (no. 162), which is transcribed as far as the image goes. Page 211 is a faint carbon copy with some broken letters. Image enhancement was tried but did not recover the missing strokes, so the original image is used.
Full Transcription
Transcribed from the deed-book images already shown in this post (click any image above for the full-size original). Spellings are kept as typed in the transcript. [sic] marks an apparent typing error, [?] marks an uncertain reading, and words in brackets are editorial notes.
161 ISAAC FALCONBURY TO NICHOLAS WHITE
THIS INDENTURE Made the 18th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty eight between Isaac Falconbury & Mary his wife of Anson County and Province of North Carolina Planter of the one part and Nicholas White of the County & Province aforesd Planter of the other part WITNESSETH that he the sd Isaac Falconbury & Mary his wife for and inconsideration of the sum of eighty [eight, inserted above the line] pounds Proc. money [received, inserted above the line] of the sd Nicholas White before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they doth hereby acknowledge & thereof doth fully & freely and absolutely exonerate acquit & forever discharge the sd Nicholas White his heirs exrs. admrs. and assigns by these presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto the sd Nicholas White a certain piece or tract of land on the So.Wt. side of Pee Dee River beginning at a black jack saplin and runs No.75 Wt.160 poles crossing a spring branch Hucklebury to a red oak then So.15 Wt. – – – – poles to a spanish oak by a spring thence So.75 Et.160 poles crossing the spring branch below his house to a pine thence No.15 Et.150 poles to the first station containing one hundred & fifty acres together with all & singular the buildings improvements ways woods waters & water courses rights liberties hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging and the reversion & reversions remainder & remainders rents issues & profits thereof and all the right title interest property claim & demand whatsoever of them the sd Isaac Falconbury & Mary his wife in or to the hereby granted premises in as full & ample manner as the same was granted & confirmed to Philip Henndon by his Majestys Letter Patent bearing date this 27th day of September in the thirtieth year of our reign A.D. [1756, inserted above the line] and thence conveyed by deed from the sd Philip Hinndon to the sd Mary Giles TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the sd bargained & [blank] one hundred & fifty acres of land heredetaments & premises hereby granted or intended to be granted with their appurtenance & every part & parcel thereof unto the sd Nicholas White and his heirs to the only use & benefit of him the sd Nicholas White his heirs & assigns forever and that free & clear from all manner of incumberances whatsoever the quitrents due & Mary his wife for themselves their heirs exos. & admrs. doth covenant promise grant & agree to & with the sd Nicholas White his heirs & assigns by these presents that the sd Isaac Falconbury & their heirs the hereby granted premises & every part and parcel thereof with their appurtenances unto the sd Nicholas White his heirs & assigns against the sd Isaac Falconbury & Mary his wife and against all manner of person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming or to claim shall & will warrant and forever defend by these presents & further that the sd Isaac Falconbury & Mary his wife their heirs & all and every other person whatsoever having or lawfully claiming or that shall or may at any time or times hereafter do have or claim any estate right title or interest of in or to the sd bargained premises or any part thereof from or under him them or any of them upon the reasonable request cost and charges in the law of him the sd Nicholas White his heirs or assigns shall & will sign seal & deliver any such further or other reasonable instrument or instruments of writing whatsoever for the further & better assurance confirmation of the hereby granted premises with their appurtenances unto the sd Nicholas White his heirs & assigns by him or them or by his or their council learned in the law shall or may be reasonably advised
devised or required in witness hereof they the sd Isaac Falconbury & Mary hath hereunto set their hands & affixed their seals the day & year first above written
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
x
Hez.Russ Isaac Falconbury Seal
Laurence Easterwood
Mary Falconbury Seal
North Carolina Anson County
April Term 1769. The within deed was proved in open court by the oath of Laurence Easterwood and entered of record in due form of law ordered that the same be registered
Test Samuel Spencer C.C.C.
162 STEPHEN COLE TO JOHN BOUNDS
THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that Stephen Cole of the County of Mecklenburgh in the province of North Carolina for and inconsideration of the sum of fifty pounds Proc. money to me in hand paid by John Bounds of the County of Anson in the Province aforesd before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I the sd Stephen Cole doth hereby acknowledge therefore do fully freely & absolutely exonerate acquit & forever discharges the sd John Bounds his heirs exers. admrs. by these presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed & confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey & confirm unto the sd John Bounds his heirs & assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in the County of Bladen on the No. side of ash pole swamp beginning at a pine thence running No.60 Et.320 poles to a pine thence No.30 – – -320 poles to a pine thence So.Wt. to a Branch called the mill branch – – – – – – – Then down the Indian Swamp to the first station containing two hundred acres be the same more or less granted to David Clark by Patent in the year 1757 may more fully appear together with all & singular the buildings improvements ways woods waters & water courses rights liberties hereditaments & appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging and the reversion & reversions remainder and remainders rents issues & profits thereof and all the right title & interest property claim & demand whatsoever of [he, inserted above] the sd Stephen Cole my heirs or assigns of in or to the sd hereby granted premises TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesd bargained two hundred acres of land hereditaments & premises hereby granted or mentioned to be granted with the appurtenances and every part & parcel thereof unto the sd John Bounds his heirs & assigns to the only proper use & behoof & benefit of him the sd John Bounds his heirs & assigns forever that free & clear from all manner of incumberances whatsoever the one half of all gold & silver mines together with all quitrents hereafter due only excepted to his Majesty his heirs & successors forever and the sd Stephen Cole myself my heirs exers. admrs. doth covenant promise & grant to and with the sd John Bounds his heirs & assigns by these presents that I the sd Stephen Cole his heirs & assigns the hereby granted premises and every part and parcel thereof with – – – – – appurtenances unto the sd John Bounds his heirs exers. admrs. or assigns against him the sd Stephen Cole and his heirs and against all & all manner of persons whatsoever lawfully claiming or to claim shall and will warrant & forever defend by these presents and further that I the sd Stephen Cole my heirs & all and every person or persons
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Note (unverified): Isaac’s wife Mary was possibly Mary Giles, which is not yet confirmed. Jacob, son of Isaac, later had a wife named Charity (1782 deed), so Mary was presumably Isaac’s wife and not Jacob’s.