This Indenture the 30th day of November 1756 between
Richard Holland of Beaufort County, province of North Carolina & Amarila his wife,
Thomas Williams & Sarah his wife of the one part & Luke Mounce of the county &
province afs'd;
Witnefseth Whereas William Sigby by virtue of a patent dated 17th April
1724 & transferred by him to Robert Turner & by him to James Singleton, and by him
mortgaged to the treasurer & by him to Richard Holland in the year 1741 & said
Holland by deed to Thomas Williams dated 29th May 1745.
Bounded by Tranters Creek Tranters Creek (sic 2) shing (branch) branch
beaver dam, containing 70 acres & further s'd Thomas Williams by deed from Earl
Granville containing 328 acres as recorded page 272.
Now this Indenture Witnefseth, that Richard Holland, Amarillo his wife
Thomas Williams & Sarah his wife in consideration of seventy seven pounds ten
shillings Proc: money to the said Richard Holland & Thomas Williams in hand by Luke
Mounce before the delivery hereof the rct. We hereby acknowledge & have by these
presents have given granted bargained & sold & do by these presents sell convey
confirm afsign and set over unto Luke Mounce his heirs afsigns all that
parcel of land bounded at a cypress in the mouth of a gum on the No side of Tranters Creek
& up the creek various courses to Beaver Dam creek & various courses of s'd creek
to the mouth of Iron Mine Branch to a corner pine, then a line of marked trees # 20 S 200
poles to a pine Hollands corner on White Oak Swamp then South to a pine, thence west
northerly 72 poles to a water oak Williams' corner, then a south course to the first
stations, containing 180 acres; and all houses, orchards fences hereditiments,
appurtenances whatsoever & all the estate claims & demands of Richard Holland and
Thomas Williams in and to the bargained premises unto the said Luke Mounce his heirs &
afsigns forever.
To have and to hold said land & all the premises & appurtenances
hereby unto the afs'd Luke Mounce his heirs & afsigns forever, to his &
their use under the annual quit rents due and the said Richard Holland & Amerita his
wife & Thomas Williams & Sarah his wife & any of their heirs the said tract of
land premises & appurtenances hereby granted or intended to be granted unto the said
Luke Mounce his heirs and afsigns against the said Richard Holland & Amarilla
his wife & Thomas Williams and his wife & their & each living of their heirs
& against all persons whatsoever lawfully claiming any right to the premises shall
& will warrant forever defend by these presents, & that the said Luke Mounce his
heirs & afsigns at all times hereafter shall hold pofsefs
& enjoy the said land & premises without let or molestation from any person
whatsoever, aforesaid quit rents only excepted & said Richard Holland & Thomas
Williams & their heirs at any time hereafter, at the proper cost of Luke Mounce his
heirs & afsigns do & execute any other reasonable conveyance as shall be
advised by his or their council in the law required.
Richard Holland (Seal)
Amiralla Holland (Seal)
Written sealed & delivered
Thomas Williams (Seal)
In presence of
Sarah Williams (Seal)
Dave Morgan Williams
Jonathan Mounce
Beaufort County
This certifies that the within deed at March Court 1757 present his
Majesty, was proved by the oath of Dave Morgan Williams one of the subscribing witnefses
thereto, ordered to be registered.
Test. Wolley Chauncey clk ct
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