Jesse Bryant,Thamer Bryant & William Begasst to William Burgess
(Transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse)

Book DE
Page 278

North Carolina
     This Indenture made the tenth of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred 
and Sixty Four between JESSE BRYANT & THAMER BRYANT of the County of Halifax in the 
province afsaid of the one part & WILLIAM BEGASST of the County of Pasquotank and province 
afsaid of the other part Witnesseth whereas the JESSE BRYANT & THAMER BRYANT afsaid 
for and in consideration of the valuable sum of two hundred & Sixty pounds procl. Money to us 
in hand paid before the ensealing & delivery of these presents by the afsaid WILL BURGESS 
the receipt whereof we do acknowledge ourselves therewith fully satisfied contented and paid 
and have given granted bargained sold aliended espouse conveyed and confirmed & by these 
presents do give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said WILLIAM BURGESS 
his heirs exers. Adms & assigns a certain tract or parcel of land containing by estimation one 
hundred acres be it more or less lying & being on the North side of Pasquotank River commonly 
called the mannor land being the land where on the said JESSE and THAMER BRYANT formerly 
did live, butting bounding as follows, to wit
   Beginning at a land cedar at the mouth of Potohaunk Creek from thence running the said Creek 
by various courses to a red oak standing at the fork of the said Creek a corner tree thence N. W. 
course 14 chains to a chesnut oak BENONI BURGESS corner tree so down the said BENONI 
BURGES line to the river and down the river to the first station with all houses & out houses
orchards garden fences feeding wood land ground cleared ground Timber or timber trees standing 
lying or growing upon the said plantation or moiety of land with all rights and appurtenances to the 
same belonging or in any wise appertaining To have and to hold the said one hundred acres of land 
be it more or less with all and singular its rights member uses privileges etc. to the only use benefit 
& behoof of the said WILLIAM BURGESS his heirs Exers Adms. & assigns forever and we the 
said JESSE and the said THAMER BRYANT singular for ourselves our heirs Exers. Adms. & 
every of them doth covenant to and with the said WILL BURGESS his heirs & that we the said 
JESSE & THAMER BRYANT have a good lawful and sufficient right to sell and dispose the 
premises afsaid with all its appurtenances to the said WILL BURGESS him or his heirs & assigns 
forever & by these presents for ourselves our heirs Exers Admis. Or assigns shall and will forever 
warrant maintain & defend the said land from the lawful claims and demands of any person or 
persons what soever to the only proper use benefit & behoof of the afsaid WILL BURGESS & his 
heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seal the day & 
date aforesaid
                                                              JESSE BRYANT  seal
                                                              TUMAR BRYANT  seal

Signed sealed & delivered
In the presence of us 
Test JOHN MARTIN 

    North Carolina June the 18th 1764. Then the within Deed of bargain and sale was acknowledged 
before me in due form of law by JESSE BRYANT & at the same time the same being privately 
examined freely and voluntarily acknowledged the & that she did it with out confusion let it be 
Registered MONTFORT ECFFECKIS Junr 
Registered the 26th day of November 1764   










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