To all people…I Wm Roberts of the Northwest River of Curretuck in the County of Albemarle in the Province of Carrolina, Tanner…have made my well beloved friend William Balance of Norfolk County in the Collony of Virginia plantE my true & lawfull atourny…to take into his hands for me, due to me from John Bennett…as the same is expressed in a bond from the said Bennett the 16th of NovembE 1695…this second day of Jul 1696
/s/ William Roberts
Witness: John Adams, Sampsn Power
Memorand that I the Willm Roberts if I should never returne do give the sd Wm Balance all my stock of cattle wth theire increase
Proved in Court 16th March 1696/7…
 

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Henry Slade Deeds

Norfolk County Deed Book 6, page 117
 

Know all men…I Henry Slade of Albemarle County in Carolina for the natural love and affection a bare to my son Henry Slade of Norfolk County in Virgia…unto my said son Henry…two hundred seaventy & eight acres of wood land being at the head of the Lower (illegible) (torn) in the County of Norfolk it being pte of a tract of land containing one thousand seaventy (torn) acres…second day of DecembE 1697
/s/ Henry Slade
Witness: Ralph Meakin, Edward Jones JunE
Proved in Court…15th march 1697/8

Know all men…Henry Slade of Albemarle County in Carolina…appoynted my trusty and well beloved friend Richard Silvester of Norfolk County in Virgia my true & lawfull atourny…to dispose all my land being at the Indian Creeke…the 5th day of August 1697
/s/ Henry Slade
Witness: Ralph Meaken, Edward Joanes JunE
Proved in Court 15th March 1697/8

This deed indented the 3d day of August 1697 made betwixt Henry Slade SenE of the one pty & Ralph Mekin of the other…I Henry Slade of the pEcinct of Corotuck (torn) County of Albemarle of the pvince of Carolina…unto Ralph Mekin of the County of Norfolk…one hundred acres of land being in the Easterd Indian Crague joining with the land of Edward Joanes JunE running a mile into woods & taking its bounds with the creek which (illegible)…this 3d day of August 1697
/s/ Henry Slade
Witness: Robert Lane, Henry Sla
Acknowledged in Court 15th March 1697/8 by Richard Silvester atourny of Henry Slade…

page 117a

This deed indented made betwene Henry Slade SenE and Edward Joanes JunE the 3d Day of August 1697…I Henry Slade SenE of the precinct of Corotuck of the County of Albemarle of the province of Carolina…sold unto Edward Joanes JunE of the County of Norfolk…two h(torn)dred acres of land lying in the County of Norfolk on the North side of the Northwe(torn) (torn)er & the Easterd Indian Creek comonly known by the name of (illegible) (torn)ning a mile in the woods and taking its breadth on the (torn) which said (torn)…this 3d day of August 1697
/s/ Henry Slade
Witness: Robert Lane, Henry Slade
Acknowledged in Court by Richard Silvester atourny of Henry Slade 15 March 1697/8
 

To all…I Sr Edmond Andros Kt…grant unto Henry Slade SenE one thousand seaventy eight acres of high land & low being his seated plantation in Corotuck precints upon the lower Indian Creeke of the (torn)rthwest River in the County of Norfolk beginning at a beech near black water (torn) & running first West seaventy poles to another beech then South west by mark (torn) one hundred twenty eight poles, thence bounding on the South Eastward side (torn) said Indian Creek West twenty Eight poles South West by West twenty two (torn) South West one hundred poles then West half Northerly sixteen poles (torn)rth west half northerly fifty poles, then (torn) west forty two poles, then West by North sixty two poles then South (torn) a quarter Westerly one hundred & eighty poles to a pine neare the mouth of the (torn) then South East by South a quarter Southerly twenty six poles, then South So(torn) thre quarters Westerly one hundred fifty six poles to a water oak on Moses P(torn) the river side, then againe from the first beginning beech & running South by (torn) treese three hundred and twenty poles to a white oake then West North West one hu(torn)d & eight poles to a beech then South West by South one hundred & eighteen poles to a white oake, then West one hundred & twenty poles to a black beech, by a path that (illegible) to Hector Dams then South by West three quarters Westerly two hundred & forty poles to the mouth of the Cyprus branch, then North West by or near the pocoson of the river three hundred thirty two poles to the water oak on Mosley Poynt,…for the importacon of twenty two psons into this Collony…dated 29th Day of Aprill 1693
/s/ E Andros
 

Know all men…I Henry Slade of Corotuck in the province of Carolina do assigne over all my right of the within menconed patent unto Thomas Brent…excepting two bills of sale out of the within menconed pattent, and one deed of guift conteining five hundred seaventy eight acres…this 16th day of March 1697/8
/s/ Richard Silvester
Witness: George Newton, John Moseley, James Wilson
Acknowledged in Court 16th mar 1697/8
 

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