PARKER, Josiah & Omy to James PARKER (1794)

Josiah & Omy Parker to James Parker  
Contributed by Raymond Parker Fouts

Feb 15, 1794

Gates Co., NC Deed Book 3; pgs. 119-120
This Indenture made this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and ninety four Between Josiah PARKER & Omy his Wife of the County of Gates in the Province of North Carolina of the One part & James PARKER of the Said County of the Other Part Witnesseth that the Sd. Josiah PARKER & Omy his Wife for & in Consideration of the sum of Twenty five pound Currency of North Carolina allready in hand paid them by the Sd. James PARKER the Receipt of which the Sum [sic] the Said Josiah PARKER & Omy his Wife doth hereby Acknowledge themselve [sic] there of fully Satisfied hath Bargained and Sold Aliend & Enforsed and confirmed and by these Presents doth bargain and Sell alien Enforsed and for ever Confirm Unto the Said James PARKER his Heirs or assigns for ever A Certain Tract or? Parcel of Land Lying & being Situate in the County of Gates the province of North Carolina on the South Side of MILLS’s Swamp Begining at a Live Oak being a Corner tree on James RIDDICK’s Line and so Runing along the Sd RIDDICK’s Line untill it comes on SHEPHARDs Line & so runing along the Said SHEPHERDs [sic] line untill it Comes to a Corner tree being a Red Oak a new line made by the Sd. Josiah & James PARKER and So runing along the new line down to the Swamp & So down the Swamp be the same more or Less thirty seven & a half acres more or Less with all Houses Orchards Gardens woods waters ways mines minerals & all Other Profits Commodities there to belonging or in anywise Appertaining With the Reversion and Reversions Remainder & Remanders [sic] unto Issues and profits there of and of Every part and parsel thereof to have and to hold the sd. Bargained Premises unto the Sd. James PARKER his Heirs & assigns for ever fully and Clearly acquited and discharged of and from all former Gifts Dowers jointers & of & from all Manner of incomberances whatsoever and the Sd. Josiah PARKER Oma his Wife doth Quit claim and to the Sd. Land and Premises Unto the Sd. James PARKER his Heirs & assigns for ever & the Sd. Josiah PARKER and Omy his Wife Doth Each of them their Heirs Executors Administrators & assigns will warrent & forever defend against the Lawfull Claim of all and every Other Person and Persons whatever In Witness whereof the Sd. Josiah PARKER and Omy his Wife here unto Set their hands & seals the day and year first above Written. Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presents of Christopher GAYLE Robt. PARKER Samuel SMITH.
/s/ Josiah [his x mark] Parker

State of North Carolina}
Gates County } ss February Term 1794
The within Deed was in open Court acknowledged in due form of Law and on Motion was Ordered to be Registered.
Christr RIDDICK PR
Test Law BAKER C C