Gabriel Lea to Elijah Morton Land Deed
GabrielLea to Elijah Morton Land Deed
CaswellCounty , N.C. May 25th 1830
ThisIndenture made this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord Onethousand eight hundred and thirty, between Gabriel Lea of the County of Caswelland State of North Carolina of the one part; and Elijah Morton of the Countyand State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Gabriel Lea forand in consideration of the sum of Five hundred Dollars to him in hand paid bythe said Elijah Morton, the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given,granted, bargained and sold, and doth by these presents give grant, bargain andsell---- --------release and confirm unto the said Elijah Morton his heirs and assignsforever, a certain tract or parcel of Land situate, Lying and being in the saidCounty of Caswell on a prong of Killgore’s branch of North Hyco: Beginning at awhite oak at said branch an running thence north forty five degrees East ninechains to a Red Oak. Thence South eighty three degrees East seven chains andfifty links to Pointers, Thence North sixty seven degrees east five chains to aRed Oak, Thence North forty five degrees East seven chains and fifty links toWhite Oak by a drain, Thence North seventy six degrees East five chains to asmall White Oak and pointers. Thence North fifty four degrees East thirteenchains and forty links to a pine near a mud hole, Thence East five chains andten links to Hickory on William Lea’s line, Thence South with his line twentynine chains and eighty links to a Pine, Thence West four chains and twentylinks to pointers, Thence South five degrees east twenty one chains and fiftylinks to a stake in the road, Thence South eighty two degrees West twenty six chainsto a Spanish Oak, on the said branch, Thence down the branch as it meandersfifty chains and fifty links to the Beginning, Containing One hundred and fiftyAcres, be the same more or less, and said Gabriel Lea doth hereby for himself,his heirs executors etc. covenant with the said Elijah Morton that he willwarrant and forever defend the above bargained land and premises from the claimof all other persons whomsoever to the only proper use and behalf of him thesaid Elijah Morton his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the saidGabriel Lea, hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year abovewritten.
Sealedand delivered in the presence of: Gabriel Lea Seal
SolomonLea
WilliamLea Jr.
JamesLea
Transcribedby: Latham Mark Phelps 2003