HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. DEED BOOK 10 PAGE 433

30 March 1769 JAMES JOSEY & SARAH his Wife to EDWARD WHITAKER

This Indenture made the 30 th day of March in the year of our Lord Christ One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Sixty Nine between JAMES JOSEY and SARAH his wife, of the County of Northampton and Province of North Carolina of the one part, and EDWARD WHITAKER of the County of Bertie and Province aforesaid of the other part.Witnesseth that the said JAMES JOSEY and SARAH his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty Five pounds Virginia money, to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge & thereof doth acquit and discharge the said EDWARD WHITAKER, his heirs Exr's Adms and assigns by these presents hath granted bargained and sold & doth by these presents grant, bargain and sell unto the said EDWARD WHITAKER, his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate on the South side of Morattuck river now called Roanoke in the County of Halifax and Province aforesaid. Containing by estimation One Hundred acres be the same more or less and bounded as followeth. Beginning at a Pine adjoining THOMAS HUNTER'S line, from thence by a line of marked trees to a fence which is the dividing line between ELISHA WILLIAMS and the said JOSEY, then down the said fence to THOMAS'S line, thence up the said line to the road, thence up the said road to HUNTER'S line, thence along the said line to the first station together with all houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, trees, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcel of land belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and also all the estate right, title, property claim and demand whatsoever of him the said JAMES JOSEY and SARAH his wife of, in ,or to the same or any part or parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and premises with all the appurtenances unto the said EDWARD WHITAKER, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of him the said EDWARD WHITAKER, his heirs and assigns forever and the said JAMES JOSEY, for himself and his heirs the above said tract or parcel of land and every part or parcel thereof with all and every the appurtenances against him and his heirs and assigns all and every other persons whatsoever unto the said EDWARD WHITAKER, his heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and defend by these presents during the lifetime of my wife SARAH JOSEY. In witness whereof the said JAMES JOSEY and SARAH his wife hath hereunto set their hands and afixed their seals the day and year above written.

JAMES JOSEY

Sealed and Delivered SARAH JOSEY

in the presence of

THOMAS HUNTER

LEMUEL WIGGINS

JAMES JOSEY JR

Halifax County First August Court 1769, Then the aforegoing deed was in open Court duly acknowledged by JAMES JOSEY the party thereto and SARAH JOSEY the feme in the said deed mentioned being first privateley examined by Wm BAUCH Esq. acknowledged that she relinquished her right of dower freely and voluntarily without compulsion of the said husband whereupon the said deed was ordered to be registered.