1823 - Dempsey & Mary Braswell, Nash Co., NC

This Indenture made the 12th of February one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty three between Dempsey Braswell and his wife Mary of the County of Nash and State of North Carolina of the one part and William Gant of the County of Franklin and State afore sd of the other part witnesseth that the said Dempsey Braswell and Mary his wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred and S--teen Dollars to us in hand paid by the said William Gant before the sealing and Delivering of these presents the Receipt where of the said Dempsey Braswell and Mary his wife doth hereby Acknowledge and In Consequence thereof hath given granted bargained Sold and delivered unto the said William Gant his heirs and assigns a Certain Tract or parcel of Land lyin in the County of Nash and State aforesaid on the north side of Redbud Creek Containing 58 acres more or less and bounded as follows (to wit) Begining at an Elum in said gants line thence No 3- west 274 poles to a pine Davis Corner thence down to Davises line to a red Oak Braswell Corner in sd line thence south along to Braswell line to a Corner white Oak in the dower line then up sd line to the begining it being a part of the Dower No 8 Drawn by the sd Mary Braswell wife of the sd Dempsey Braswell with the appertanances Thereunto belonging and Every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the aforesd Bargind Land and premises unto the said William Gant his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns and the sd Dempsey Braswell and his wife Mary ---themselves and their heirs Exrs and Admrs doth hereby agree to and with the said William Gant his heirs and assigns to warrant and forever defend the title and property of the above mentioned Land and premises against the Lawful claim or Claims of all persons whatsoever unto the said William Gant his heirs and assigns In witness whereof the said Dempsey Braswell and his wife Mary hath hereunto set and affixt their hands and seals the day & year above written
Signed Sealed and Dempsey his X mark Braswell {seal}
delivered in the presents Mary her X mark Braswell {seal}
of us Willie Bunting
Feby 12th 1823 the private Examination of Mary Braswell one of the partis to the within Deed was taken in due Course of Law before us Given under our hand the date above
State of North Carolina
Nash County Court Feby Sessn 1823} J. H. Drake JP
and was further ackd in open Court}
by Dempsey Braswell and on motion} John Arrington Jp
Ordered to be Registered and is Registered
by Ld FEllen PR attest Hy Blount CCC

(Nash Co., NC DB 10 Pg 422-423)