State North Carolina} This Indenture made the Twenty third day Beaufort County } February One thousand Seven Hundred & Eight Four, Between John Everitt of the State & County aforesaid of the one part And Joseph Jones of the aforesaid State and county of Tyrrell, Gentleman of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Everitt for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty Pounds Current money of the State aforesaid to him in Hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & he the said John Everitt hath by thse presents Granted, Bargained & sold and by these presents Doth Grant, Bargain & sell unto the said Joseph Jones his heirs & assigns forever A Certain tract of parcell of Land Lying and Being in the state aforesaid Buted and Bounded as follows begining on the West Side of Pamplico[?] _ Between Oglesbes Line & the Horte[?] Swamp Beginning at a pine on the West Side of said road running south 200 poles to a pine on the same side of the Road then East 40 poles to a pine then North 100 pole to a pine then West Forty Pole from thence to the Bracnh that bordes the said land from the Land of Thomas Adams then along the meanders of the said Branch to th Pecosion[?] then along the pecosion[?] to the first station Containing by Estima tion one Hundred acres of Land be the same more or less to have to hold th said Granted and Bargained premises with all the appurtenances ___ ledges and Commodities to the same Beloning or in anywise appertaining to him the said Joseph Jones his heirs & assigns forever. Furthermore the ___ John Everitt for me my heirs Executors Administrators &c. do Covenant Promise And Grant to and with the said Joseph Jones his heirs and ___ than Before the Ensealing and Delivery hereof, I am the True sol & Lawfull Owner of the premises and have in my self, good right full power & Law full authority to sell and Dispose of the same and I the said John Everitt Do Hereby Bind myself my Heirs administrators and assigns to ___ Secure and Defend the Said Land + Premises to the said Joseph Jones his Heirs and assigns against the Lawfull claim + Demand of any Person and Seal the Day and Date abovewritten ~ Sealed and Delivered} In the presence of us } Richard Hoff Tyrrell County } The above Deed of sale of Land from Jany Term 1785 } John Everitt to Joseph Jones was proved In Open Court by the oath of Richard Hoff Esq + ordered to be Requiters -- Regd. the 1st Day of Feby 1785 Test Mackey _ By _ Philips _