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1742 Land Grant to John
Carruthers
The following was transcribed by
Sara Whitford for EastCarolinaRoots.com
From Craven County Book of Deeds (Vol 1),
p. 156-157
North Carolina. Whereas by virtue of an act of assembly made and passed at
Edenton on the fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred & twenty three an act for the beter ordering and regulating of the Town
of Newbern in Craven precinct now called Craven County, Cullen Pollock, Richard
Graves and William Handcock esquires were appointed commissioners for the said
town to sell or make over any lot or lots in the said Town not already purchased
or secured by any other person. And in & by the sd act it is provided that if
either of the aforesaid commissioners should die, that the other two with
consent of the precinct court of Craven, should apoint another commissioner in
the room and stead of the deceased. Whereupon pursuant to the said act, Walter
Lane esquire was appointed in the room and stead of Richard Grave aforesaid who
is deceased. The said act of assembly further allowing that any two of the three
commissioners shall have full power and authority to sell & make over any lot or
lots as aforesaid as in and by the said act relation being thereunto had may
more fully appear. To all whom these presents shall come know ye that we Walter
Lane and William Handcock for and in consideration of the sum of Four pounds to
us in hand paid by John Carruthers the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
have given, granted, bargained and sold unto the Sd John Carruthers and to his
heirs and assigns forever Four lots in the said Town. Beginning at a corner
between Handcock Street and Pollock Street and runs up Pollock Street So 85 West
twenty six pole to Metcalf Street so. up the said street No 10° Et Thirteen pole
then No 86 Et Twnety six pole to Handcock Street and so down the said street to
the beginning. Containing two acres of land more or less and are known in the
plan of the Town by No 95, 96, 97 & 98.
To have and to hold the said lots with all and singular the profits,
priviledges, benefits, advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appurtaining
or that herafter may be granted to the said Town. Also the privilege of getting
all firewood and Timber that he shall use in the said town or any part of the
land laid out or designed for the use of the said town or that hereafter be laid
out for the use of the said town, to the said John Carruthers his heirs &
assigns forever. The said John Carruthers his heirs or assigns building one good
habitable house on each lot of no less do mentions (dimensions) then twenty feet
in length and fifteen feet in width without shed, within eighteen months from
the day of the dates of these presents, otherwise the said lots or either of
them so neglected shall revert and come to the said Cullen Pollock his heirs &
c. and shall be free for any other person to take up. And we Walter Lane &
William Handcock the aforesaid lots with all priviledges, benefits aforesaid
unto the said John Carruthers his heirs & assigns against the claim or claims of
any person or persons whatsoever, claiming or to claim from, by or under us, or
either of us or either of our heirs shall and will warrant and forever defend by
these presents according to the true intent and meaning of the aforesaid act of
assembly, he the said John Carruthers, his heirs or assigns paying yearly and
every year unto the said Cullen Pollock his heirs & c. one peppercorn if
demanded. Provided also and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents
that if the said John Carruthers his heirs or assigns or any other person
whatsoever shall die in possession of the said lots and leave no heirs or make
any legal disposal thereof then the said Lots or either of them with all
appurtainances thereunto belonging shall revert and come to the said Cullen
Pollock his Heirs & a. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed our seals this 24 day of July Anno Dom 1742.
Walter Lane {SEAL}
Wm Handcock {SEAL}
Signed, sealed & delivered
in the presence of us
Jas. Durham }
John Irons }
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