The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom this Deposal shall come Greeting
Know ye that I Charles Church of Charleston in County Comutty and State of South
stand Soman for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Twenty Pound
lawful hard money to me in hand before the Scribeing hereunto well and truly paid by
Joseph Moore of Charleston Georgia the Descent of whose Heirs acknowledge
my self therewith fully satisfied contented and seize have granted granted to
aliened conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by this Deposal do fully sell and release
some grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm into the hand Joseph Moore
copy in the Heirs Receivers Assigns & Assigns for ever a certain Lot of Land lying
in Charleston containing Twenty Acres and is bounded as follows with Orig Beginning
at a Stake Standing by two Red cedars with some Arors there on a Regulette
from there running East four Degrees South eastwards and Southeast into the Corner
from there running East four Degrees South eastwards and Southeast into the Corner
20
perches and to some Nut Oak Tree with some Arors there on North east 20
perches and to some Linder by certain Boundary running to a Stake with a white
Cross therefore chain and there Tree Linder by certain Boundary running to a Stake with a white
Cross about 30 chains about 30 chains there on Degree North easterly by Land belonging to the Heirs
of John Coniston and rests by certain Boundary running five Chains and Southeast
perches to a Stake and some about it and from there a Straight Line to the first
mentioned bounds above and to hold the Land granted and bar
mentioned together with all the Appurtenances Privileges and Commodities thereunto belonging
or in any way appertaining unto the hand Joseph Moore his Heirs and Assigns
to his and theirs outer Profit Benefit and Behoof forever and the said Charles
Church doth covenant warranty and grant to and with the s. Joseph Moore his
Heirs and Assigns that before the executing hereof I am the sole and lawful
Owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
in own Right right and good perfect and absolute Title of Seisinance in the simplest
having in my self good right and lawful Authority to sell and assign the same
in Manner after and that the bargained Premises and every part thereof
in Manner after and that the bargained Premises and every part thereof
absolutely free and clear of and from all Manner of claims or other Title Grants
Bargains Leases Releases Mortgages Wills Bequests seizures Impoundments Evictions
Encumbrances and Releases Furthermore the said Charles Church for myself
my Heirs Executors and Administrators both covenant and engage all the before bargained
Premises unto him the s. Joseph Moore his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims
and Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever more and forever
and Signed Alfred Elizabeth Church Wife of the said Charles Church sett for
the Consideration after o hereby freely and voluntarily given signed off and recorded
all his Right of Dower and claim of theirs of in and unto the before described
unto him the said Joseph Moore his Heirs and Assigns forever Over Witnessy
unto him the said Joseph Moore his Heirs and Assigns forever Over Witnessy
with the Charles Church and Elizabeth Church his Wife have hereunto set our Hands
and Seals the Fifth Day of April in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Eighty one
Charles Church (L.S)
Elizabeth Church (L.S)
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Signed, sealed & delivered
in Presence of
Joseph Denijon
Poly Cross
Recorded March 1 1782
by J. S. Comdant for the Court
Kings County S.S. Personally appeared the Subscribers Charles
Church and Susannah his Wife in Charleston the 28th Day
of May AD 1782, and acknowledged the above foregoing
Instrument to be their voluntary Act. And Hands and
Seals. Before me Poly Cross Just. Peace.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Sincerely Johnson
son of Charleston in the County of Kings County in the State of South Carolina
send Greeting Whereas that I and the said Sincerely Johnson for and in Consideration
of the Sum of seventy Five Spanish Mixed Dollars to me in Hand paid by the presenting
house of Ephraim Bardick of Charleston in the County and State aforementioned then
and Right whereas I do hereby acknowledge my self fully herewith satisfied and paid
of every Sum therefore do execute and sign and deliver unto the said Ephraim Bardick his
Every Part therefore do execute and sign and deliver unto the said Ephraim Bardick his
Heirs Descendants and Administrators hereby forever by these Presents give grant convey
and sell forever and confirmed and confirmed by these Presents fully and absolutely grant
grant bargain sell alien convey assign and confirm unto him his Heirs Ephraim
Bardick his Heirs and Assigns forever an certain Tract or Parcel of Land situated lying
Bardick his Heirs and Assigns forever an certain Tract or Parcel of Land situated lying
and being in Charleston town for I containing by Estimation ten hundred acres and there
and being in Charleston town for I containing by Estimation ten hundred acres and there
Quarterly in the form more or less and is bounded as follows Beginning at
Quarterly in the form more or less and is bounded as follows Beginning at
a Least Tree standing on the South Side of the Road from some wooded vicinity extending
a Least Tree standing on the South Side of the Road from some wooded vicinity extending
to a heap of Stones on the Border of the Land belonging to James Cockham and from
to a heap of Stones on the Border of the Land belonging to James Cockham and from
there Easterly on P. Dickins Land running to an heap of Stones on the Border of
there Easterly on P. Dickins Land running to an heap of Stones on the Border of
the Land belonging to Stephen Allen from there northward to a heap of Stones by
the Land belonging to Stephen Allen from there northward to a heap of Stones by
the Road first mentioned and from there Westward as the Road runs to the first mentioned
the Road first mentioned and from there Westward as the Road runs to the first mentioned
a Least Tree which is South West Corner of said Tract
a Least Tree which is South West Corner of said Tract
To have and to hold the said bargain Premises with all and cove
To have and to hold the said bargain Premises with all and cove
Privileges thereunto belonging unto him the said Ephraim Bardick his Heirs and Assigns
Privileges thereunto belonging unto him the said Ephraim Bardick his Heirs and Assigns
forever to him and then unto his Heirs and Assigns forever. The said Sincerely Johnson for
forever to him and then unto his Heirs and Assigns forever. The said Sincerely Johnson for
my self my Heirs Seizers Assigns do covenant and grant to him and the said Ephraim
my self my Heirs Seizers Assigns do covenant and grant to him and the said Ephraim
Bardick his Heirs and Assigns that as at before in the Premises here in I have the use and
Bardick his Heirs and Assigns that as at before in the Premises here in I have the use and
Lawful Possession of the above bargain Premises and have lawfully possessed the same in
Lawful Possession of the above bargain Premises and have lawfully possessed the same in
my own free Right right and good perfect Seisin in the said Land and in every good
my own free Right right and good perfect Seisin in the said Land and in every good
Right and lawful Authority to grant bargain sell the same that the said Bardick his
Right and lawful Authority to grant bargain sell the same that the said Bardick his
Heirs and Assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these Presents lawfully possessably
Heirs and Assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these Presents lawfully possessably
and quietly have hold and enjoy & promise with the Appurtenances for pure and clear and
and quietly have hold and enjoy & promise with the Appurtenances for pure and clear and
freely and clearly covenanted and discharged of and from every Claim name in Intract
freely and clearly covenanted and discharged of and from every Claim name in Intract
ment of what kind or nature ever what might in any Degree make void the present
ment of what kind or nature ever what might in any Degree make void the present
Furthermore