Craven County
Deed Book 6, p. 37
22 June 1753
£20, 5s, 4p, 320 acres
“…on the South side of Trent River and North Side of Crooked Run … at a pine standing neare the fork branch being formerly agreed on as a Devision between the above said Philemon Morris as also the above said Gabriel Pickern and joyning on James MacDaniel’s purchase to which he is agreed…containing [320 acres of Land or half of the tract by estimation… the whole tract containing 640 acres of land for which Vincent Smith obtained a patent bearing date the 24 November 1738…”
Signed
Philemon [ his P mark ] Morris { Seal }
Witnesses:
Gabriel [ his C mark ] Pickren Junr.
William [ his X mark ] Morris