On April 20, 1833, Sam J. Roach of Craven County sold James Roach of Craven County about 100 acres for seventy-five dollars. The land was on the north side of the Neuse River and the north side of Big Swift Creek. It began at a pine at the edge of the long branch in one of Charles Roach’s patent lines, ran with Roach’s lines to a stake in or near Alderson [?] Ellison’s line, and came back along the long branch. Neighbors named are Charles Roach and Alderson [?] Ellison.
The witnesses were Abner Hartley and John Nelson. Abner Hartley proved the deed at the February Term 1834 (J. G. Stanly, clerk), and it was registered in Book 50, pages 206 and 207 (B. C. Gillespie, register). The writer’s own words are kept as written below.
Deed from Samuel J. Roach to James Roach, about 100 acres on the north side of Big Swift Creek – Craven County, 1833
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
This indenture made this twentieth day of April
in the year of our lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three between Sam J Roach
of the [struck through: one part and] State of Northcarolina
and County of Craven of the one part and
James Roach of the same State and County
of the other part witnesseth that I Sam
J Roach for and in Consideration of the sum
of Seventy five dollars to me in hand paid
by the said James Roach the receipt whereof I have
by acknowledge myselfe fully satisfied and paid
have bargained and sold and by these presents
do bargain and sel unto the said James Roach
a sertain parcel of land situated lying and
being in the county of Craven and State of our
said on the North side of Neuse river & on the
North of big swift [creek written above the line] begining at a pine in the
edge of the long branch in one of Charles Roach
patent lines and runs with the reverce of said
Roaches line south 55 west 114 pole to a pine
in said line then with another of said roache
lines South 35 east 13 poles to a stake in or near
Alderson [?] Ellisons line then North 60 east 75 pole
to a stake sentered by two pines then north
71 East 65 pole to a stake in the long Branch
sentered by a gum & water oak then with the
various Cources of said Branch up to the begin-
ing Containing one hundred [acres written above the line] be the same more or
les to have and to hold the above bargained
primaces unto hym the said James Roach his
heirs Executors Administrators and assigns for ever
and I the said Sam J Roach do warant and defend the
of our said land against the lawful Claims of any
person or persons whatsoever unto the said James
Roach his heirs and assigns forever in witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date
above writen sined sealed and delivered in presents of
witness } Abner Hartley Jt
} John Nelson
pd 7/ [?]
Sam J Roach (Seal)
interlined before sined
[Second page:]
Craven County Court.
February Term A. D 1834
Then was the execution of the foregoing deed proved
in open court and in due form of law by the oath
of Abner Hartley one of the subscribing Witnesses
thereto. Ordered that said deed be Registered
Attest J. G. Stanly C.C.
Registered in the Records of Craven County
Book No. 50 pages 206 & 207.
Attest B. C. Gillespie Regr
[On the back:]
(45)
Sam J. Roach
To
James Roach
About the original
The deed is on the first page of a folded sheet. The court note and registration are at the top of the second page, with the ink of the deed showing through below. The docket is on the outside with a circled number 45.
“creek” and “acres” were added above the line, and the note “interlined before sined” at the foot says these words were added before the deed was signed. Three words near the start (“one part and”) are struck through. The neighbor’s first name is hard to read: the first letters are written over and it is given as Alderson with a question mark. The letters after Abner Hartley’s name are probably a clerk’s mark showing he swore to the deed in court.
The land began in “one of Charles Roach patent lines” and ran with the long branch, so it lay next to Charles Roach’s land on Big Swift Creek. Samuel J. Roach (Samuel Johnston Roach) also witnessed David K. Roach’s 1831 deed to James Roach in this folder.
The second course is clearly written “13 poles.” One of the cut-out plat pieces in this folder (see the miscellaneous land fragments post) has the same courses for this land and gives that line as 134 poles, so the deed’s 13 may be a slip of the pen.
Source: Deed, Samuel J. Roach to James Roach, 20 April 1833. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder c (Land Records, 1728–1886). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fc.
Images courtesy of East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. View this item in ECU Digital Collections.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
