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(North Carolina ) To all Christian People, to Whom these Presants Shall come Greetings
(Bertie County )

Know ye that I William Virgin of the County and Province afores.d Carpenter, for and in consideration
of the Sum of one Pound Proclamation Money to me in hand Paid by Jeremiah Durgin of the afores.d
County, the Receipt Whereof we Do hereby Acknowledge and Divers other Good Causes hereunto moving,
Have Bargained, Sold aliend and Confirmd and by these Presants Do Bargain Sell alien confirm
unto the Sd. Jeremiah Durgin his Heirs and Assigns Half and Acre of Land Lying Near Winsor,
Road in a Convenient Place for the Use of a Baptist Meeting house,

To the Use of him the Said Jeremiah Durgin his Heirs & Assigns and also for the Use of all
Travling Baptist Ministters whatsoever, to have to to hold the Sd. Land with all the appurtenances
there unto Belonging to the Sd Jeremiah Durgin his heirs and assigns, and I William Virgin
my Heirs Extrs. Do covenant Promise and Agre to and with the Sd. Jeremiah Durgin his Heirs &
Assigns, by these Presants that the Sd. Jeremiah Durgin Shall and may Peaceably hold and Possess
the Halfacre of Land for the Use of the Afore Mentiond Meeting House, as Long as the Meeting house
Stands & Remains a Meeting Plaice of the Baptist Soceiety, without the [illegible] Trouble or
Molistation of the Sd. William Virgin his heirs and assigns or any Other Person or Persons Whatsoever,
Laying Claim Thereunto, and the Sd. William Virgin my heirs Exrsd admtrsd and Assigns Do Further
Covenant Promise and Agree to and with the S.d Jeremiah Durgin his heirs or Assigns, all Such Other
Lawfull Act or Acts for Confirming and Makeing the S.d Land and Shall be thought Necessary, and
I the S.d William Virgin my Heirs Exctrs. Admtrs. and Assigns Doth and will Defend the Said Half
acre of Land to the Sd Jeremiah Durgin and Long as the Meetinghouse Remains thereon, and whenever
the Sd. Meeting house is Remoovd off the Half Acre off Land Shall Return unto the Sd. William Virgin
his heirs or Assigns for Ever, to be his Right and Property, In witness where I have hereunto (seal)
Set my hand and Seal, This William Virgin
Sign,d Seal,d and Deliver,d in
Presence of us,
Test
John Moore,
Sam.l Lewis

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Emily@WFU

This transcription looks great, Shannon!

I need to look at page 2 but perhaps we can play around with [William Virgin] as a linked subject. Here is a FTP video that has more info on linking subjects: https://content.fromthepage.com/project-owner-documentation/subject-linking/