Perquimans Co., NC
Pierce Deeds
(Transcribed by Janet Tanksley)

John Peirse to Jacob Peterson Sr. - 25 February 1696
Deed Book A, pg. 153 - Perquimans County, North Carolina

    Know all men by these presents that I John Peirse for a Valuable Consideration to me in hand already paid have and hereby do Assign Sell and for Ever make over from me the said John Peirse my heirs Executors Administrators and assigns unto Jacob Peterson of Perquimans Senior And to have and to hold to him his heirs and Executors Administrators and assigns for ever all the within Patented Lands with all the appurtenance there unto belonging in as full and absolute a manner as by the within written Patent to me is granted with warrant to defend the same against all Persons whatsoever.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fifth day of February Anno Domi 1696.
                                                                                                /s/ John Peirs

Sealed Signed and delivered in the presence Alex. Littington, Caleb Callaway

North Carolina at a Court of Chancery the 25th day of February 1696 Stephen Manwaring
Acknowledged in Court.
    W. Glover, Clk

Registered the 10th day of August 1699 ___ John Stepney, Register of writings for Perquimans Precinct.

[I do not know what “the within Patented Lands” refers to.  It is possible there was another page that we failed to copy.]

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James Pierce and Thomas Pierce to Richard Standrick - 13 October 1696
Deed Book A, pg. 111 - Perquimans County, North Carolina

Albemarle
    To all persons to whom these presents shall come I Joseph Peirce of the County of Albemarle in the province of Carolina send greeting in our Lord God Everlasting.  Know ye, that the said Joseph Peirce as well for and in consideration of the sum of ten Pounds to me in hand paid by Richard Standrick of the same County the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and the said Richard Standrick his heirs Executors & Administrators I do hereby request release Exonerate & discharge of & from the said Sum and every part thereof as for many other good causes and considerations me thereto moving, have given granted Assigned Sold Enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents do clearly & absolutely give demise grant Assign Sell Enfeoff and Confirm unto the said Richard Standrick his heirs and Assigns for Ever One hundred and fifty acres of Land lying and being in the Precinct of Perquimans Beginning at a Red Oak by a Pocosin Joseph Scotts Corner tree thence along the said Scotts line Southwest and for breadth by various Courses as by the patent will appear, it being the northwest side of a tract of Land containing three hundred acres granted unto my Brother Thomas Peirce by his Excellency the Pallatine & the rest of the true and absolute Lords proprietors of Carolina as by their Patents bearing date the twentieth day of April Anno Dom. 1694 doth appear and to be equally divided between Thomas Peirce and Richard.
    To have and to hold the said land with all rights and privileges profits commodities hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belong or appertaining unto the said Richard Standrick his heirs and assigns for ever in as full and ample manner to all intents and purposes as by the said Patents to my Brother Thomas Peirce is granted and I the said Joseph Peirce for myself my heirs Executors & Administrators do hereby Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Richard Standrick his heirs and assigns and to and with every of them by these presents that he the said Richard Standrick his heirs and assigns shall from and after the date hereof and for ever peaceably and quietly have hold occupy Possess and Enjoy the said Land & premises with their appurtenances without any Let hindrance Incumbrance or Molestation of me the said Joseph Peirce my heirs Executors or administrators or of any other persons Lawfully claiming from by or under me the said Joseph Peirce my heirs Executors or administrators or by or with any of us or any of our agents Consents or procurement and I the said Joseph Peirce my heirs Exrs, Admrs shall and will at any time hereafter within the space of three years after the date hereof at the request & Cost Charge of the said Richard Strandrick his heirs or assigns perform or do any such further Lawful Act or things for the better assurance of the said Land and Promises unto the said Richard Standrick his heirs or Assigns or his or their Counsel learned in the Law shall advise or devise provided the parties to Execute herein be no Compeled to travel out of the precinct of Perquimans for the performance thereof.
    In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the 13th day of October Anno Dom. 1696
Sealed Signed and deliveredin presence of us s/ Joseph Peirce
                s/ Thomas Peirce
    /s/Caleb Calleway
    /s/Ralph Fletcher

Acknowledged in Court the 13th day of October 1696.  ____________John Stepney Cler.
Registered the 15th day of October 1696 for (by?) John Stepney Register of writings for Perquimans.

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James and Ann Hogg, Thomas and Mary Pierce, Fornyfeild and Hannah Green to William Long - 15 August 1698
Deed Book A, pg. 145 - Perquimans County, North Carolina

North Carolina
    Know all men by these presents that I James Hogg with Ann my wife and I Thomas Peirce with Mary my wife and I Fornyfeild Green with Hannah my wife for and in consideration of forty pounds sterling in hand already received we do Jointly and Severally Sell Alien enfeoff  and confirm to William Long of the County of Albemarle to him his heirs or assigns for ever all our rights and titles and Interests of a tract of Land of Lawrence Consellveo
lately deceased the said Land containing two hundred and fifty acres lying in a Creek called the Indian Creek in Yeopim River in the precinct of Perquimans warranting the said Land from the claim or claims of us our heirs or assigns for ever.
    In witness whereunto we Jointly and Severally Set our hands and Seals this 15th of August 1698.
James [S] Long                                                                     James Hogg
Thomas [I] Long                                                                     Ann A. Hogg
William [W] Keeter                                                                Thomas Peirce
                                                                                            Mary M. Peirce
                                                                                            Fornyfeild E ___ Green
                                                                                            Hannah H Green

James Long Acknowledged this Deed in Court the 9th day of January 1698/9.
    Test: John Stepney Cler.

Registered the 12th day of January 1698/9 by me John Stepney Register of writings for Perquimans Precinct.

[Note:  From the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3. No. 1 January 1903 (E369) this note regarding Lawrence Consolvoe.  “Lawrence Consolvoe of Perquimans Precinct, was the ancestor of Hon. Furnifold M. Simmons, at present U.S. Senator from North Carolina.  Lawrence Consolvoe’s daughter, Hannah Consolvoe, married about 1687 Furnifold Green from whom Senator Simmons takes his Christian name.”  Logically, Ann Hogg, Mary Pierce, and Hannah Green should be sisters and, if Hathaway is correct about the father of Hannah Consolvoe, daughters of Lawrence Consolvoe.  This Mary Peirce is Mary Kent.  The
will of Lawrence Gonsolvo (sic), 25 Dec 1687 from the NC Archives did not clear up the mystery.  The signatures of the grantors appear to be marks rather than signatures.  The deed is not the original deed but a copy.]

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Thomas Peirce, Senr. to Thomas Peirce, Junr. [nephew] - 15 August 1744
Deed Book E, pg. 8 - Perquimans County, North Carolina

North Carolina
    To all to whom these presents shall come I Thomas Peirce of ye province aforesaid & county of Chowan send greeting and Know ye that I the said Thomas Peirce for & in consideration of the love good will & affection which I have & do bear towards my loving nephew Thomas Peirce of the Province aforesd in ye County of Perquimans planter have given & granted & by these presents do fully clearly & absolutely given & grant to the said Thomas
Peirce him & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever, and in case he have such heirs & none of them don’t arive to ye age of twenty one years or marriage, then to return to ye heirs of the giver, a certain tract of parcel of land which I formerly bought of Grace Frylay situate lying & being on ye northeast side of Perquimans River bounded between the land of Thomas Jessop and the land of Joseph Ratlif containing by estimation one hundred thirty & three acres To have & to hold ye aforesaid tract or parcel of land with all buildings orchards fences timber ways woods passages commodities the priviledges & appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye said Thomas Peirce or the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever as aforesd to the only sole & proper use benefit & behoof of him ye said Thomas Peirce and ye heirs of his body lawfully begotten as aforesaid and I the said Thomas Peirce doth further covenant bind & oblige myself my heirs executors to warrant & forever defend all the aforesd granted premises unto ye said Thomas Peirce, & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten as aforesd against all person or persons whatsoever claiming from by or under me the said Thomas Peirce.  In witness whereof I the said Thomas Peirce have hereunto set my hand & seal this 15th day of August anno Dom. 1744.
Signed Sealed & delivered In presence of
Phinehas Nixon s/ Thomas Peirce (seal)
John Peirce
Robert Davis

Perquimans County January Court anno Dom.1744        Present his majesties Justices
    May certify that the within deed of sale of land from Thomas Peirce Senr to Thomas Peirce Junr was duly proved in open court by the affirmation of Phinehas Nixon one of the subscribing  witnesses thereto and on motion was ordered to be registered.
    Test   Edmund Hatch, Clk Ct.

Registered in the Registers Office of Perquimans County the 15th day of May Anno Domini 1745
    ____ McScarbrough, Register

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Thomas Peirce to Samuel Standing - 21 February 1746
Deed Book E, pg. 107 - Perquimans County, North Carolina
[Includes copy of Grant from John Lord Carteret dated April ye 5th 1720.]

    His excellency John Lord Carteret Palatine _____ To all ______. ______ yr. doe give & grant unto Thomas Peirce a tract of land containing 400 acres lying at the head of Bentleys Creek beginning at a pine in James Chissom line, & running along that line & John Barrows line 217 poles to a pine then S 80E 22 Pole to a white oak Spellmans Corner then binding on Spellman line S15E 210 to a pine in the fork of the said Creek then binding on a branch of the said Creek N80E 200 pole to a gum Edward Wilsons Corner tree then binding on Wilsons line & John Davenports line 100 pole to the first station which land was granted by patent bearing date December ye 19th 1712 to John Potiver [?] & by him Elapsed &c. and now is become due to the said Thomas Peirce by virtue of an order of council bearing date the 11th of November 1719.  To have & to hold ____  yielding the yearly ____ ____ fee rent of one shilling for every fifty acres & holding & provided ______ given _______  writings of April ye 5th 1720.
    Wm Reed /s/ Charles Eden
    John Hacklefield                 /s/ Thomas Pollock
/s/ Richard Saunders
True Copy Examined by James Craven Depy. __________

    Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Peirce in consideration of a Lapse patent which I formerly signed over to Samuel Warren & by accident is lost & not to be found upon record, this is therefore to certify all whom it may concern that I do assign this copy unto Samuel Standing in as full large & ample manner as it was originally granted to me which patent with all the contents therein contained & do warrant unto ye said Samuel Standing his heirs Executors or administrators or assigns from me my heir Executors or administrators as witness my hand & seal this 21 day of Feby 1746.
/s/Thomas Peirce      (Seal)
    Joseph Barrow
    Wm Standing
    Joseph Barrow Senr

Perquimans County ye April Court Anno Dom. 1747
Present his majesties Justices
    This may certify that the within assignment of a patent from Thomas Peirce to Samuel Standing was duly proved in open court by ye oath of William Standing & on motion to be Registered.
        Test Edmund Hatch, Clk Ct

Registered in the Registers office of Perquimons County together with ye patent the 8th of Jany 1747
        ____ macScarbrough, Register