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English: Earliest recorded deed for land in what is now North Carolina. Pasquotank County, North Carolina Register of Deeds, Deed Book 286:240 and Norfolk County (now City of Chesapeake), Virginia Register of Deeds, Deed Book D:293.

"To all to whoeme these presents shall Come greeting. These are to Certifie yt I Kiscutanewh Kinge of Yausapin have Sold & Alienated from my self my heires or assignes ye Land wch Mr. Mason & Mrs. Willoughby formerly bought of mee, but never paid mee for, to Mr. Nath. Batts for a valuable Consideration in hand received, viz &: all ye Land on ye southwest side of Pascotanck River, from ye mouth of ye Sd River to ye head of new Begin Creeke, to have & to hold to him & his heires for Ever, as Witnesse my hand ye twenteth fowerth of September 1660.

The Mke of Kiscutanewh

Wittnesse Richard Batts

George Durant"
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Source Pasquotank County, North Carolina Register of Deeds, Deed Book 286:240 and Norfolk County (now City of Chesapeake), Virginia Register of Deeds, Deed Book D:293.
Author Norfolk County (now City of Chesapeake), Virginia Register of Deeds

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