Know all men by these presents that I, Kilcocanen, King of Yeopim have for the valuable consideration of satisfaction received with ye consent of my people sold and made over & delivered to George Durant a parcell of land lying & being on Roanoke Sound & on a River called by ye name of Perquimans which issueth out of the north side of the aforesaid sound which land at present bears ye name of Wicocomicke, beginning at a marked oak tree which divided this land from ye land I formerly sold to Sam: Pricklove and extending westerly up ye said sound to a point, point or turning of ye aforesaid Perquimans river and so up the eastward side of ye said river to a creek called by ye name Owoseake to wit all ye land betwixt ye aforesaid bounds to Samuel Pricklove & the said creek thence to ye head thereof and thence through ye woods to ye first bounds to have and to hold ye quiet possession of ye same to him & his heirs forever, with all rights and privileges thereto forever from me or any person or persons whatsoever as witness my hand this first day of March 1661.
Test: Tho, Weamouth
Caleb Calleway
ye marke of
Kilcocanen
or Kirtotanew
This is a true copie examined word by word out of ye original by me Edward Remington
Witness Registered the 24th of Oct. 1716
Will Lloyd John Stepney, Register
Thomas Havett
Map of Durant's Neck
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