ANSON COUNTY, NC - LAND - Christopher Davis Land Grant - 1783 ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Betty Davis Barnard Barnbet@aol.com *************************************************************** Christopher Davis' Grant, Land Grant & Deed Book E, p. 453 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NO. 453 To All To Whom these presents shall come greeting Knowing ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our Treasury by Christopher Davis have given and granted & by these presents do give and grant unto the said Christopher Davis a tract of land Containing One hundred acres lying and being in our County of Anson on Both sides of Lanes Creek Begining at a white oak in John Curlees line and runing South thirty Degrees West Seventeen chains & fifty links to a red oak then South forty seven Degrees East Eight Chains to William Morris corner red oak on the Bank of said creek thence with said Morris line South forty seven Degrees East thirty two chains and fifty links to a stake in said line thence North thirteen Degrees East fifty chains to a stake in John Curtus line thence with sd. John Curtus line South seventy one Degrees west crossing said creek to the Begining. At Fayette the 24th. day of October in the 7th year of our Independence 1783 J. Glasgow Secretary Alex Martin