Anson-Rowan County NcArchives Deed.....Davis, James - Elliot, Peter 1753 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank carolynshank@msn.com May 3, 2007, 6:26 pm Written: 1753 THIS INDENTURE made this Twenty Seventh Day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty & Three Between PETER ELLIOT of the County of Anson in the province of North Carolina of the one part and JAMES DAVIS of Rowan County and province aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said PETER ELLIOT for and in consideration of the sum of five Shillings to him in hand paid by the said JAMES DAVIS the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Hath granted Bargained and Sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said JAMES DAVIS all that Tract or parcel of Land Situate Lying and being in the County of Anson & province aforesaid Bounded as Follows Beginning at a live oak on the North side of the Catawba River on the Bank of Said River about three miles below JOHN PRICE'S Land thence running North 89 Degrees East 100 poles to a black oak thence North 5 Degrees West 314 poles to a red oak thence North 78 degrees West 50 poles to a white oak on the bank of said River then down the Several Courses of said River to the first Station Containing by Estimation one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less the same being granted to the said PETER ELLIOT by a Patent bearing date October the 7th 1749 Relation being there unto had may more fully appear & all the houses Buildings Orchards Meadows Ways Water Water Courses Mines Mineral Profits Commodities Hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the same the Reversion & Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and profits thereof (one half of all Gold and Silver mines Excepted) TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or parcel of Land and all and Singular the premises hereby granted with all the appurtenances unto the Said JAMES DAVIS his heirs Exors. Adminrs. & assigns from the day of the date hereof for & during the Term of one full year from thence next Ensueing (sic) to be fully Compleated (sic) and Ended Yielding and paying, therefore the rent of one pepper corn if the same be Lawfully demanded at or the first day of January next to the Intent by virtue of these presents and of the Statute Now in force for transferring uses into possession the said JAMES DAVIS may be in actual possession of the premises and be hereby enabled to accept and take a grant & Release for the Reversion and Inheritance thereof to him his heirs and assigns for ever IN WITNESS whereof the said PETER ELLIOT hath here unto Set his hand the Day and Year above written. Signed Sealed and Delivered after his Interlineation of the word (Seventh) PETER x ELLET In the presence of us mark EVAN JONES ALEX. LEWIS File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/deeds/elliot215gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb