Bertie County NC  Land Grant - Bryan, Michael - 1784

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Land grant 1784  to Michael Bryan
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Michael BRYAN was granted a tract of land containing one
hundred and acres lying and being in the county of
Bertie. 
Begining at a pine in William FREEMAN'S line,
running up a Branch being his lien north thirty eight
west fifter eight poles to a branch called Cypress Branch
then north thrity five west thirty poles 

then north
eleven east sixteen to the center of five pinesand a
black gum, standing on the branch 

then south forty and
east along the branch being Cyles SMITH'S line twelve
poles to five pine and a gum, 

then north sixty two east
forty poles to a pine, 

then north forty seven east twenty
poles to a red oak by a spring, 

then north forty four
east forty six to forked white oak then north eighty
poles to a pine in or near Smith's old line 

then along
his line north eight two poles to  a pine the old patten
corner standing on Little RoQuist Swamp 

then south
thirty east twenty sixpoles to a gum standing onthe east
side of said swamp being William RUFFINs corner, 
then
along his line being the swamp south five west sixty one
poles, 

then south twenty five east one hundred and eighty
poles to RUFFINS other line 

then south eighty west sixty
six poles to a poplar in FREEMANS line then along his
line north forty west seventy nine poles to an oak in
said line then the several courses to the first station
as by pattent.
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