Dobbs County, NC - State to Jacob Odom, 1782

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Wayne County Deed Book 1, pg 76

State of North Carolina To all to whom these presents shall come
greeting Know ye that we for and in Consideration of the Sum of
Fifty Shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into
our treasury by Jacob Odom have given and granted and by these
presents do give and grant unto the said Jacob Odom a tract of
Land containing One Hundred acres lying and being in our County
of Dobbs on the South side his own land and Joining Joseph Rhodes
Beginning at a pine near the flat pond and runs E 21 poles to a
black jack in his own line then with said line S 14 E 24 poles
to a post oak his corner then E 122 poles to a pine S 96 poles to 
a pine W 154 poles then to the beginning as by the plot hereunto
annexes doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals
hereditaments and appurtenances to the said Land belonging or 
appertaining To hold to the said Jacob Odom his heirs and assigns
forever yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or
otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct
provided always that the said Jacob Odom shall cause this grant
to be registered in the Registers office of our County of Dobbs
within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall
be void and of no effect in Testamary whereof we have our great
Seal to be hereunto affixed   Witness Richard Caswell esq. our
Governor Captain General Commander in Chief at Kingston the tenth
day of November in the fourth year of our Independance and in the
year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and Seventy nine

Apr'l Co 1782                         R'd Caswell  Gov'r

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