GREENE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Washington & Mary DIXON to John J. Edwards File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Mewborn Marble mmarble@erols.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. ************************************************************************ FROM FREDERICK LEE EDWARDS COLLECTION - abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble - copy of originals in my possession 11 February 1833 - Know all men by these present that we WASHINGTON DIXON and MARY DIXON wife of the said WASHINGTON of the State of North Carolina and County of Greene of the one part for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred Dollars to us in hand paid by John J. Edwards of the county and State aforesaid ….. convey a certain tact or parcel of land situate in the County of Greene and on the Northeast side of Pole cat Swamp and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at a large water oak in pole cat swamp one of the corners of Lot No 5 running on of the lines of said Lot south 88 ¼ East croping the road at a small water oak in a small branch CHARLES EDWARD’S line, thence down the various courses of the same to a short pine thence North 88 ¼ west to a water oak in pole cat swamp thence up the carious courses of the same to the beginning containing thirty two acres….the said land was alotted to the said MARY in the division of the lands of JOHN ORMOND, dec being Lot No 6 in said division. WIT GREENE ?? D. WILLIAMS, SAML. D. POPE To Court February Term 1833 where it was ordered that Mary be examined