Land Grant, State of North Carolina to John Maxwell, ca. 1778, Guilford Co. NC ****************************************************************** File compiled and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Thayer http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/deeds/maxwell1.txt USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ******************************************************************. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO JOHN MAXWELL Guilford County, North Carolina land grant to John Maxwell, book 1 p. 526 undated entry just before Robert Russell land grant dated December 19th, 1778. 526 John Maxwell a Tract of land containing Two hundred and eighty acres lying and being in our County of Guilford on the Waters of Reedy fork the North side of said Creek Begining at a Black Oak on George Fenley's line Runing North Three Hundred and Twenty poles to a black Oak thence West one hundred and sixty poles to a Maple thence South one hundred and sixty poles to a Black Oak at Jeremiah McGadgins Claim thence East forty poles to a White Oak thence South one hundred and sixty poles along W? Gadgins Claim to a Black Oak on George Fenley's line thence East along his line to the begining No. 55 December Sixteenth for the rest of this Grant see page 496 Recorded in the Secretary's Office Wm. Sheppard D. Sec.