Guilford County NcArchives Deed.....Foust, Christian - McCann, Alexander 1820
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Robert McCann mccannra@hotmail.com October 9, 2007, 8:17 pm

Written: 1820

                                        September 21, 1820
ALEXANDER McCANN }
      TO         } Deed for 214 acres of Land - deed book 15 page 27
CHRISTIAN FOUST  }
               This Indenture made this 21st of September in the year of our 
Lord one thousand Eight hundred Twenty by & between Alexander McCann of the 
County of Guilford & State of N. Carolina of the 1st part & Christian Foust of 
the same of the other part. Witnesseth that for & in consideration of the sum 
of Eight hundred & seventy Dollars to him in hand paid by the Sd. Christian 
Foust the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged & sold & by these presents 
doth give grant bargain sell alein & confirm to him the said Christian Foust 
his heirs & assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land lying & being in 
the County of Guilford -- Situate on the south fork of Alamance. Beginning at 
a Red Oak sapling on Clapp's line running thence north 45 degrees east 
crossing Jacob's Branch 138 poles. - Thence north 48 degrees west 40 poles to 
a white oak. - Thence North 75 degrees east 150 poles to a Hickory, oak & 
white oak. - Thence South 30 East 220 poles to a grub amongst some pointers. - 
Thence west half a degree north 322 poles to the beginning, containing two 
hundred fourteen Acres more or less together with all woods waters mines 
minerals heriditaments and appurtinances to said land belonging or in any wise 
appurtaining to have & to hold the said Christian Foust his heirs executors 
administrators or assigns forever & further he the said Alexander McCann doth 
warrant & defend the right & title of said land unto him the said Christian 
Foust his heirs assigns & from & against himself his heirs executors 
administrators and assigns and from and against the lawful claim of all 
persons whatsoever. In witness whereof he hath hereunto set his hand and 
affixed his seal the day & year above written
Alexander McCann {seal}
 
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presents of
W. Corsbie
 
State of North Carolina - Guilford County - November Term 1820 ~William 
Corsbie prove the execution of the within deed in open Court on motion Ordered 
to be Registered
Test John Hanner CLeC.
 
(note) Samuel McDill, was given a grant # 188 for 416 acres of land on the 
waters of Alamance Creek ~ James McCann bought 200 acres of that land in 1793 
~ James then in 1799 bought 214 acres of that same tract of land ~ James in 
1814 sold his son , Alexander McCann, 200 acres from that same tract ~ In 1820 
Alexander McCann sold the 214 (or was it 414) acre tract to Christian Foust 
 
 
Transcriber by Robert McCann from photocopies ordered from the North Carolina 
Archives ~ October 8, 2007   


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