Guilford County, NC - Benjimen McFarlin Land Grant, 1788 ~~~~~~~~~~ North Carolina State Library and Archives No. 1605 County Guilford McFarling, Benjamin Acres 160 Grant No. 1562 Issued 12 August 1788 Warrant No. [blank] Entry No. 134 Entered 22 May 1786 Book No. 68 Page No. 229 Location on both sides of Jacobs Creek State of North Carolina Ralph Gowell Entry officer of claims of lands in the county of Guilford To the Surveyor of said county Greeting You are hereby required as soon as may be to lay of land Survey for Benjimen McFarlin a tract of land containing one hundred & sixty Acres lying in county of aforesaid lying on bouth sides of Jacobs Creek Beginning at the East corner in the North side of Jacobs Creek, of a tract of land where Robt Ralston lives on the runing East till it comprehends a Mill scale upon said creek then runing South joining to vacant land where Isaac Ralston lives on~ Observing the direction of the Acts of assembly in such case Made Land Provided for Running out Land Two Just and fair (?) of Such Survey with a Proper Certificate Annexed to each you are to transmit with this Warrant to the Secretary office without Delay Given under my Hand at Spring Field the twenty second Day of May Anno Dom 1786 Ralph Gowell _____________________________________________________ Plat in upper L corner Plotted by a scale of 100 poles in an Inch In pursuance of a Warrant No. 134 I hereby certify that on the 6th day of January 1779 was Surveyed for Benjamen McFarling 160 acres of Land according to the annexed Plan situate on both sides of Jacobs Creek in the county of Guilford Beginning at Robert Rollstons corner Poplar, runing thence east and hundred & eighty poles to red Oak thence South one hundred & forty three poles to a Hickory, thence West one hundred & eighty poles to Red Oak, in said Robert Rollstons land, thence along his line North to the first station by Jno Odeneal Robert Rollston} SCC for Robert Nelson Charles Bruce S.G.C. Guilford County Courthouse Register of Deeds 201 S. Eugene Street Greensboro, NC Book 5; Pages 6, 7 A Grant from the State of North Carolina To Benjimine McFarling No.1562 To all to whome 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 Benjamine McFarling have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the Said Benjamine McFarling A Tract of land containing one hundred and Sixty acres lying and being in the County of Guilford on both sides of Jacobs Creek Beginning at Robert Rollstons Corner poplar runing thence East one hundred and eighty poles to Red Oak thence South one Hundred and forty three poles to a hickory the West one hundred and eighty poles to a red oak in Said Robert Rollstons line thence along his line North to the first Station as by the Plat here unto annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereDitamenst(sic) and appurtances to the Said land belonging or appurtaining to hold to the Said Benjamine McFarling 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 Shall The Said Benjam McFarling Shall Cause this Grant to be Regstered in the Registers Office or our Said County of Guilford within twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise the Same Shall be Void and of no Effect in testimony whereof we have Caused these our letters to be Made Patent and our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Samuel Johnston Esquire our Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Halifax the 12th day of August in the XIII year of our Independence and in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight By His Comd } Sam Johnston } Recorded in the Secretary W Williams D See office P Collier P See Book 68; Page 229 No. 1605 State of North Carolina No. 1562 Know ye that we have given and granted unto Benjamin McFarling a Tract of Land containing One Hundred and sixty Acres lying in our County of Guilford on both sides of Jacobs Creek Beginning at Robert Rollston's corner poplar runing thence East one hundred and eighty poles to (arc?) oak thence South one hundred and forty three poles to a hicory thence West one hundred and eighty poles to a red oak in said Robert Rollstons line, thence along his line north to the first Station to Hold to the said Benjamin McFarling his Heirs and Assigns forever dated the twelfth day of August 1788 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Cheryl Corey - clcorey@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________________