Guilford County NcArchives Deed.....McDill, Samuel - North Carolina, State Of 1778
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Robert McCann mccannra@hotmail.com October 9, 2007, 8:23 pm

Written: 1778

                                            SAMUEL McDILL
 
As per information received; 
Samuel McDill owned 3 tracts of Land in Guilford Co. all in the H. McCulloch 
Tract # 11 
(to wit) 
(1) purchased in 1779 from North Carolina - 400 acres, grant # 194, entry # 
456, deed book #33 page # 194 for 50 shillings per acre.
(2) purchased in 1781 from William Armstrong - 300 acres, for 500 pounds.(no 
information )
(3) purchased in 1786 from U.S. Government - Grant 188, book# 62, page #30, 
416 acres, for 417 pounds sterling (as per Archives; There were no documents 
in the Shuck at time of filming)
 
Samuel McDill was this transcriber's GGGgrandfather on my GGgrandmother's side 
of the family. Ann McDill married my GGgrandfather, John McCann.

                       LAND GRANT # 194 - Sept 24,1786 - WORK ORDER
 
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,      No. 456
 
RALPH GORRELL, Entry Official of Claims for Lands in the County of Guilford.
 
To the Surveyor of the said County, GREETINGS
 
You are hereby required, as soon as may be, to lay off and survey, for Samuel 
McDill a tract of or Parcel of Land, containing four hundred Acres, lying in 
the County aforesaid on the waters of great Alamance. 
        Beginning at a ____ on a black Oak __ ___ crafts claim. Running thence 
north to Peter Low's line thence east along Foust's line thence South for 
complement.
        Observing the Directions of the Act of Assembly in such Case made and 
provided for running out Lands. Two just and fair plans of such Survey, with 
this Warrant, to the Secretary's Office without Delay.
 
GIVEN under my Hand at Spring, Said the thirteenth Day of October Anno Dom 
1778; 
Ralph Gorrell

LAND PLOT AND SURVEYORS description of Land Grant # 194 - deed book 33 page 
194.
 
Plotted by the four pole chain 8/ac ___ of __ to an inch. November 23 1778 
survey for Samuel McDill of land on the waters of Alamance in Guilford County 
pertaining to the land assigned. Beginning at black oak tree Near assigns 
Survey. Thence North sixty chains to a post oak, Peter Low's line. Thence with 
his line North forty three degrees East thirty five chains and five tenths to 
black oak saplin on Christian Foust's line. Thence on said line North twenty 
degrees East twenty three Chains to a post Oak. Thence South ninety three 
chains to Oak. Thence west sixty nine Chains to the beginning.
by John Job
 
Josiah McBride } Chain
Robert Gorrell  } Carriers
 
Transcribed by Robert McCann from photocopies of original ordered from the 
North Carolina State Archives ~ October 10, 2007


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