LENOIR COUNTY, NC - Deed - David Lee, Grant, 1855. ========================================================================= 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan Spence Mason June 1999 ========================================================================== Copied by Martha Mewborn Marble and abstracted by Sloan S. Mason with permission of the Heritage Place at Lenoir Community College, Kinston, N.C. - Vertical File LEE: #12477-1. On last page: Donated by Kim HOWARD from Ralph HOWARD, Trenton, N.C. We thank the staff at LCC for their permission to copy selected documents from their files to place on the internet. It is requested that researchers give appropriate credit when using these documents. Permission to combine said documents together in printed form is not given. Page 1) Know ye, that we, for and in consideration of Treasury by David LEE, ------ - acres, lying and being in the -----, Beginning at a black gum ---- poles to a pine on the Edg---- West fifty two poles, thence ----- south eighty seven west six ---- south fifty west twenty six --- Sixty six west twenty poles ---- poly (sic) to the run of Trent ----- As by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear, together with all Woods, Waters, ---- to the said David LEE his ---- as our General Assembly from time to time may direct; Provided always, -----Lenoir within twelve months from the --- In testimony where of, we have ---- Witness, Thos. ------ The 24th day of --- Independence, and in the--- By Command. Page 2) State of North Carolina December 28th, 1855 By virtue of a warrant no. 936 Entered August 7th, 1855 and by an order of Court to me directed from Sept. Term 1855. I have survey'd for David LEE a track or parcel of Land containing sixteen acres lying in Lenoir County on the north side of Trent river. Beginning at a Blackgum on --- ---- Trent and runs due north 16 poles to a pine on the edge of Trent his owne corner thence N° 10 West 52 poles thence N° 55 West 16? Poles thence S° 87 West 65 poles to a stake an olde corner thence S° 50 West 26 poles to a pine an old corner thence S° 66 West 20 poles to the run of poly (sic) thence down the run of poly (sic) to the run of Trent thence down the run of Trent to the Beginning Isaac STROUD John CUNNINGHAM } CC Lewis JONES, Spe------ Page 3) David LEE 16 acres Lenoir County Recorded in the Secretary's Office W. HILL, Secretary Enrolled in the Registers Office of Lenoir County The 24th day of August, A.D. 1857? J. WHITE, Reg. Page 4) State of North Carolina The sum of twelve & a half cents for every acre hereby granted, and paid unto our ----- have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto the said ---- a tract of land, containing Sixteen ----- County of Lenoir. On the North side of Trent river in the run of Trent, and runs down North sixteen Of Trent his own corner, then North --- with fifty five West twenty six poles, thence --- five poles to a stake an old corner, thence south to the run of poly (sic), thence down the run of ----thence down the run of Trent to the Beginning. Entered the 7th day of August 1855. Minerals, hereditaments and Appurtenances, to the said belonging or appertaining: To Hold heirs and assigns forever: Yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise; Grantee shall cause this Grant to be registered in the Register's Office of our said county of --- otherwise the same shall be void. Letters to be made Patent, and our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed. ---- BRAGG, Esq., our Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief, at Raleigh, April in the 80th year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty six. Thos. BRAGG W.HILL, Secretary of State. End of Document.