ORANGE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - William Courtney to James Christmas
			    19 Feb 1797


Orange County Deed Book 7 page 8

William Courtney to James Christmas

This Indenture made this 19th day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.  Between William Courtney
of the town of Hillsborough, county of Orange and state of North
Carolina of the one part and James Christmas of the county and state
aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that for and in consideration
of the sum of five shillings to be paid by the said James to the said
William on the first day of April in this and every year hereafter
during the term of the said William's natural life the said William does
lease to the said James a tract of land on the waters of Ero in the
county aforesaid adjoining the lands of Edward Turner, John Caragan,
Thomas Crabtree, William Walters deceased, William Whitted, Thomas Watts
and William Lockheart containing three hundred acres with all the
privileges there unto belonging only with these restrictions the road
leading from the town of Hillsborough passing through the said land to
Bentons Mill the said James shall not be at liberty to cut sell or
dispose of any timber on the north side of the said road but shall be at
liberty to make use of any he the said James shall think necessary for
fire wood for his own family.  Poles for James building his own houses
and shall be at liberty to clear on the north side of the said road as
much land as he the said James shall himself want to cultivate but not
lease employ land or lands to cultivate on the said north side of said
road any land but on the south side of said road shall be at liberty to
clear and land to cut timber for rails to fence two uncultivated fields
and apply all profits to his the said James' own use and be at liberty
to employ hands to work the said south side of the said road in number
not to exceed ten and if the said James shall rent my part of the said
land he shall appropriate all the benefits to his and his families use
and further on the south side of said road the said James shall be at
liberty to sell and dispose of any timber for firewood that the said
James shall not think will make poles, shingles, planks, stances lumber
… nevertheless the said William shall not be prohibited from the
privileges of the said land witch he has theretofore enjoyed only with
respect to the rents and if the said James should remove from the said
land before the death of the said William the land shall become the said
William's and his heirs as if this lease had never been signed by the
said William and further if the said three hundred acres of land should
by any debt hereafter contracted by the said William be sold to satisfy
such debts the said James shall have no claim to it whatsoever by virtue
of his this lease as witnessed my hand and seal the day and date above
written.
					William Courtney {seal}
Test
Jo. Courtney
Henry Thompson Junior {trust}

Orange County February Term 1798
	The execution of the foregoing lease was duly proven in open court by the oath of Henry Thompson, junior a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be registered.

				Test   Morgan Hart CC
Delivered  James Christmas


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