Person-Orange County NcArchives Deed.....Evans, Thomas P.  - Lipscomb, William August 7, 1823
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Written: August 7, 1823
Recorded: 1823

Person Co., N.C. 
Book G pages 196-197

This Indenture made & entered into this 7th day of August in the year of Our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three between William Lipscomb of the 
County of Orange & State of N. Carolina of the one part & Thomas P. Evans of 
the county & state aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said William 
Lipscomb for & in consideration of the sum of thirteen hundred & fifteen 
dollars to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Evans. At or before the signing 
& delivering of these presents the ___ whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath 
granted, bargained, & sold by those presents doth grant bargain sell & deliver 
to him the said Thomas P. Evans a certain tract or parcel of land situated 
lying and being in the aforesaid county of Person on the waters of South Hyck? 
& bounded as follows (VIZ) Beginning at a poplar Stump a corner of Ebenezer 
Meeting house Lot running thence north 7 chains to a ___ Oak a corner of the 
School house Lot thence West one chain & 75 links to a small hickory a corner 
of ditto thence North 3 chains & 26 links to a sassafras thence East one chain 
& 75 links to pointers, thence north 30 chains & 2 links to a Stone or 
Sycamore,  thence East 75 links to a Sycamore thence North three chains 250 
links Thence West 75 links to a Sycamore thence north three chains & 48 links 
to pointers at Vanhooks field Thence West 17 chains & 25 links to pointers 
thence South 34 chains & 50 links to pointers Thence South 16 chains to 
pointers Thence East 3 chains & 50 links to a Hiccory Thence South thirty three 
chains & thirty six links to pointers Thence East 39 chains & 50 links to a 
Stake hence North 49 chains & thirty six links to a white Oak thence West to 
the first Station Containing by estimation One hundred & Sixty three Acres Be 
the same more or less to have & to hold the Said granted land & premises to him 
the aforesaid Thomas P. Evans his heirs or assigns together with all & singular 
its appurtenances, & the said William Lipscomb doth hereby covenant & agree & 
with him the said Evans; that he is seized & possessed  of a good sure & lawful 
estate of inheritance in said land; that he has full power & authority to 
convey the same that he does hereby convey the same to him the said Evans, & to 
his heirs or assigns & that he will forever hereafter warrant & defend the 
title to said land to him the said Evans & to his heirs or assigns against the 
claims of himself and all other person.  In witness hereof I do hereby set my 
hand & seal the day & date above written.
Done in presence of
N. B. the above mentioned Lipcomb makes a reserve(?) the grave yard South of 
the Dwelling house where his wife & some of her other family was buried.

William Lipscomb {Seal}
Witness
Thomas Laws
James Cozart


Additional Comments:
Researching Thomas Evans, born 1797 in NC, but don't think this is my Thomas.  
My Thomas Evans was in Henderson Co., TN by 1850.  

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