Rockingham County, NC - John Nelson Land Grant, 1789

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Rockingham County
Office of Register of Deeds
Book C; Page 1
Entry # G 346

State of North Carolina            No. 1582
to Nelson John} Grant 4 140 acres

To whom these presents shall come Greeting
Ye, That We, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Shillings for 
every hundred acres of land here by granted, paid unto our treasury by 
Robert Nelson have given and Granted  and by these presents do give and 
grant unto the said Robert Nelson a tract of land containing One 
Hundred and forty acres by and being in our county of Guilford On both 
Sides the East fork of Jacobs Creek Beginning at a White Oak on the 
Eastside of a Ridge (twenty two poles South of the Claimants own corner 
black Oak and on the East side said Creek runing thence East crossing a 
branch Seventy six poles to a Grub in Frances Youngs Line, thence along 
his line North four poles to his corner white Oak then along his line 
the Same course crossing a branch, two hundred and Ninety One (in all) 
two hundred and Ninety five poles to a black Oak on Stoney ridge then 
West Seventy six poles to the Claimants own line, thence South along 
along (sic) own line to the first Station, as by the plat here unto 
annexed doeth  appear: Together with all woods, waters, mines, 
minerals, hereditaments and appurtenances to the Said land belonging or 
appurtaining: to Hold to the said Robert Nelson his heirs and assigns 
forever 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, That the Said Robert Nelson Shall cause this Grant to 
be Registered in the Registers office of 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 Edenton the 21st day of March in the 13th year of our Independence 
and in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and eighty Nine. 
                                                Saml Johnson

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