Rowan County NcArchives Deed.....Montgomery, Hugh - Dickey, John & Rachel October 9, 1765 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joseph H. Howard jhhoward@comcast.net May 2, 2007, 6:16 pm Written: October 9, 1765 Recorded: October 1765 1765 9 Oct. John and Rachel Dickey sold 543 acres to Hugh Montgomery on a fork of Beaverdam Branch of Grants Creek. Proved Oct Court 1765. The following is a transcription of the original deed (Rowan Deeds, Book 6, p. 208): North Carolina. This Indenture Made the Ninth Day of October in the year of our Lord 1765 Between John Dickey of Rowan County, Gunsmith and Rachel his wife of the one part and Hugh Montgomery of the county & province afsd gentleman of the other part. Witnesseth That the said John Dickey & Rachel his wife for & in Consideration of Five shillings sterling money to them in hand paid by the Sd Hugh Montgomery at or before the sealing and Delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; They have Granted Bargained & Sold and by these presents Do Grant Bargain & Sell unto the Sd Hugh Montgomery all that Tract piece or parcel of land containing by Estimation Five Hundred & Forty three acres be the same more or less Situate lying or being in the parish of St. Luke in the County of Rowan afsd on a Fork of the Beaver Dam Branch of Grants Creek Beginning at a white oak corner to Mr. McCulloch's Land Runing thence North 22 chs & 50 Links to a Black Oak thence West 44 chs & 50 links to a White Oak, thence North Crossing the Branch (at 35 ch') 49 chs to a Black Oak thence East 90 chs to a White Oak, thence South 71 chs & 50 links to a Black Saplin in a Thicket on Mr. McCullochs Line, thence West with his line Crossing the Branch to the first Station, which s4 Land was Granted & Confirmed unto the s4 John Dickey from the Earl Granville by a Deed of Sale bearing the Date the Twenty second Day of February A.D. 1759 of Record and all houses, buildings, Orchards, Gardens, Inclosures, Ways, Waters, Water Courses, Profits, Commodities, Hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, with the Rents, Issues & profits thereof; To have & to hold the sd Land or parcel of Land and all & singular other the premises with their appurtenances unto the sd Hugh Montgomery his Heirs Execs & Admins from the Day before the Date hereof for & During the full Term of one whole year from thence Next Ensuing and fully to be Completed & Ended; yielding & paying therefore the Rent of one pepper corn on the Twenty fifth Day of March next if the same shall then be lawfully Demanded. To the intent that by Virtue of these presents and of the Statute for Transferring uses into possession the Sd Hugh Montgomery may be in actual possession of the premises, and be hereby enabled to accept a Grant & Released of the Reversion and Inheritance thereof to him & his Heirs & Assigns forever. In Witness whereof the sd John Dickey & Rachel his wife have hereunto set their Hands and Seals the Day and year first above Written. Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of John Brevard, Ephriam Brevard, Adam Brevard John Dickey (seal) Rachel Dickey (her R mark) (seal) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/deeds/dickey196gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb