Wake County, NC - Joel LANE to James Lane, 1787 WAKE COUNTY REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCES 1785-1861 Volumes F,G,H,Q,K Microfilm (NC State Archives/Olivia Rainey Library) C.099.40001 Regarding James Lane, son of Joel Lane Book H, Page 34 Wake County March Term 1787 Then was the Execution of the written Deed in open Court duly proved by the Oath of Joseph Dillard [--?--] Thereto & ordered to be Registered H Lane C.C. Registered in the Registery Office of Wake County in Book FF & page 33 this 7th April 1788 Ja [?] Hinton Reg. Know all men by these Presents that I Joel Lane of the County of Wake in the state of North Carolina for goods Causes and Considerations to me thereunto moving, to wit, The natural Love and true affection which I bear unto my beloved son James Lane, but more especially for and in the further consideration of the sum of ten Shillings to me in hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents, Have given granted bargained & sold unto my said son James Lane a Tract or Parcell of Land situated lying and being in the County of Wake in the state of North Carolina afores.d [sic] on the South side of Crabtree Creek; Beginning at a red Oak in my own line near the Head of a Vally [?] of Buffaloe Branch, then along a line of marked trees to a pine near the head of Panther Branch, thence down the various Courses of s.d [sic] Branch to my other line thence along said line to a Corner Pine in Isaac Dawsons old field thence with the old line to the Creek & up its various Courses to the Courses near the mouth of Belts Branch and thence along the old line to the first Station containing by Estimation 700 Acres To have and to hold the said land unto my said son James Lane with all the privilages and appurtunances thereunto belonging to the only use and [--?--] of said James Lane his Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof I Joel Lane have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 10th day of March 1787 (Submitters note * All spelling, capitalization, punctuation or lack thereof is contained in the original document) ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Lucia Finley - lkf46@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________