Wilkes County NcArchives Deed.....Morgan, Benjamine - North Carolina, State Of August 9, 1787 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Watson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00029.html#0007196 January 26, 2013, 10:25 pm Written: August 9, 1787 Wilkes County, North Carolina Deed Book A-1, p. 199, Grant #779 To all to whom these presents Shall come Greeting Know Ye that we for and Inconsideration of the Sum of fifty Shillings for every hundred Acres hereby granted paid into our Treasury By Benjamine Morgan have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the Said Benj. Morgan a tract of Land Containing One hundred acres Lying and being in our county of Wilkes Beginning at two White oaks on the west side of pine Swamp a branch of New River Runing West eighty nine poles to two Chestnuts thence north one hundred and Seventy eight poles to two pines on the bank of said Swamp thence East eighty nine poles to a white oak thence South one hundred and Seventy eight poles to the beginning - As by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appurtenances to the Said Land belonging or appertaining to hold to the Said Benjamine Morgan his heirs and assigns for ever 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 Benjamine Morgan Shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers Office of our Said County of Wilkes 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 Richard Caswell Esquire Our governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Kingston the Ninth day of August in the 12th year of our Independence A.D. 1787 By his Excellys Comd J. Glasgow Sec R. Caswell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/deeds/northcar699dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb