CARTER COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Nathan Lewis, 100 Acres, 10 Nov 1795 ----¤¤¤---- Carter Co., TN DB A, p. 232: State of North Carolina No. 1212 Transcribed by: Robert W. Keyes Apr 12, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #847621 State of North Carolina To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that we for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty Shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our treasury by Nathan Lewis have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Nathan Lewis a tract of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in our County of Washington on a large branch of the north fork of Doe river. Beginning at a Chestnut and maple on the Top of a ridge, thence East one hundred and seventy poles to a Spanish oak thence North ninety five poles to a stake, thence west one hundred and seventy poles to a mountain oak, thence South ninety five 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 appurtaining; To hold to the said Nathan Lewis his heirs and assigns forever yeilding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our Genearal Assem bly from time to time may direct Provided always that the said Nathan Lewis shall shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our said County of Was- hington within twelve months from the date hereof other- wise 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 Dobbs Spaight Esquire our Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Raleigh the tenth day of Novemr in the in the twentyeth year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five By Command Richd Dobbs Spaight J Glasgow Secretary Registered October the 22nd 1799 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________