SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to John Hawkins ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 2, p. 620: State of North Carolina to John Hawkins Transcribed by Robert Keyes Dec 2, 2004 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 19? To all to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that we for & in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hindred acres hereby granted paid into our Treasury by John Hawkins have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the sd John Hawkins a tract of land con taining two hundred & eighty three acres lying & being in our County of Sullivan on the north side of Holston Ri ver Beginning at two gumms on or near Joseph Coles line then S°35E 122 poles to a hickory thence S°45W 58 poles to a chesnut thence S°5W 48 poles to a waterwill thence S° 30W 132 poles to a hickory then W 218 poles to a poplar on George Webbs line there then a straight line to the beginning as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments & appurtenantces to unto the Sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the Sd John Hawkins his heirs & assigns forever yeilding & paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwi se as our general assembly from time to time may dire ct provided always that the Sd John Hawkins shall cause this grant to be registered in the registers office of our Sd County of Sullivan within the time limited by law otherwise the same shall be void & of no effect in testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent & our our great seal to be hereunto affixed wit ness Richard Dobbs Spaight Esquire our governor Cap tain General & commander in Chief at New ????? the 29 th day of July in the 18 year of our independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety three. By his Excellcy Com'd Rich'd Dobbs Spaight J Glasgow Secretary Ex'd MA Jan'r 7 th 1794 then Reg'd Ec's ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________