SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to George Himes ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 2, p. 646: State of North Carolina to George Himes Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jan 9, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 592 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that we for & in consideration of the sum of fifty shill ings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into by George Himes have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the Sd George Himes a tract of land contain ing two hundred & seventy acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on the north side of Beaver Creek & Linvills Creek & begining at a forked white oak on Beaver Creek then on Nathen Lewis line North 66 poles to two white oaks then west 320 poles to a white oak on Linvills Creek then South 130 poles to a white oak on Stephen Rentfroes line then East 132 poles to a post oak then south 40 deg'r East 80 poles to a spanish oak on sd Creek then up Sd Creek the several courses to the beginning as by the plat hereunto an nexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines mi nerals hereditaments & appurtenances to the said land belong ing or appertaining to hold to the S'd George Himes his heirs & assigns for ever yielding & paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general Assembly from time to time may direct provided always that the sd George Himes 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 testim ony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent & our great seal to be hereunto affixed witness Richard Dobbs Spaight Esquire our governor Captain General & command er in chief at Newbern the 27th day of June in the 17 year of our independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun dred & ninety three By his Excelly's Com'd. Richard Dobbs Spaight J Glasgow Secretary Exd W.A. March 15th day 1794 then Reg'd Ex'd ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________