SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Edward King
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Sullivan Co., TN, DB 4, p. 825:  State of North Carolina to Edward King
Transcribed by Robert Keyes
Feb 2, 2005
Source: LDS FHL film #972706

State of North Carolina No. 154
To all to whome these presents shall Come greeting
Know ye that we for and in Consideration of the
sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres here
by granted paid in to our Treasury by Edward King
have given and granted and by these presents do
give and grant unto the said Edward King a tract
of land Containing six hundred and forty acres lying
and being in our County of Washington on the not
th side of Watauga River near the head of Lick Creek
or branch joining the land formerly Jessee Beams
now John Newlins  Begining at a hickory on
the River said Newlins Corner and Runes with his 
line north ten degrees East two hundred and twen
ty four poles to a white oak Newlins Corner then
with another of his linis north eighty degrees west
one hundred and ninety poles to a white oak his corner
then north fifty four East Seventy poles to a walnut north
on Greggs Corner thence with his line west two hund
red and fifty six poles to his corner thence along another
of his lines north one hundred and sixty poles thence
west to Lick Creek or Branch thence the various cou
rses of the said Creek or Branch to watauga River the
nce up the meanders of the River to the Begining
as by the plat hereunto anaxed doth appear together
with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments
and appertainances to the said Belonging or appertai
ning to hold to the said Edward King his heirs and ass
igns forever yielding and paying to us such sumes
of money yearly or other wise as our General asse
mbly from time to time may direct Provided always
that the said Edward King shall cause this grant
to be Registered in the Registers office of our said
County of Washington within twelve months from
the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void
and of no effect in testimoney whereof we have
caused our great seal to be hereunto affixed
Witness Alexander Martin Esquire our govenor
Captain General and Commander in Chief at
Fairfield the twenty fourth day of october in the
Seventh year of our independance and in the ye
ar of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty
two
By his Excellency Com'd        Alex Martin
J Glasgow Sec               Registered 1th May 1807
               Ex'd  W.A.


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