SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Nathan Lewis ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 3, p. 253: State of North Carolina to Nathan Lewis Transcribed by Robert Keyes Feb 24, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972706 State of North Carolina No 754 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for & in consider ation of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our treasury by Nathan Lewis have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto Nathan Lewis a tract of land containing 100 acres lying & being in our County of Sullivan on Holston River Begining at two hickorys & Elm on the Bank of Sd River thence East 34 poles to a white oak a corner of Moses Webbs thence along his line north 20 degr East 119 poles across Bea ver Creek to an Elm & white oak joining George Himes land thence up the meanders of Sd Creek South 45 degr East 58 poles to two spanish oaks thence along up Sd creek South 65 degr East 16 poles to to two white oaks & a spanish oak thence across the Creek South 178 poles to a black oak thence west 36 poles to a black oak on the bank of sd River thence with the several Courses of the same to the Begining Entred the 12 of February 1780 as by the plat annexed doth appear together hereunto ^ with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments & appurten ances to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Nathan Lewis his heirs & assigns forever 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 Nathan Lewis shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our Sd County of Sullivan within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void & of no effect in testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent & our great seal to be hereunto affixed witness Samuel Ashe Esquire our governor Captain general & Commander in Chief at Raleigh the 17th of november in 22th year of our independency & in the year of our Lord 1797 By Comd Sam Ashe J Glasgow Secretary September 22th day 1799 then Reg'st [Note: see also Nathan Lewis to John Rhea DB 3-255] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________