SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Mathias Little ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 3, p. 240: State of North Carolina to Mathias Little Transcribed by Robert Keyes Feb 25, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972706 State of North Carolina No 474 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for & in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres here by granted paid into our treasury by Matthias Little have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the sd Matthias Little a tract of land containing 100 acres lying & being in our County of Sullivan Begining at an ash tree on Solomon Smiths line thence along sd line south 50 degr west 174 poles to a stake then north 50 poles to a corner white oak then north 33 degr East 266 poles along the Knobs to a pine tree then along a survery of Jacob Nideaver south 180 poles to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments & appurtenances to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Matthias Little 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 Matthias Little shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our sd Coun ty 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 af fixed witness Samuel Johnston Esquire our governor Captain ge neral & Commander in chief at fairfield the 10th day of July in the 13 year of our Independence & in the year of our Lord 1788 By Comd Saml Johnston J Glasgow Secretary June 7th day 1799 then REg'st Ex'd W.A. [Note: See also Matthias Little to George Little DB 3-416; see also Peggy Little to Wm Dury DB 7-365] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________