SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Abraham McClennen ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 28: State of North Carolina to Abraham McClennen Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jan 18, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of Northcarolina No 63 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for and in Consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hear by granted paid into our treasury by Abraham McClennen have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the sd Abraham McClennen a tract of Land Containing five hundred and five acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on Bever and White top Creek begin ing at a white oak Black oak and Black Walnut on the creek on Jos Coles line thence along the same South fourteen Degrees East forty poles to small Black oak and White oak thence South ninety two poles to a red oak and white oak thence South thirty six Degrees East along Crosses line one hundred and six poles to two white oaks and hickory on Wallaces line thence along his line north thirty one Degrees East thirty six poles to a poplar white oak and Elm thence South seventy five Degrees one hundred and sixty poles to a Chesnut tree on Roger Tops line thence forty three degrees East sixty four poles to a Chesnut tree on a hill on Robert Youngs line thence North sixty Degrees East eighty eight poles to an ash & Sugar tree thence North fifty five Degrees East forty six poles to a buckeye Shugar tree in a Sugar hollow thence North twelve Degrees East twenty six poles to buckey on white top Creek thence North thiry seven Degrees West fifty six poles Crossing White top Creek to a pine under the knobs thence along the same North fifty nine Degrees West one hundred and twenty poles to a white oak thence west thirty four poles a white oak under the knobs North Sixty three Degrees West fifty poles to a white oak North thirty Degrees West forty four poles to a white oak on the Creek thence down the Creek as it meanders to the Begining As by the plat here unto anaxed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and apurtenances to the sd Lands belonging or apper taining to hold to the sd Abraham McClennan his heirs and assigns for ever yealding and paying to us such sums of yearly or otherwise as our General assembly from time to time may direct proveded always that the sd Abraham McClennan shall caus this grant to be regis tered in the register office of our Sd County of Sullivan within twelve months from the date hearof otherwixe the same shall be void and of no effect in testimony whearof we have Caused our great seal to be hear hearunto affixed Witness Alax'r Martin Esq our govenor Cap tain general and commander in Chief at fairfield the twenty third day of october in the seventh year of our Independance and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two By his Exclly's Com'd Alax'r Martin ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________