SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Samuel McCorkle ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 2, p. 673: State of North Carolina to Samuel McCorkle Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jan 7, 2004 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 586 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 hereby granted paid into our Treasury by Samuel Mccorkle have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the sd Samuel Mccorkle a tract of land containing four hundred acres lying & being in our County of Sullivan on the south side of Holston river including the plantation where Edward Chote formerly liv ed Beginning at Andrew Cittles corner forked poplar near the river then on a dividing line between said Samuel Mccorkle & Jos Mccorkle South 29 degs West 152 poles to a pine tree then on sd line North 80 deg west 70 poles to a poplar then South 6 poles to Benjamin Webs corner white oak then with his line South 75 West 84 poles to his corner spanish oak then with his line South 66 degs west 178 poles to a forked poplar then on sd line North 130 poles to a stake then up said river the several courses to the beginning as by the plat hereunto annex ed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments & appurtenances to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Samuel Mccorkle his heirs & assigns forever yeilding & paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general Assempbly from time to time may direct provided always that the sd Samuel McCorkle sh all 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 testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent & our great seal to be hereunto affixed witness Richard Dobbs Spraight Esquire our governor Captain general & comma nder in chief at Newburn the 27 day of June in the 17 year of our independence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety three By his Exclly Com'd Richard Dobbs Spraight J Glasgow Secretary June 24 th day 1794 Reg'd Ex'd Exed M.A. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________