SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to John Miller ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 2, p. 758: State of North Carolina to John Miller Transcribed by Robert Keyes Jan 13, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 599 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 John Miller have given & granted & by these presents do give & grant unto the sd John Miller a tract of land containing three hun dred & fifty three acres lying & being in our County of Sullivan on the north side of holston River begining at a beach tree on the banks of sd River then on John Coxes [or Cone] line North 53 deg'r East 112 poles to a hickory tree then on sd line North 34 deg'r East 80 poles to chesnut & hickory tree then North 5 deg'r West 40 poles to a hickory tree then North 70 deg'r West [inserted above] 41 poles to a Locust Sowerwood and hickory then North 70?? [end insertion] 217 poles to a black oak then south 31 deg'r West 66 poles to a white oak then South 8 deg'r West 72 poles to a red oak & white oak then South 5 deg'r West 38 poles to a red oak and hickory then on William Morgan line South 26 deg'r West 72 poles to a hickory & white oak on the bank of sd River then up sd River the various courses to the begining as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaents & appurtenances to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd John Miller his heirs & assigns forever yield ing & paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct pro vided always that the sd John Miller shall cause this grant to be registered in the registers office of our sd County of Sulli van 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 here unto affixed witness Richard Dobbs Spaight Esq uire our governor Captain general & commander in chief at Newbern the 27 day of June in the 17 year of our indepen dence & in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety three By his Excelly's Comd J Glasgow Secretary Rich'd Dobbs Spaight April 21 1795 Reg'r Ex'd E.W.A. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________