SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Stephen Renfro ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, Deed Book 1, p. 153: State of North Carolina to Stephen Renfro Transcribed by: Robert W. Keyes Dec 2, 2004 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 21 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 here by granted paid into our treasury by Stephen Renfro have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the sd Stephen Renfro a tract of land Containing two hundred acres lying and being in our County of Sulli van the north side of Holston river at the mouth of Bever Creek and beginning at a B oak and white oak thence on Samuel Looney orphans line North forty five West one hundred and eighty poles to a white oak thence north seventy two and half East two hundred and seventy nine poles to a post oak thence south six East one hundred and fifty seven poles to a stake thence a direct line to the begining As by the plat hereun to annaxed doth appear together with all woods waters mines mine rals heredetaments and appurtenances to the sd land belonging or ap pertaining to hold to the sd Stephen Renfro his heirs and assigns for ever yealding and paying to us such sums of mony yearly or otherways as our general assembly from time to time may direct provided allways that the sd Stephen Renfro shall caus 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 shal be void and of no effect In testimony whereof we have Caused our great seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martin Esg our govenor Capten general and Commander in Chief at Fairfield the twenty third day of October in the seventh year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two Test By his Exclys Command Ex'd J glasgow Sec Alex Martin [Note: see John Rhea to Moses Webb DB 2, p. 485] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________