SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to John Scott ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 178: State of North Carolina to John Scott Transcribed by Robert Keyes Feb 8, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 177 To all to whome these presents shall Come greeting Konw ye that we for and in Consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby grant ed paid into our treasury by John Scott have given and granted and by these pre sents do give and grant unto the sd John Scott a tract of Land Containing one hundred acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on the south side of Holston river joyning his own line and Nancy Shots Begining at two white oaks then north twenty six West one hundred and ten pole to a white oak on Nancy Shots line then along her line south fifty five West ninty six pole to a whte oak & red oak then due south one hundred and fifty pole to a stake then north fifty one East one hundred and sixty two pole to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annaxed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appurtenances to the sd land belonging or appertain ing to hold to the sd John Scott his heirs and assigns forever yealding and pay ing to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct provided allways that the sd John Scott shall cause 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 shall be void and of none effect In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made pattent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Alex ander Martin Esq'r our govenor Capt General and Commander in Chief at Fairfield the tenth day of October in the Eight year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty three By his Excellys Com'd J Gasgow Sec Alex Martin [See also John & Jos Scott Admin of John Scott to Wm Hall DB 6-328] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________