SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to David Shelby ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 240: State of North Carolina to David Shelby Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jan 26, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No 338 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 hereby paid into our treasuary by David Shelby have given and granted and by these pre sents Do give and grant unto the said David Shelby a tract of land Containing two hundred acres lying and being in our of Sullivan Between Stephen Rentfroes and John Crokhets line Gegining at and oak & white oak John Crok hets thence with his line South ninety poles to a white oak thence East one hundred and eighty pole to a white oak in George Hynes line South one hun dred and fifty poles to a stake on Stephen Rentfroes line thence on said line South Twenty two and an half West one hundred and forty poles to a white oak thence north twenty six west two hundred and seventeen poles thence North ninety poles thence east fifty pearches to the begining as by the plat hereunto annexed Doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appurtenances to the said Land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said David Shelby his heirs and assigns forever yeilding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may Direct provided always that the said David Shelby shall cause tis grant to to be Registered in the Registers office of our said County of Sullivan within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters to be patent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martin Esquire our govenor Captain general & Commander in Chief at New Burn the tenth Day of november in the ninth year of our Independance and in the year of our one thousand seven hundred and eighty four By his Excellcys Commands Alex Martin W Williams: D.Sec Nove'm 26th 1787 Regs'd [Note: see also David Shelby to Joseph Smith 1794 DB 2-686] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________