SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Samuel Smith ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, Deed Book 1, p. 151: State of North Carolina to Samuel Smith Transcribed by Robert Keyes Dec 2, 2004 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No 121 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 Samuel Smith have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto Samuel Smith a tract of land Containing two hundred fifty acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan on the south side of Holsten river joining his first survey Begining at a pine and black oak on his own line thence south thirty four West one hundred poles to a dogwood pine and Sowerwood thence North sixty se ven West two hundred and eighty poles to a stake thence north forty East one hundred and ninty two poles to his Corner duble Chesnut on the top of a ridge thence south forty five East two hundred and eighty poles to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annaxed doth appear toge ther with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appurtenan ces to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Samuel Smith his heirs and assigns forever yealding and paying to us such sums of mony yearly or otherwise as our General assembly from time to time may direct provided allways that the sd Samuel Smith 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 no effect in Testimony whereof we have Caused our great seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martin Esq our govenor Captin 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 By his Exelly Com'd J Glasgow Sec Ex'd Alex Martin ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________