SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Joseph Wallace ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 37: State of North Carolina to Joseph Wallace Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jan 21, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 52 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 hearby granted paid into our treasury by Joseph Wallace have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said sd Joseph Wallace a tract of Land containing two hundred and Eighty acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan the North side of Holston Begining at a B oak on John Coxes line thence North forty nine Degrees East one hundred and forty two pearches to a spanish oak thence North forty two Degrees East forty four perches to a forked poplar on said Coxes line thence on Roger Tops line North North thiry one Degrees West thirty Eight poles to a Black oak on a hye ridge thence on sd ridge North forty five Degrees East one hundred and thirty two poles to Abraham McClenings corner at a Chesnut thence on McClenings line North seventy five degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to a poplar white oak and Elm thence south sixty one Degrees west thirty six to two white oaks and hickory thence on Abraham Crosses line south thirty four degrees East thirty Eight perches to a poplar thence south forty two degrees West one hundred and twenty three perches to a forked spanish oak thence south twen ty three West forty four poles to a Black oak thence south fifty degrees west one hundred & four poles to two black oaks thence south seventy two degrees East one hundred and forty eight poles to the Begining as by the plat hearunto annaxed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals Hereditiments and appurtenances to the sd Land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Joseph Wallace his heirs and assigns for ever yealing and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct provided allways that the sd Joseph Wal lace shall caus this grant to be registered in the registers offfice of our County of Sullivan within twelve months from the date hearof otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect In testimony whearof we have caused our great seal to be hearunto affixed Witness Alax Martin Esq'r our govenor Captin gene ral 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 Alex Martin By his Excellys Com'd J Glasgow Sec ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________