SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Benjamin Webb ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, Deed Book 1, p. 31: State of North Carolina to Benjamin Webb Transcribed by: Robert W. Keyes Dec 2, 2004 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 103 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 unto our tresaurey by Benjamin Webb have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said a tract of land containing two hundred and forty acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan the south side of Holston. Beginning at two poplers on John Webs line thence North sixty one Degrees East one hundred and sixty four pearch es to a sapnish [spanish oak] on a ridge thence North Eighty Degrees East Eighty pearches to a white oak and Dogwood saplin on John MCorcles line thence south eighty degrees East one hundred and thirty two pearches to a white oak near a rocky spring thence south sixty Degrees West two hundred and ninety pearches to a stake on John Webbs line thence due North on sd line one hundred and fifty pearches to the Begining. As by the plat hearunto annaxed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals heredetneces and appurtencenses to the sd land belonging or appertaining to hold to the sd Benjamin Webb his heirs and assigns forever yealding 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 Benjamin Webb shall caus this grant to be registered in the registers office of our Sd County of Sullivan within twelve months from the date hearof otherwise the same to be void and of no effect. In testimoney where of we have hearunto caused our grant seal to be hearunto affixed Witnesses Alex Marin Esq our govenor Capten General and Commander in Chief at fairfields 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 Excellys Com'd Alaxr Martin J Glasgow Sce? [Note: The deed description is in error as the land description does not close upon itself in the manner described. Probably an error by the recorder when copying the deed into the deed book.] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________