SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Martin Wirick ----¤¤¤---- Sullivan Co., TN, DB 1, p. 358: State of North Carolina to Martin Wirick Transcribed by Robert Keyes Jan 30, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #972705 State of North Carolina No. 482 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 gran ted paid into our treasuary by Martin Wirick have given & granted & by these presents do give and grant unto the said Martin Wirick a tract of Land containing one hundred and fifty acres lying and being in our County of Sullivan joining Shells Line & Christian Weavers Begining at a white oak on Christian Weavers Line then along Weavers Line South forty nine Degrees west one Hundred & eighty two poles to a pine tree thence along or near Arnold Shells line South twenty nine Degrees east eighty poles to a stake thence north two hundred and thirty poles to the Begining as by the plat hereunto annexed Doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals hereditaments and appertenances to the said Land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Martin Wirick his heirs and assigns forever yielding 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 sd Martin Wirick 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 these our Letters to be made patent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Samuel Johnston Esquire our govenor Captain general and Commander in Chief at fairfield the tenth Day of July in the thirteenth year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight By his Excellency Comm'd J Glasgow Secretary Sam'l Johnston 1789 November 14 Reg'st ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________