WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to William Hughes ----¤¤¤---- Washington Co., TN, DB 1, p. 244: State of North Carolina to William Hues Old Book A p. 256 Transcribed by Robert Keyes Feb 25, 2005 State of North Carolina No 497 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 Granted paid into our Treasury by William Hues have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said William Hues a tract of land containing fifty acres lying and being in our County of Washington joining the East and west land line of the ?????? of land said Hues lives Beginning at a black oak on said Hueses line thence north twenty six poles to a Dogwood then north fifty five East sixty poles along the widow Shoats line to a white oak thence South forty four East forty poles along said Shoats line to a Dogwood thence North fifty three East twenty Eight poles said line to a white oak thence East twenty one poles to a stake said Captain Scots line thence South thirty four poles to a Black oak and stake said Scots line thence north fifty one East sixty six poles to a stake said line thence South fifty five poles to a stake then west one hundred and sixty eight poles to the Beginning as by the plat hereby annexed doth appear together with all woods waters mines minerals Hereditements and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appurtain ing to hold to the said William Hues 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 said William Hues shall cause this grant to be Registered in the Registers office of our said County of Washington within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of no Effect in testi mony where of we have caused these our letters to be made patent and our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed Witness Alexander Martain Esqr our Govnor Captain General and Commander in chief at Newbern the tenth day of November in the ninth year of our Independance and in the yar of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty four By his Excellency Com mand J Glasgow Secry Alexr Martain [Note: See also NC Grant to Wm Hughes Washington Co., TN DB 1-220, DB 1-242; See also Wm Hughes to Wm Fream Sullivan Co., TN DB 3-114; See also Wm Frame to Margaret Hughes Sullivan Co., TN DB 6-41] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________