Laurens County Deeds
Book H		P.256
Aug. 10, 1807       60 A		$500.00	Duncan's Creek


John Compton Sr. and Levi Compton to John Hutcherson
(Mortgage or note)

South Carolina
Laurens District

Know all men by these presents that we John Compton Senior and Levi Compton for and in
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to us in hand paid have bargained, and 
sold and by these presents do fully clearly and also absolutely bargain and sell in plain and 
open market according to law unto John Hutcherson of said district, a certain tract of land 
containing sixty acres more or less lying on Duncan's Creek conveyed to said John 
Compton Sen by Lewis Duval it being part of the tract on which I now live.  Beginning at the 
mouth of my spring branch thence along said branch to William Dukes line, thence along 
said Duke's line to James Hunter's line, thence along said Hunter's line to the road that 
leads from John Compton's to Lewis Duval's old plantation, thence along said road to the 
mouth of the said spring branch also one negro woman named Nancy.  To have and to 
hold the above mentioned property to him, his heirs, assigns and to his or their proper use 
or behalf forever, provided always, that if we, our heirs or assigns to pay unto the aforesaid 
John Hutcherson or his assigns the sum above written on or before the twenty fifth day of 
December next 1807, then this obligation to be null and void, otherwise, to remain in full force 
and virtue as witness our hands and seals this 10th of August, 1807.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

Samuel Compton		John Compton
William Rose                                      Levi Compton




South Carolina
Laurens County

Personally appeared before me and being duly sworn as the law directs, on his oath saith 
that he lives present and saw John Compton Senior and Levi Compton subscribe their names to 
the within instrument for the uses therein mentioned, and that he saw Samuel Compton with 
himself subscribe his mark as a witness to the same.  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 
17th September(?), 1807.

James Saxon, J.P.		William Rose


A true copy of the original recorded 23rd November 1807
Attest John Garlington, Register