Spartanburg County S. C.  Deed Book       Page 383-384

Elijah Johnson
To No. 424 Isham Wood
17th December 1840

State of South Carolina, Spartanburg District.

Know all men by these presents that I Elijah Johnson, of the state & 
District of aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred 
dollars, to me in hand paid by Isham Wood of the District and state 
aforesaid, have granted, bargained, sold and released, and by those 
presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said Isham Wood and 
his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land, bounded on both 
sides of the Buncombe Road including the head of a small branch of 
Abner's Creek, beginning on a black jack , 3x on Baylis Earles line, and 
bounds on said line, S 65 E. 50 to a stake, thence S 55 W 12 to a sourwood 
on the head of a small branch thence the meanders of said branch to the 
mouth, down the branch to Wm. Nelson's line, thence N 50 W on said line 
36.75 to a post thence S. 45 W. 12 to a corner, thence due West to a stone, 
thence N. 63.50 to a point, thence E. 25 chains to a pine 3x Andrew 
McElrath's corner, thence on the said McElrath's line S 65 E 5 chains to a 
black Jack, the beginning, including three hundred and fifty eight acres, 
more or less, together with and singular the rights, members, 
hereditaments and appertenances, together with all and singular the rights,
members, hereditaments or in any wise incident or appertaining to have 
and to hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said 
Isham  Wood, his heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby bind myself, 
my heirs, executors & administrators to warrant and forever defend all and 
singular the said premises unto the said Isham  Wood, his heirs, executors 
and administrators and assigns against myself, my heirs, executors and 
administrators and against any other person or persons   xxxxxxx   lawfully 
claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.  July 25, 1840  in the 
sixtyfifth year of the independence of the United States of American, as 
witness my hand and seal signed sealed and deliever in presence of

James D. Wood
O. P.  Wood    

State of  South  Carolina Spartanburg District
Personally came James D. Wood one of the subscribing witnesses to the 
written deed of conveyance and made oath, and testified on said oath in 
form of law, and testitfied on said oath that he was present and saw Elijah 
Johnson, sign, seal and deliver the within deed of conveyance to Isham 
Wood for the use and purposes within mentioned, and that he also saw 
Oliver P. Wood, sign his name as witness together with himself to the xxx 
execution of the same, sworn to before me 4th October 1840.

Thomas Leonard    J.Q.                        James  D. Wood

State of South Carolina Spartanburg District

I Thomas Leonard one of the Justices of the Quorum for said District do 
hereby certify unto all whom it may concern that the wife of the within 
named Elijah Johnson (towit) Casandra Johnson, did this day appear 
before me and being privately and separately examined before me did 
declare that she did freely, voluntarily without any compulsions annd or 
fear of any person or persons whomsoever renouce, release and forever 
relinquish unto the within named Isham Wood, his heirs and assigns, all 
her interest and estate, and also all her right and claim of dower. Of in 
and to all said singular the premises within mentioned and released, 
given under my hand and seal, October 12th, 1840

Thomas Leonard  J.Q.                         Casandra Johnson