Laurens County Deeds		
Book I 	Page 21A
April 5, 1808	200 A		$600.00


John Compton Sr. and Jr. to James Hunter

State of South Carolina
Laurens District

Know all men by these presents that we John Compton Sr. my son John of state and district 
aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars to me in hand paid by 
James Hunter of state and district aforesaid have granted sold and delivered Released 
and by these presents do grant bargain sell and release unto the said James Hunter all 
that plantation or tract of land lying and being on Duncan's Creek containing two hundred 
acres more or less originally granted to Lewis Duval and by him transferred to the above 
John Compton Sr. it being a part of the land on which I now live bounding South and West 
on the aforesaid James Hunter land and on the above John Comptons land and on 
Benjamin Byrds land together with all and singular the rights members Hereditaments and 
appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hold all and singular the premises before 
mentioned unto the said James Hunter his heirs and assigns forever and we do hereby bind 
ourselves our heirs and administrators and to warrant and forever defend all and singular the 
aforesaid premises unto the said James Hunter his heirs executors or administrators against 
ourselves our heirs or any other person whomsoever claiming the same or any part thereof 
as witness our hands and seals the fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand 
Eight hundred and Eight and in the thirty second year of American Independence.

Thomas Compton	John Compton Sr.
William Higgins		John Compton Jr.
Robert Hutcheson


South Carolina
Laurens Dist.

Personally appeared before me William Higgins who being duly sworn on his oath that he 
saw the above named John Compton Sr. and John Compton Jr. sign seal and deliver the 
above deed for the purpose therein mentioned and also that he saw Thomas Compton sign 
the same as a subscribing witness.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
12th day of July 1808

Robert Hutcherson, J.P.		William Higgins

A true copy recorded July 13, 1808
Attest John Garlington, R of C