| State of South Carolina |
15th July
1793 |
This
Indenture made this 10th day of May and in the year of our Lord One
Thousand seven hundred & ninety three. Between William Bratcher Senr
of the State afor said and Ninety Six District and Laurens
County of the one part and William Bratcher Junr
of the same place of the other part, Witnefseth that him the said William
Bratcher Senr for and in
consideration of the sum of Twenty pounds Sterling money of the state
aforesaid to him in hand paid by him the said William Bratcher Junr
before the Sealing and delivery of these presents the Receipt
whereof him the said William Bratcher Senr
doth hereby acknowledge himself therewith fully satisfied and
paid, Hath Given, Granted, Bargained, sold, aliened conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, Sell, convey & confirm
unto William Bratcher Junr
his heirs and afsigns forever a certain plantation or tract of land
situate lying and being in Ninety Six district of Laurens County on both
sides of Bullet branch of Reaburns creek beginning on a post oak &
runing Thence N 25 W to an agreed on corner black oak corner, Thence E.
along an agreed on line between William Bratcher Senr
& William Bratcher Junr to
an agreed on pine on the original line, Thence South to a stake, Thence
West to the begining containing one hundred & fifty acres more or lefs,
and is part of a Tract of land Originally granted unto William Bratcher
Senr by his excellency
Charles Pinckney esquire Governor & Commander in chief in & over
the said State bearing the date the fifth day of March in the year of our
Lord one Thousand seven hundred & ninety two Together with all &
singular the said tract of one hundred & fifty acres of land lying as
aforesaid, including the plantation whereon the sd William Bratcher Senr
Junr now lives, Together with all the waters, water courses,
profits, commodities, advantages, Emoluments, hereditaments, appurtences
to the said belonging or in anywise appurtaining and also all the Estate,
Right, Title, Interest, pofsefsion, property, claim & demand
whatsoever either in Law or Equity of the sd Wm Bratcher Senr
in to or out of the said premises, To have and to hold sd tract
of land hereby granted with all appurtenances unto the sd William Bratcher
Junrhis heirs & afsigns
forever and the said William Bratcher Senr
for himself his heirs & afsigns do covenant and agree to & with
the said William Bratcher Junr his
heirs and afsigns that it may to be Lawfull to and for the said William
Bratcher Junr his heirs and
afsigns to enter into, hold, occupy, & Enjoy the said land premises
without any Let. Suit. or molestation from him the said William Bratcher
Senr his heirs or afsigns or
any other person whatsoever claiming any right, to the said land and
premises but by virtue of these presents doth and will Warrant and forever
defend the said land to him the sd William Bratcher Junr
his heirs and afsigns forever. In Witnefs whereof the said William
Bratcher Senr hath hereunto
set his hand & seal. |
Signed Sealed &
Delivered
in presence of
Elisha Hunt
John Gutrey |
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William Bratcher his W
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State of So Carolina
Laurens County |
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Personally
came John Gutrey this day before me a Justice for the County aforesaid
& made oath as the Law |
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that he did see WmBratcher Sen.r Sign, Seal and as his act & Deed
deliver the use and purposes within mentioned, and that he did likewise
see Elisha Hunt, subscribe his name as a Witnefs thereto together with
himself - Sworn to subscribed this 11th day of May 1793 before me |
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Joseph Downs J.
P. |
John Guttry |
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