The State of
North Carolina |
To
all whom these Presents shall come.···GREETING: |
Know ye, that we, for and in consideration of the sum
of __Ten
Pounds______ for every
hundred acres granted, paid into our Treasury.
By _John
Bradshaw________
Have given and granted and
by these presents do give and grant unto the said John Bradshaw a tract
of land containing Four hundred and seventy five acres lying and being
in our county of Greene on the waters of Dumpling Creek adjoining his
former survey where he know lives. Beginning at a pine, then East
one Hundred and ten poles to a post oak, then south thirty four poles to
two hikeries at the foot of the Knobbs, then with the Knobbs south fifty
one Degrees west one hundred and thirty eight poles to a Stake on
Bradshaws LIne. then with Bradshaws Line north Sixty Degrees west
one Hundred and twenty poles to a post oak, then west two Hundred and
Seventeen poles to a pine and hickery on a Conditional Line Between John
Bradshaw and Richard Rankins, then with the said Rankins Line north
thirty two Degrees west seventy two poles to a small hickery, then north
one Hundred and sixty two poles to a stake, then East one Hundred and
fifty poles to a stake then south fifty tow Degrees East two Hundred and
sixty two poles to the Beginning. As by the plat hereunto annexed
doth appear together with all woods, waters, mines, minerals,
Hereditaments, and appurtanences to the said land belonging or
appertaining. To hold to the said John Bradshaw his heirs and
afsigns forever, yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or
otherwise as our General Afsembly from time to time may Direct provided
always that the said John Bradshaw shall cause the grant to be
Registered in the Registers office of our said county of Greene within
twelve months from the Date hereof otherwise the same shall be void of
no effect.
In Testimony Whereof, we
have caused these, our letters to be made patent and our Great Seal to
be hereunto affixed.
Witness _______Alexander
Martin___________________________
Esquire, our Governor,
Captain General and Commander-in-Chief at __Newburn__
this _26th_
day of _December_
, in the _sixteenth_
year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord _one
thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one._
By His Excellencys Comd
Alexander Martin
T. Glasgow Secretary |
Registered the
27th of June 1792 |
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