Deed, NC, Lincoln, SAMUEL DAVISON TO JOHN BRYSON, 1771 THIS INDENTURE made this twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy one. BETWEEN SAMUEL DAVISON of the province of North Carolina and county of Tryon of the one part and JOHN BRYSON AND The county aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said SAMUEL DAVISON, for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds proclamation money to him in had paid before the sealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof the said SAMUEL DAVISON doth hereby acknowledge the said SAMUEL DAVISON unto the said JOHN BRYSON, his heirs & assigns forever all my right, title, interest, claim & demand of, in & to a certain tract of land lying and being in the county and province aforesaid, upon both sides of Turkey Creek, including the Mill seat. Beginning at JAMES BRYSON’s corner Black Oak; then along his line N 78 E 220 poles to his other corner Black Oak; then crossing said creek N 12 E 220 poles to a Pine; then S 78 W 220 poles crossing the said creek to a post; then N 12 W 220 poles to the beginning. BEING the whole content of a patent granted to said SAMUEL DAVISON, bearing date the 26th day of September in the sixth year of our reign A.D. 1766, containing in the whole, three hundred acres, together with all words, waters, ways, buildings, fences, orchards, pastures, profits, commodities, hereditaments whatsoever to the same belonging or in any anywise appertaining. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said messuage or tenement and all and singular the premises above mentioned with the appurtenances unto the said JOHN BRYSON, his heirs & assigns forever, and the said SAMUEL DAVISON for himself, his heirs & assigns, the said tract or parcel of land & plantation, will warrant and forever defend from the just & lawful claim of him the said SAMUEL DAVISON or his heirs or assigns or any other person or persons or by his or their means or procurement, he the said JOHN BRYSON, his heirs or assigns, yielding & paying to our Sovereign Lord George the kink, his heirs & successors the yearly quit rents of four shillings proclamation money for each & every hundred acres hereby bargained & sold from the date of the patent of said land and forever hereafter. IN WITNESS whereof he, the said SAMUEL DAVISON hath hereunto said his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. SAMUEL DAVISON {seal} Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of SAMUEL ADAMS DAVID GORDON, Jurat Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Lincoln, SAMUEL DAVISON TO JOHN BRYSON, 1771 North Carolina Tryon County October Session, 1771 The within deed was proved in open court and recorded in the clerks office. Ordered to be registered. EZEKIEL POLK, CC Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Lincoln, SAMUEL DAVISON TO JOHN BRYSON, 1771 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **