Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, EDWARD & JANE LACEY to ROBERT BRATTON, 1767

THIS INDENTURE made the 13th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1767.

BETWEEN EDWARD LACEY Jr., and JANE his wife, of the county of Mecklenburg and
province of North Carolina of the one part and ROBERT BRATTON of the county and
province aforesaid of the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said EDWARD LACEY, and JANE his wife, for and in consideration
of the sum of £62 current money of North Carolina, to them in hand paid by the said
ROBERT BRATTON, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by them, the said EDWARD
LACEY and JANE his wife, has granted, bargained, sold, aliened and confirmed and by
these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alien and confirm unto the said ROBERT
BRATTON, his heirs and assigns forever, all that messuage, track or parcel of land,
situate, lying, and being in the county and province aforesaid on the south side of
Catawba River on the headwaters of a branch of Turkey Creek near ROBERT STUART’s
land.

    Beginning at a Red Oak and a hickory near the branch below STUART’s land
    and runs; thence N 45 E 180 poles to a white oak; thence N 45 W 180
    pools to a red oak by the side of a branch; thence S 45 W 180 poles to a
    Spanish Oak; thence to the beginning.

Containing two hundred acres be the same more or less.

THE SAME BEING a part or parcel of land now conveyed by EDWARD LACEY, and JANE his
wife, by virtue of his Majesty's patent granted to them, bearing date the 28th day
of October Anno Domini 1765, the same being now in possession of him, said ROBERT
BRATTON, the relation being there onto had and appear and all houses, buildings,
edifices, gardens, orchards, trees, woods, under-wood, tithes, commons, common of
pasture, profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, ways, waters, water
courses, and appurtenances, whatsoever, to the said tract of land and premises
above-mentioned belonging or in any wise appertaining and also the reversion and
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, services of the land and
premises and of every part and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, and
property, claim and demand whatsoever of them the said EDWARD LACEY, and JANE his
wife, of, in, and to the said tract of land and premises and every part thereof.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of land all and singular the said premises
above-mentioned, and every and part and parcel thereof, (the quit rents to grow due
and payable to our Sovereign Lord the King, his heirs and successors from the time
of this seal only excepted and foreprized), with the appurtenances and unto the
said ROBERT BRATTON, his heirs and assigns, the only proper use and behoof of him
the said ROBERT BRATTON, his heirs and assigns forever. And they said EDWARD LACEY,
and JANE his wife, for themselves and their heirs and the said land and premises
and every part in parcel thereof against them and their heirs and against all and
every other person and persons whatsoever to the said ROBERT BRATTON his heirs and
assigns shall and will forever warrant and forever defend by these presents.




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In witness whereof the said EDWARD LACEY, and JANE his wife, have hereunto set
their hand and seal the day and year first above written.

EDWARD LACEY {seal}
JANE LACEY   {seal}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

SAMUEL GAY [GRAY] {his mark}
DAVID REED
RALPH COOPER




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        Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, EDWARD & JANE LACEY to ROBERT BRATTON, 1767

North Carolina
Mecklenburg County

This is to certify that the with indeed was proved in open court and recorded by
the clerk's office according to law




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