Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Polk to Jones Bradly 1772 [Jonas Bradly] [Jonas Bradley] [Jonis Bradly] [Jonis Bradley] Book: 9 Page: 88 George the third, by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France & Ireland, King, defender of the faith & c. to all to whom these present shall come, greeting. Know ye that we, JOHN POLK and ELINOR [POLK] for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five pounds proclamation money have given, granted & by these presents doth, for us, our heirs, executors, administrators & assigns, doth give, grant unto JONES BRADLY a tract of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in the county of Mecklenburg & province of North Carolina on both sides of the South Fork of Crooked Creek, including JACOB PAUL’s improvements: Beginning at a White Oak on the S side of the creek and turns N 60 W 167 poles to a White Oak; then S 30 W 127 poles to a White Oak; thence S 20 E 127 poles to a Black Jack; thence to the beginning. And all woods, trees, hereditaments & premises & c. thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and also all mines & minerals (saving and excepting one fifth part of the ore of all gold & silver and one tenth part of all other mines and minerals) together with the liberty of hunting, fishing and fowling and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders and any part and parcel thereof and all the estate and estates, right, title, interest, claim or demand whatsoever of them, the said JOHN & ELINOR, in and to the said one hundred acres of land with the appurtenances thereof and every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said tract of land, hereditaments and premises aforesaid (except as before excepted) unto the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns forever. And the said JOHN POLK, for himself & his heirs doth covenant and grant to & with the said JONES BRADLY by his heirs and assigns that he, the said JOHN is now the true, rightful and lawful owner of the said one hundred acres of land and premises and whereby bargained and sold and also hath full power and full authority to grant and convey the same with the premises unto the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns according to the true intent and meaning hereof and further that the said one hundred acres of land now are free and clear of and from all other gifts, grants, devices, conditions, limitations and encumbrances whatsoever to attest, charge or determine the same one fifth part of the ore of all gold and silver mines & one tenth part of the ore of all other mines & minerals excepted as aforesaid and also the yearly quit rents of four shillings proclamation money for every hundred acres of land hereby granted, conveyed, demand payable unto our sovereign Lord the King, his heirs and successors forever only excepted and foreprized and the said JOHN and ELINOR for themselves & there heirs & c. Do covenant and grant to and with the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns, that he, the said JONES BRADLEY, heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the said hundred acres of premises & hereditaments aforesaid, except as before excepted, without any let, molestation or hindrance of the said JOHN and ELINOR or their heirs or any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming and or claim the same and free and clear of and from all other or […] quit rents thatn what have herein before mentioned to be true and payable to our sovereign Lord the King, his heirs & successors as aforesaid and that he, the said JOHN or his heirs, will cause or procure the same to be entered in the King’s Books by the said quantity of one hundred acres. To the end that the Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Polk to Jones Bradly 1772 said one hundred acres of land may be subject and liable to no other quit rents than at and after use rate of four shillings proclamation money fore every hundred acres of land hereby granted and conveyed and of no other or greater quantity of land whatsoever and lastly that they, the said JOHN AND ELINOR and their heirs shall & will at all times hereafter at the reasonable request & cost of the said JONES BRADLY and his heirs make, demand make and exact all such every other and further act, deed and device in the law, whatsoever, for the more perfect conveying and […] the said one hundred acres of land and premises unto the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns according to the true intent and meaning hereof as he, the said JONES BRADLY, his heirs and assigns or his or their council, learned in the law, shall reasonably devise […] or require. In witness whereof they, said parties to these presents, have hereunto interchangeably set their hands & affixed their seals the day and years first above written. JOHN POLK {seal} ELINOR POLK {seal, her mark e} Sealed and delivered in the presence of JOSEPH MOORE, jurat THOMAS MAGBY Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Polk to Jones Bradly 1772 North Carolina Mecklenburg County To wit April term 1772 This is to certify that the execution of the withing deed was proved in open court and recorded in the clerks offic according to law. Ordered to be registered. ROBERT HARRIS, C. C. Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Polk to Jones Bradly 1772 Page: 399 Entry: 467 File: 1696 JOHN POLK: 100 aces Mecklenburg on both sides of the South Fork of Crooked Creek, including JACOB PAUL’s improvements. Beginning at a White Oak on the south side of the creek and runs N 60 W 127 poles to a White Oak; thence S 20 W 127 poles to a White Oak; thence S 60 E 127 poles to a Black Jack; thence to the beginning. Dated 22nd December 1768 WILLIAM TRYON Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, John Polk to Jones Bradly 1772 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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. 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