Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, Martin Armstrong & Andrew Hampton THIS INDENTURE made the 25th day of November one thousand seven hundred & sixty three between [MARTIN] ARMSTRONG and MARY [KUYKENDAL ARMSTRONG], his wife, formerly went by her name of KUYKENDAL both of the province of North Carolina and county of Mecklenburg of the one part and ANDREW HAMPTON of the province and county aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife for & in consideration of the sum of forty pounds current money of the province aforesaid to them in hand paid by the above said ANDREW HAMPTON, the receipt is hereby acknowledged by the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife and therefore doth release, acquit, and discharge the said ANDREW HAMPTON his heirs, executors & administrators by these presents given, granted, bargained & sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alienate, release & confirm unto the said ANDREW HAMPTON a certain tract or parcel of land now his actual possession viz. All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being I province and county aforesaid on the North side of the Dutchman Creek. Beginning at a White Oak on the north side of the Dutchman Creek on or near ABRAHAM KUYKENDAL line and runs N 80 degrees E 35 chains to a Red Oak; thence S twelve degrees E 112 chains to a Pine; thence S 75 degrees W 20 chains to a stake in JAMES KUYKENDAL’s corner; thence to the beginning. Containing by estimation two hundred & eighty acres granted to the above said MARY KUYKENDAL, now wife to the above said MARTIN ARMSTRONG the 26th day of March 1755 as a patent doth more or less ??? thereunto being had doth more at large appears and all houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, meadow, ways, waters and water courses, mines, minerals, profits commodities & hereditaments and appurtenances whatever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining & the reversion & reversions, remainder & remainders ohe half of all interest, ye trust, property, claim & demand of him the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife of and in the said premises hereby granted and released and all deeds, writings and evidences touching or in any wise concerning the same. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land with all & every other the premises hereby granted and released & every part & parcel thereof unto the said ANDREW HAMPTON his heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said ANDREW HAMPTON his heirs & assigns forever and the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife that they seized in a pure and perfect estate of inheritance in fee simple at the time of sealing & delivery of these presents hereby granted and released and have and have full power and absolute authority to grant & convey the same to the said ANDREW HAMPTON his heirs and assigns in manner and form aforesaid and that ye said premises are not free and clear from all other gifts, grants, seals, judgments, executions, titles, troubles, charges, encumbrances whatsoever had made, done, committed, or inferred to be done by us, the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife the quit rents hereafter to become due & payable to our sovereign Lord the King, his heirs & successors by the said ANDREW HAMPTON, his heirs, assigns, and lastly the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife and their heirs, all & singular the premises hereby granted and released with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said ANDREW HAMPTON his heirs and assigns shall & will forever warrant & defend from all manner of persons or person whatsoever from laying any just claim thereunto. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, Martin Armstrong & Andrew Hampton IN WITNESS whereof we, the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife have thereunto set our hands and affixed our seals the day & year first above written & in the year of his Majesty’s Reign. MARTIN ARMSTRONG {seal} MARY ARMSTRONG {seal, her mark} Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of us. ROBERT WALKER WILLIAM CLEGHORN JOHN WILSON Mecklenburg County the clerks record of the probate of this dead is lost. WILLIAM B. ALEXANDER Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, Martin Armstrong & Andrew Hampton ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **