Deed, SC, Edgefield, ROBERT & SARAH BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT, 1787 SARAH and ROBERT BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT THIS INDENTURE made the 18th day of July in the year of Our Lord 1785 and in the eight year of the independence of the United States of America. BETWEEN SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT (widow and son of ROBERT BRYANT deceased) of the state of South Carolina and Ninety Six District of the one part and BENJAMIN TUTT of the state and District aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT for and in consideration of the sum of 10 shillings sterling, to them in hand paid by the said BENJAMIN TUTT at and by the sealing and delivering of these presents, the receipt where of hereby acknowledge they, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, hath bargained, sold, and by these presents does bargain and sell unto the said BENJAMIN TUTT All that plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres situate on Hawtree Creek, waters of Stephen’s [Steven’s] Creek and Savannah River, rounded on the sides by vacant land at the time of it being surveyed. TOGETHER with all and singular the houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, barns, stables, yards, gardens, orchards, woods, under woods, timber, timber trees, meadows, pastures, ponds, lakes, fishing, ways, waters, water courses, paths, passuages, liberties, privileges, profits, hereditaments, rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever or thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, prophets thereof and of every part and parcel thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres with every of the premises there on to belonging unto him the said BENJAMIN TUTT, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, from the day next after the day of the date of these presents for and during and unto the full end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be completed, ended, yielding and paying therefore unto the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT the rent of one peppercorn on the last day of the said term, if the same shall be lawfully demanded to the intent and purpose that by virtue of these presents and of the statute of transferring uses into possession, he, the said BENJAMIN TUTT, maybe in actual possession of all and singular the premises above-mentioned with every the appurtenances thereunto belonging or thereby be the better enabled to have and receive the ??? and inheritance thereof, which is intended to be to him and his heirs granted and released by the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT by a another indenture intended to be made and dated the day next after the day of the date of these presents. IN WITNESS whereof the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. SARAH BRYANT {seal, her mark} ROBERT BRYANT {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of us RICHARD TUTT MARSHALL LEWIS JAMES TUTT Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Edgefield, ROBERT & SARAH BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT, 1787 South Carolina THIS INDENTURE made the 19th day of July in the year of Our Lord 1784 and in the eighth year of the independence of the United States of America. BETWEEN SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT (widow and son of ROBERT BRYANT, deceased) of the state of South Carolina and Ninety Six District of the one part and BENJAMIN TUTT of the state and District aforesaid of the other part. WHEREAS IN AND BY a certain grant bearing date the 18th day of January 1765 under the hand of WILLIAM BULL II, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor And Commander-In-Chief and over the province of South Carolina and the great seal of the providence for that purpose appointed did give, and grant unto the said ROBERT BRYANT (deceased) a plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres surveyed for HUMPHREY PARROTT [HUMPHREY BARROTT BARROLL] the first day of April 1757 situated on Hawtree Creek, waters of Stephen’s [Steven’s] Creek and Savannah River bounded on all sides by vacant land and hath such shape and form, marks as appears by the plat thereof to the said grant annexed. NOW THIS INDENTURE witnesseth that the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT for and in consideration of the sum of £80 Sterling to them in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents by the above-mentioned BENJAMIN TUTT, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and to be well contented, satisfied and paid they, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey and confirm under the said BENJAMIN TUTT, in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him there of made for one whole year by and by force of a statute for transferring of uses into possession and to his heirs and assigns forever all the said Plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres. TOGETHER WITH ALL AND SINGULAR the houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, barns, stables, yard, gardens, orchards, woods, under woods, timber, timber trees, meadows, pastures, ponds, lakes, fishing fishings, ways, water, water courses, paths, passuages, liberties, privileges, profits, hereditaments, rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and every part and parcel thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, used, trust, possession, property, profit, benefit, claim and demand whatsoever of them he said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT of, into, or out of the same premises, and every part thereof, and all deeds, evidences, scripts and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the same premises and every part thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres, as aforesaid, with every of the premises and appurtenances there onto belonging herein before granted, released and conveyed unto the said BENJAMIN TUTT his heirs and assigns to the only proper use proper and absolute use and behoof of him, the said BENJAMIN TUTT, his heirs and assigns forever. AND THEY, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, doth hereby, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, covenant, promise, and agree to and with the said BENJAMIN TUTT his heirs and assigns in Manner and form following, that is to say, that they, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, now are and until the execution of these presents shall stand seized of a good and sure and perfect and Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Edgefield, ROBERT & SARAH BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT, 1787 indefeasible estate of inheritance in the fee simple of all and in all the aforesaid plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres with the rights, members, and appurtenances without any manner of condition, trust, mortgage, judgment, execution or encumbrance whatsoever to alter, change, and determine the same and also that the said BENJAMIN TUTT, his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres with every the premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging without any manner of trouble, hindrance, molestation, interruption, and denial of them, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, their heirs are assigns and of all and every other person or persons whatsoever AND LASTLY they, the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators the said plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres with the premises and appurtenances under the said BENJAMIN TUTT, his heirs assigns, against them the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT, their heirs and assigns, and all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend and by these presents. SARAH BRYANT {seal, her mark} ROBERT BRYANT {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us RICHARD TUTT MARSHALL LEWIS SAMUEL STALNAKER Receive the day and year first above written of the above named BENJAMIN TUTT the sum of £80 Sterling being the full consideration money of the above-mentioned. SARAH BRYANT {seal, her mark} ROBERT BRYANT {seal} Received per us Witness present are R. TUTT MARSHALL LEWIS JAMES TUTT Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Edgefield, ROBERT & SARAH BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT, 1787 South Carolina Edgefield County Be it remembered that on the 10th day of August in the year of Our Lord 1789 before JOHN PURVES Esquire one of the justices of the peace for the said County personally appeared RICHARD TUTT and made oath that he did see the within named SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT sign, seal, and as their act and deed deliver the within instrument of writing for the purposes there in mentioned, that he did also see the said SARAH BRYANT and ROBERT BRYANT sign the receipt within written and that he did likewise see JAMES TUTT and SAMUEL STALNAKER sign their names as witnesses thereto. Sworn before me the day and you're above written JOHN PURVES, J P Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Edgefield, ROBERT & SARAH BRYANT to BENJAMIN TUTT, 1787 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **