Deed, SC, Fairfield, MATTHEW MCCREIGHT to WILLIAM BRIANT, 1795

State of South Carolina

THIS INDENTURE MADE the 5th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1795 and in
the 20th year of American independence.

BETWEEN MATTHEW MCCREIGHT of the county of Fairfield in the said State, planter, of
the one part and WILLIAM BRIANT [BRYANT] of the said County and state, planter, of
the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said MATTHEW MCCREIGHT for and in consideration of the sum of
£120 Sterling have granted, bargain, sold, aliened, released, and confirmed and by
these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto the said
WILLIAM BRIANT, in his actual possession now, being by virtue of a bargain and sale
to him thereof made for one whole year by an indenture of lease bearing date the
day next before the day of the date of these presents and by force of the statute
for transferring uses into possession and to his heirs forever all that tract of
land containing 250 acres situate on the south branch of Dutchman's Creek on the
Waters of Wateree River in said County bounding on the north side by GEORGE PAYNE's
land and on all other sides by vacant land when the original was granted and have
such shape, form, and marks as does more fully appear by the plat annexed to the
original grant bearing the date 16th of July 1765 including that plantation with
all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said
tract of land belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and also
all the estate, right, profits, interest, possession, property, claim and demand
whatsoever either in law or Equity of the said MATTHEW MCCREIGHT of, in, or to the
said plantation or tract of land.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said plantation or tract of land hereby granted and
released, or meant or intended to be, hereby granted and released with all
appurtenances unto the said WILLIAM BRIANT, his heirs and assigns, forever.

AND the said MATTHEW MCCREIGHT, and his heirs, the said plantation or tract of land
with the appurtenances unto the said WILLIAM BRIANT his heirs and assigns against
him the said MATTHEW MCCREIGHT and his heirs claiming or to claim by, from, or
under him or them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.

In witness whereof the said MATTHEW MCCREIGHT hath hereunto set his hand and seal
the day and year first above written.

MATTHEW MCCREIGHT {seal}
JEMIMA MCCREIGHT {seal, her J mark}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

WILLIAM CASON
WHITEHOUSE CASON




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          Deed, SC, Fairfield, MATTHEW MCCREIGHT to WILLIAM BRIANT, 1795

Received the day in your first within mentioned of the within named WILLIAM BRIANT
the sum of £120, being the consideration money within mentioned to be paid, I say
received by me.

MATTHEW MCCREIGHT
JEMIMA MCCREIGHT {her J mark}

Witness

WILLIAM CASON
WHITEHOUSE CASON




Fairfield County

WILLIAM CASON make his oath that he did see the within named MATTHEW MCCREIGHT
signed, sealed, and delivered within as his act and deed for the uses there in
mentioned.

WILLIAM CASON

Sworn to before me   13th February 1796

CHARLES PICKETT, j. P.

Recorded 6th March 1796




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