Deed, SC, York, John Watson to Matthew Bryan 1808

State of South Carolina
York District

Know all men by these presents that I, JOHN WATSON, of York District in the state
of four said, for and in consideration of the sum of $462 to me paid by MATTHEW
BRYAN of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, have granted, bargain, sold and
released and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the sad
MATTHEW BRYAN all that parcel of land containing 190½ acres be the same more or
less as the plat will fully show lying and being in the district and state
aforesaid on the headwaters of Turkey Creek including the improvements made or held
by said JOHN WATSON, being part of a tract of land originally granted to WILLIAM
MCNAUGHT, said grant bearing date December 25th, 1752. Containing three hundred and
forty acres and by deed of sale conveyed by the said WILLIAM MCNAUGHT to DAVID
BYERS and by several transfers to said JOHN WATSON, and also part of the tractor
originally granted to the said DAVID BYERS February 2nd, 1767, containing 150 acres
and by several transfers to said JOHN WATSON hundred on the North and Northeast
sides by SAMUEL CURRY's and WALTER MCCARTER line.

    Beginning at a pine Blackjack being a corner of SAMUEL WRIGHT’s land on
    the SE side of said WATSON's improvements; running thence N 55 W 8 chains
    90 links to a post oak; thence S 74 W 21 chains 75 links to a hickory;
    thence S 84 W 10 chains 50 links to a black oak sapling by the old field;
    thence N 57 W 9 chains 50 links to a dogwood; thence N 52 W 9 chains 50
    links to a white oak; thence S 69 W 10 chains to a poplar; thence N 24 W
    4 chains 75 links to a gum; thence N 11 East 6 chains to a Hickory;
    thence N 3 W three chains 50 links to a Post Oak; thence N 60 W 16 chains
    50 links to a Hickory; thence N 46th E 23 chains 75 links to an old black
    oak down and a new marked Pine; thence S 65 E 71 chains 50 links to a
    Black Oak down and on an ash new marked; thence S 29 W 16 chains 43 links
    to the beginning Blackjack.


Together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances
to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining.

To have and to hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said
MATTHEW BRYAN, his heirs and assigns forever.

And I do hereby bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and
forever defend all and singular the said premises to the said MATTHEW BRYAN, his
heirs and assigns against myself and my heirs and against every person whomsoever
lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.




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                 Deed, SC, York, John Watson to Matthew Bryan 1808

Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of January in the year of Our Lord 1808 and
in the 32nd year of the independence of the United States of America.

JOHN WATSON {seal}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

GEORGE DAVIS
JOHN BROWN




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                     Deed, SC, York, John Watson to Matthew Bryan 1808

State of South Carolina
York District

Personally appeared JOHN BROWN before me and being duly sworn as the law directs
saith that he was present and saw call JOHN WATSON Sign, Sealed, and Delivered the
within instrument of writing to MATTHEW BRYAN for the uses and purposes there in
mentioned and that GEORGE DAVIS with himself were subscribing witnesses to the
same.

JOHN BROWN

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of August 1808

ROBERT MCCAW   BCP




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