Deed, GA, Hancock, WILLIAM LANIER to MATTHEW KINSHEN, 1794

THIS INDENTURE made the seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety four.

BETWEEN WILLIAM LANIER of the county of of Anson and state of North Carolina of the
one part and MATTHEW KINSHEN of the county of Edgecombe and state aforesaid of the
other part.

WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM LANIER, for and in consideration of the sum of two
hundred pounds sterling, money in hand paid by the said MATTHEW KINSHEN, at and
before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant,
bargain and sell, unto the said MATTHEW KINSHEN, to his heirs and assigns, a
certain tract of parcel of land containing 287.5 acres originally granted to
ABRAHAM LIPHAM the 31st day of August 1785, situate, lying and being in the state
of Georgia in the county of Hancock, at the time of the survey called Washington,
on both sides of Island Creek waters of the Oconee River adjoining the lands of
JOHN COOK, HUGH HORTON, DAVID FELPS and other conveyances was conveyed from DAVID
FELPS to WILLIAM LANIER party to these presents the 1st day of November 1790, also
one other tract or parcel of land containing 30 acres, situate, lying and being in
the aforesaid state of Georgia and county of Hancock on both sides of Big Island
Creek waters of the Oconee River, adjoining the first above mentioned tract, lands
of DAVID FELPS and others conveyed from DAVID FELPS also to the said WILLIAM LANIER
the fifth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, the said tract or
parcel of thirty acres of land running as follows, viz.

    Beginning at a stake NE 15 chains to a Red Oak; then N 10 E 18 chains to
    a Pine; then S 80 E 14 chains and 50 links to a Pine on the aforesaid
    tract of 200 acres and 87.5 acres of land; then S 10 W 20 chains and 50
    links to the beginning.

The above mentioned two tracts or parcels of land making in the whole 317.5 acres,
more or less.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid two tracts or parcels of land, together with all
ad singular the premises and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining unto the said MATTHEW KINSHEN and to his heirs and assigns forever to
the only use and behoof of the said MATTHEW KINSHEN, his heirs ad assigns forever
in fee simple.

And the said WILLIAM LANIER, for himself, his heirs and assigns the said two tracts
of land unto the said MATTHEW KINSHEN, his heirs and assigns, against all and every
other person and persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend, by
these presents.




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            Deed, GA, Hancock, WILLIAM LANIER to MATTHEW KINSHEN, 1794

In witness whereof the said WILLIAM LANIER hath hereunto set his hand and affixed
his seal the day and year first above written.

WILLIAM LANIER {seal}

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

JOHN HARBERT, J. P.
THOMAS STEVENS




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             Deed, GA, Hancock, WILLIAM LANIER to MATTHEW KINSHEN, 1794

Georgia
Hancock County

I do hereby certify that I was present and did see the within named WILLIAM LANIER
sign and seal and as his act and deed deliver the within deed for the uses and
purpose therein mentioned and that THOMAS STEVENS together with myself subscribed.

As witness to the execution of the same.

Dec. 17th 1794

JOHN HARBERT, J. P.




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