Deed, NC, Lincoln, WILLIAM & MARY ADEAR to DAVID STERRET, 1769 THIS INDENTURE made the 25th day of July in the year of Our Lord Christ 1769. BETWEEN WILLIAM ADEAR and MARY, his wife, of the county of Tryon and the province of North Carolina of one part and DAVID STERRET of the county of Cumberland in the province of Pennsylvania of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM ADEAR, and MARY, his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of 5 shillings sterling to them in hand paid, by the said DAVID STERRET, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presence the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged has given, granted, bargain, and sold and by these presence just give, grant, bargain, and sell unto the said DAVID STERRET all that tract or piece of land situated, lying and being in the county of Tryon and the province of North Carolina on the south side of the Catawba River on the South Fork of Fishing Creek being the uppermost half part of the plantation where on the said WILLIAM ADEAR now lives. Beginning at a Red Oak, the said beginning corner; thence running along the old line S 28 W 78 chains to a post; thence S 57 E 14 to a post in a branch; thence N 28 E 70 chains to a Hickory on the old line; thence N 57 W 42 to the beginning. CONTAINING by estimation 285 acres be the same more or less. It being a half part of a tract of 570 acres of land granted by his Majesty's patent to ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL dated the 29th day of March 1753 and conveyed by the said ABRAHAM KUYKENDALL to the said WILLIAM ADEAR, by lease and release, bearing date the 16th and 17th days of May 1754, reference thereunto had will more fully and at-large appear, and all houses, orchards, gardens, enclosures, improvements, ways, waters, watercourses, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, profits of the premises. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said described tract or parcel of land and all and singular the premises with their and every of their appurtenances to the said DAVID STERRET his heirs and assigns from the day before the date hereof for and during the term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be completed and ended, yielding and paying therefore the rent of one peppercorn on the 25th day of March next ensuing only if the same shall then be lawfully demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and of the statute for transferring uses into possession the said DAVID STERRET maybe in the actual possession of the premises and be here by enabled to accept and take a grant and release of the reversion and inheritance thereof to him and his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the said WILLIAM ADEAR and MARY, his wife, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and day, month, and year first above written. WILLIAM ADEAR {seal} MARY ADEAR {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of SAMUEL NEISBETT JAMES WILLIAMSON Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Lincoln, WILLIAM & MARY ADEAR to DAVID STERRET, 1769 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **