Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, JAMES DAVISON to HUGH BRYSON, 1779

THIS INDENTURE made the 13th day of January in the year of our Lord 1779.

BETWEEN JAMES DAVISON [DAVIDSON] of the county of Mecklenburg in the state of North
Carolina of the one part and HUGH BRYSON of the county and state aforesaid of the
other part.

WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of £60 proclamation money to
the said JAMES DAVISON in hand paid by the said HUGH BRYSON at or before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt and payment whereof is hereby
acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey
and confirm unto the said HUGH BRYSON, his heirs and assigns forever, the following
tracts of land, viz. one tract of land situate in said county including the
improvements on which said BRYSON now lives, it being a part of a tract of land
containing 377 acres granted by ABNER NASH to WILLIAM THOMSON February 5th 1777 and
from said THOMSON to the said JAMES DAVISON the 2nd of May 1778 all duty of record.

    Beginning at a Post Oak being the last corner of said old tract; then
    reversing the line of said old tract viz. S22W 86 poles to a Black Oak by
    the corner of a field; then S36W 110 poles to an Oak sapling in REES
    PRICE’s line; then with his line N39W 6 poles to his old corner Gum; then
    with his other line S27W 88 poles to a Red Oak sapling on the line of
    said old 377 acre tract; then with the same N78W 66 poles to a pine at
    the meadow branch being about 7 poles south of BENJAMIN BROWN’s corner
    Red Oak; then N45W 40 poles to a Poplar in the meadow; then running
    through the said old tract with SAMUEL DAVISON’s line N27E 202 poles to a
    stake in the giving line of said survey; and then with the same S87E 189
    poles to the beginning.

Containing 201 acres of land, be the same, more or less, and also another
tract containing 10 acres of land, be the same, more or less, being part of
another tract of 22 acres granted by deed from said NASH to said THOMSON and
from THOMSON to said DAVISON, the above mentioned dates, viz. from NASH to
THOMSON February 5th, 1771 and from THOMSON to JAMES DAVISON May 2nd 1778.

    Beginning at the above said Pine at the meadow branch; then running with
    said old line S78E 66 poles to a Red Oak sapling on REES PRICE’s line;
    then with his line S47W 12 poles to his corner Hickory; then with his
    other line S46E 100 poles to a stake in BROWN’s line; then with the same
    N35W 127 poles to the beginning Pine.

Containing, in the whole, 211 acres of land, be the same, more or less, with
the appurtenances situate, lying and being at the aforesaid with their and
every of their rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever and the reversion
and reversions, remainder and remainders of all and singular the land,
tenements, hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned to be
granted and every part and parcel thereof and all rents, issues, profits to
them or any of them or any part or parcel of them or any of them incident,
belonging or appertaining and also all and every the estate and estates,
rights, titles, claims, interests and demand, whatsoever, of him, the said
JAMES DAVISON or JANE [DAVISON], his wife, of, in or to the said lands,
tenements, hereditaments and premises whatsoever hereby granted or intended to
be granted or any of them or any part or parcel thereof.




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             Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, JAMES DAVISON to HUGH BRYSON, 1779

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises
hereby granted with their appurtenances to the said HUGH BRYSON, his heirs and
assigns, to the only proper use ad behoof of the said HUGH BRYSON, his heirs
and assigns forever.

AND the said JAMES DAVIDSON, and JANE, his wife, for themselves, their heirs,
executors, and administrators shall and will at all times warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said HUGH BRYSON, his heirs and assigns, all
lawful claims or demands whatsoever of them, the said JAMES DAVISON, and JANE,
his wife, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns.

IN WITNESS whereof the said JAMES DAVISON, and JANE, his wife, have hereunto
set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

JAMES DAVISON {seal}
JANE DAVISON {seal, her mark}

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us

SAMUEL DAVISON
JOHN MCKNITT ALEXANDER




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