Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, JAMES RIANS to WILLIAM HAGAN, 1764 THIS INDENTURE made this 30th day of January year of Our Lord 1764. BETWEEN JAMES RIANS [RIAN] of Mecklenburg County and province of North Carolina of the one part and WILLIAM HAGAN of the county and province aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said JAMES RIANS in consideration of £30, currency of the province aforesaid, to JAMES RIANS [RYAN] in hand paid by the said WILLIAM HAGAN before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt where of he does hereby acknowledge and thereof doth release and I acquit unto the said WILLIAM HAGAN his heirs, executors and administrators by these presents unto the said the said JAMES RIANS hath granted, bargained, sold, aligned, released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, alien, sell, release and confirm unto the said WILLIAM HAGAN, his heirs and assigns a tract or parcel of land containing 250 acres. Beginning at a hickory on the North Corner of JAMES DINN’s [DUNN] Land and running N 80 W 230 poles to a hickory; thence S 20 East 402 poles to a stake, on said DINN’s line; thence with his line N 15 East 354 poles to the beginning. LYING AND BEING in Mecklenburg county, province of North Carolina, on both sides of ??? Branch the waters of 12 Mile Creek with all houses, buildings, meadows, fields, water, water courses, prophets, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises granted or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining whatsoever to the said premises and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rights, issues, profits thereof also the property, claim, demand, whatsoever, of him, the said JAMES RIANS, of, and to the premises and to all other deeds, evidences or writings, touching or in anywise concerning the same. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD to the said the said 250 acres of land and all and singular the other premises hereby granted and every part and parcel thereof with their and every of their heirs and assigns forever. AND the JAMES RIANS for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators doth promise, covenant, and grant unto, and with, the said WILLIAM HAGAN's his heirs and assigns by these presents, that he, the said JAMES RIANS, as the at the time of sealing and delivery of these presents is seized of a good, sure, perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of and in the premises hereby granted and released and that he has good power and lawful authority to grant and convey the same to the said WILLIAM HAGAN, as by a grant from his majesty the King George the King, and bearing date the 19th day of April and year of our Lord 1763 and that the said premises now and forever after shall remain clear and free of and from all former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, conveyances, right of dowery, judgments, executions, titles, [illegible] whatsoever committed or suffered by the said JAMES RIANS or any person or persons whatsoever to quit rents hereunto payable or to be payable, to our Sovereign Lord the King his, heirs or successors foreprized of said premises only accepted. And the said JAMES RIANS, his heirs, executors, administrators, anytime after the date hereof, at the cost and charges of the said WILLIAM HAGAN, be given to making better covenants or assurances of the said WILLIAM HAGAN‘s, or his counsel and law may advise, providing the said JAMES RIANS, his heirs, executors or administrators Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, JAMES RIANS to WILLIAM HAGAN, 1764 Obligated to travel from there dwelling house above [hole] miles to make such further confirmation. In witness whereof the said JAMES RIANS has hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day month and year above written. JAMES RIANS {seal, his mark} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of JAMES MILLIS [MILLER] ROBERT MCCLANAHAN [MCCLENDON] Mecklenburg County The clerks record of the probate of this deed is lost. test WILLIAM B. ALEXANDER, CC Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, JAMES RIANS to WILLIAM HAGAN, 1764 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **