Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 6 GRANTEE Index to Real Estate Conveyances – Mecklenburg County, NC DATE | GRANTEE | BK | PG | GRANTOR | DESCRIPTION -----+---------------+----+----+-------------------------+------------------------- Apr | GABBY, ROBERT | 3 | 75 | MARY & MARTIN ARMSTRONG | Catawba River & 260A 1768 | | | | | Fishing Creek -----+---------------+----+----+-------------------------+------------------------- Page 1 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 THIS INDENTURE made the eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight. BETWEEN MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY [ARMSTRONG] his wife of the county of Mecklenburg on a province of North Carolina of the one part and ROBERT GABBY of the county and province aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH in as the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY, his wife, and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds proclamation money to them in hand paid by the said ROBERT GABBY, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged that the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY, his wife, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened and confirmed by these presents do grant bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto the said ROBERT GABBY, his heirs and assigns forever all that messuages, parcel, tract of land situate, lying and being in the county and province aforesaid in the south side of the Catawba River on a branch of Fishing Creek a tract of land containing two hundred and sixty acres lying and being in the count of Mecklenburg in the province of North Carolina on the ??? for of Fishing Creek called HUMPHRY’s Branch. Beginning at a Hickory north side of the Creek; and runs with his line S35W 176 poles to a Hickory, his corner; thence N55W 140 poles to a Hickory by his other corner; thence S35W 66 poles to a Red Oak; thence joining Mr. PALMER’s line S45E 320 poles to a White Oak near SIMMIN’s ??? land; thence N40E 90 poles to a Hickory by HUMPHRY’s line; thence along his line N5E 150 poles to a stake by his corner; thence to the beginning. THE SAME BEING GRANTED to the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY, his wife, by patent bearing date the 25th day of September 1766 containing, by estimation, two hundred and sixty acres, the same being in the possession of him, the said ROBERT GABBY and all houses, buildings, edifices, gardens, orchards, trees, woods, under woods, tithes, commons, commons of pastures, profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, ways, waters, water courses and appurtenances, whatsoever to the said tract of land and premises above mentioned belonging or in anywise appertaining and also the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents and issues and services of said land and premises and of every part and parcel thereof and also all he estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever of them, the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY, his wife, of, in, and to the said tract of land and premises and every part thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of land and all and singular the premises above mentioned and every part and parcel thereof of the quit rents to become due and to our sovereign Lord the King, his heirs and successors from the time of the seal only excepted and foreprized. With the said appurtenances unto the said ROBERT GABBY, his heirs, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said ROBERT GABBY his heirs and assigns forever and the said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY his wife for themselves and their heirs and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever to the said ROBERT GABBY his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and for defend by these presents. Page 2 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 IN WITNESS whereof they, they said MARTIN ARMSTRONG and MARY, his wife, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written. MARTIN ARMSTRONG {seal} MARY ARMSTRONG {her mark, seal} Signed, sealed & delivered in presents of us JAMES YOUNG ABRAHAM KUYKENDAL WILLIAM HAGGERTY {his mark} Page 3 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 North Carolina Mecklenburg County To wit This is to certify that the within deeds were proved in open court and recorded in the clerk’s office according to law. Ordered to be registered. ROBERT HARRIS, CC Page 4 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 PLAT POINTS ================ S35W 176p N55W 140p S35W 66p S45E 320p N40E 90p N5E 150p N19.9.21W 133.21p Page 5 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, MARTIN ARMSTRONG to ROBERT GABBY, 1768 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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. 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