Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, WILLIAM WATSON to JOHN ROSS, 1767

THIS INDENTURE made the 21st day of January in the year of Our Lord 1767.

BETWEEN WILLIAM WATSON and VIOLET his wife of the county of Mecklenburg in the
province of North Carolina of the one part and JOHN ROSS of the county and Province
aforesaid, planter, of the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM WATSON for and in consideration of the sum of 5
shillings sterling money in hand paid by the said JOHN ROSS at and before the
sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
has granted, bargained, sold, and by these presents Duff Grant, bargain, sell under
the said JOHN ROSS all that tract or parcel of land containing by estimation 400
acres be the same more or less situate, lying, and being in the county of
Mecklenburg in the said province on the main fork of Turkey Creek joining GEORGE
DAVISON's and RICHARD BERRY’s.

    Beginning at a white oak on DAVISON’s line and running along his line S
    30 W 60 poles to a hickory; thence S 55 E 146 poles to Post Oak; thence S
    20 W 142 a Pine; thence S 80 W 178 to a Black Oak; thence S 23 E 152
    poles to a Black Oak; thence N 23 E 34 poles to a stake on BERRY’s land;
    thence along his line to the beginning.

N. B. The said land being granted to the said WILLIAM WATSON by Patent bearing date
the 30th day of October in the year of Our Lord 1765. And all houses, buildings,
orchards, gardens, improvements, ways, waters, watercourses, profits, commodities,
hereditaments, appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining and the and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders,
rents, issues, and profits thereof.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said describe tract or parcel of land be the same more or
less and all and singular the premises with thereof the appurtenances unto the said
JOHN ROSS his heirs and assigns from the day before the date heretofore and during
the full term of one whole year from sense next ensuing and fully to be completed
and ended yielding and pain therefore the rent of one peppercorn on the 25th day of
March only if the same shall be lawfully demanded of the intent that by virtue of
these presents and of the statute for transferring? into possession of the said
JOHN ROSS maybe in actual possession of the premises and be hereby acknowledged,
and take, grant and release of the reversion and inheritance thereof to him and his
heirs and assigns forever.

In witness the said WILLIAM WATSON and VIOLET his wife have hereunto set their hand
and a fix their seals the day month and year here in first above written.

WILLIAM WATSON [WATTSON] {seal}
VIOLET WATSON [WATTSON] {seal}

N. B. Be Remembered lands over lapped by the above said WATSON survey on GEORGE
DAVIDSON's corner adjoining the above tract is hereby excepted and foreprized.

GEORGE ROSS
V??? DUNCAN
CHARLES MOORE




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