Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, ZEBULON ALEXANDER to JAMES BYRAM, 1789 THIS INDENTURE made the 28th day of July 1789. BETWEEN ZEBULON ALEXANDER of Mecklenburg County and state of North Carolina of the one part and JAMES BYRAM BYRAM of the other part. WITNESSETH that for and in the consideration of the sum of £260 current money of the said state to the said ZEBULON ALEXANDER in hand paid by the said JAMES BYRAM before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged half given, granted, bargained, sold, aligned, and for the oft conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents does give, Grant, bargain, sell, Aileen, and fee off, convey and confirm unto the said JAMES BYRAM, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land lying in said County containing 235 Acres lying on a branch of Sugar Creek, including the buildings and part of the improvements and the orchard formerly possessed by ZEBULON ALEXANDER, deceased. Beginning at a Hickory on The Creek’s mouth of a branch; and runs thence up the various courses of the creek N 30 E 90 poles to a large Poplar on the creek; thence S 80 4 E 19 poles to a Black Gum sapling by the old line; thence with the old line N 24 W 96 poles to a Black Oak; thence N 56 W 57 poles crossing the creek below and old Fish Dam to a Post Oak; thence due W 92 poles to a Black Oak sapling; thence N 75 W 88 poles to a Black Oak; thence N 88 W 22 poles crossing a small Branch to a S. O. sapling near a line of an additional survey; thence with the same down the branch 90 poles to a small Post Oak HUDSON's corner; thence S 80 E 30 poles to a White Oak; thence N 66 E 46 poles to a Hickory on the branch; thence down the branch the various courses thereof to the beginning. BE THE SAME more or less the same being originally granted to ZEBULON ALEXANDER with the appurtenances situate, lying, and being aforesaid with their and every of their appurtenances, rights, members whatsoever and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders of all and singular the said land, tenements, hereditaments and premises hereby granted or intended to be granted, of every part and parcel thereof, and all rents, issues, services, profit, of them or any of them or any part or parcel of them any of them incident, belonging, or appertaining and also all and every the estate, rights, titles, claims, interests, and demands whatsoever of him, the said ZEBULON ALEXANDER, unto he said lands, tenements, rents and premises whatsoever hereby granted or mentioned to be granted and or any of them or any part or parcel thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises with their appurtenances hereby granted to the said JAMES BYRAM his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoove of him, the said JAMES BYRAM his heirs and assigns forever. And the said ZEBULON ALEXANDER, for himself his heirs, executors, administrators doth hereby promise, covenant, and agree that him, the said ZEBULON ALEXANDER, his heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will warrant and forever defend the said premises to the said JAMES BYRAM his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims or demands whatsoever we're by the above-mentioned premises might or maybe affected or encumbered contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, ZEBULON ALEXANDER to JAMES BYRAM, 1789 In witness whereof the said ZEBULON ALEXANDER has hereunto set his hand and seal Day and your first above written. ZEBULON ALEXANDER {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of B. E. L. ALEXANDER [B. E. S. ALEXANDER] PHENIAS ALEXANDER AARON GRIFFITH Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, ZEBULON ALEXANDER to JAMES BYRAM, 1789 Mecklenburg County October Court 1789 Then was the execution of the with indeed proved in open court by the oath of AARON GRIFFITH on evidence thereto in order to be registered. SAMUEL MADDEN, Clerk Test by John Rodgers Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Mecklenburg, ZEBULON ALEXANDER to JAMES BYRAM, 1789 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **