Deed, NC, Rutherford, George Swezey, 1788 Page 92 No. 652 State of North Carolina No. 204 TO ALL to whom these presents shall come, greetings. KNOW YE that we, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres, hereby granted, paid into our treasury by GEORGE SWEZEY, have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said GEORGE SWEZEY a tract of land containing 100 acres lying and being in our county of Rutherford on the head of Sandy Run. Beginning at a Chestnut on the north side of the wagon road on the west side of the creek; thence E 90 poles crossing the creek to a large stropping White Oak; thence N 180 poles to a Black Oak; thence W 90 poles crossing two branches to a stake; thence to the beginning. As by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear. TOGETHER with all woods, waters, mines, minerals, hereditaments, appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining. TO HOLD to the said GEORGE SWEZEY, his heirs and assigns, person yielding and paying to no such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our General Assembly from time to time may illicit, provided always that the said GEORGE SWEZEY shall cause this grant to be registered in the register’s office of our said county of Rutherford within twelve months from date hereof, otherwise the sum shall be void and of none effect. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have caused these, our letters, to be made patten and our great seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness RICHARD CASWELL, Esq., our General Captain, General Commander in Chief at Kingston the 9t of August in the XII year of our independence and in the year of our Lord 1787. R. C. CASWELL J. GALSGOW, Sec. Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Rutherford, George Swezey, 1788 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **