Deed, NC, Wake, JOHN MATTHEWS, 1780 Page 299 No. 694 State of North Carolina TO ALL To whom these presents shall come, greeting. KNOW YE, that we, for and in consideration of the sum of 50 Shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted, paid into our treasury by JOHN MATTHEWS have given, and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto the said JOHN MATTHEWS a tract of land containing 200 Acres, lying and being in the county of wake on both sides of Buckhorn Creek joining the lines of WILLIAM JONES. Beginning at a post oak; thence N on the north side of said Creek; thence W 160 poles to a red oak; thence S 200 poles to a Spanish Oak; thence with said JONES's line E 160 poles to a Gum and; thence to the first station. AS BY the plat, hereunto annexed doth appear. TOGETHER with all Woods, Waters, mines, minerals, heretic months, and appurtenances, to the said land belonging or appertaining. TO HOLD to the said JOHN MATTHEWS his heirs and assigns, forever. Yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly, or otherwise, as our general assembly from time to time made direct. PROVIDED ALWAYS that said JOHN MATTHEWS shall cause this grant to be registered in the register's office of our said County of Wake within 12 months from the date hereof, otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect. In testimony whereof we have caused the Great Seal to be here in 20 fixed. Witness RICHARD CASWELL, Esquire, our Governor, Captain General and Commander-in- Chief at Kingston, this 11th day of April in the fourth year of our independence and in the year of our Lord 1780. By his excellency's command R. CASWELL J. GLASGOW, secretary Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Wake, JOHN MATTHEWS, 1780 No. 481 County: Wake Name: MATTHEWS, JOHN Acres: 200 Grant No. 694 Issued: April 11, 1780 Warrant No. Entry No. 821 Entered: May 27, 1779 Book No. 36 Page No. 299 Location: on both sides of Buckhorn Creek Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Wake, JOHN MATTHEWS, 1780 No. 821 State of North Carolina JOEL LANE, entry officer of claims for lands of the county of Wake. To the surveyor of said County, greeting. You are hereby required, as soon as may be, to lay off and survey for JOHN MATTHEWS a tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres lying in the county aforesaid, on both sides of Buckhorn Creek including the improvements he now lives on. Observing the directions of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided for running out lands, two just and fair plans of such survey, with a proper certificate annexed to each, you are to transmit with this warrant, to the secretary's office, without delay. Given under my hand at wake Courthouse the 27th day of May Anno Domini 1779. JOEL LANE Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Wake, JOHN MATTHEWS, 1780 Plotted by a scale of 100 poles and an inch surveyed July 6th 1779 for JOHN MATTHEWS a tract of land containing 200 Acres, lying in Wake County on both sides of Buckhorn Creek, joining the lines of WILLIAM JONES. Beginning at a post oak on the north side of said Creek; thence W 160 poles to a Red Oak; thence S 200 poles to a Spanish Oak; thence with said JONES's line E 160 poles to a gum; thence to the first station. Chain bearers CARNABY STEPHENS ELKIN JONES JOHN HUMPHRIES, deputy surveyor Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Wake, JOHN MATTHEWS, 1780 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **