Deed, SC, Darlington, LEVI DOUGHTY to HARDY BRIAN, 1797 State of South Carolina County of Darlington KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I, LEVI DOUGHTY, of the county of Darlington and state aforesaid, for and in consideration of £30 sterling money to me in hand paid by HARDY BRIAN, of the county and state aforesaid, have granted, bargained, sold, and released and by these presents to bargain, so, and release onto the said HARDY BRIAN one tract of land lying in the said County containing 200 Acres, it being a tract of land granted under the hand of his excellency WILLIAM BULL, Esquire, governor and Commander in Chief in and over said state to CHRISTOPHER HARRISON of the county and State aforesaid, Cheraw District on the Lake swamp having such shape, form, marks, buddings, and boundings has the original grant represents, recorded in grant book III page 106 and by indenture of lease and release bearing date the 20th and 21st day of May 1778, THOMAS HARRISON, being heir at law to the aforesaid CHRISTOPHER HARRISON, deceased, did make over and convey unto LEWIS BAGGET all the before mention tract of land situate and bounded as aforesaid which said LEWIS BAGGET is since the conveyance of the 200 acres of land also deceased. NOW this indenture witnesseth that did before mentioned NICHOLAS BAGGET, being heir at law unto said LEWIS BAGGET, deceased, did makeover and convey unto LEVI DOUGHTY all the before mentioned tract of land situate and bounded as a forehead. NOW this adventure witnesses that LEVI DOUGHTY and ABIGAIL DOUGHTY for and in consideration of the above mentioned some of £30, like money above mentioned, do sell and convey to HARDY BRIAN the above mentioned land containing 200 Acres, together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said HARDY BRIAN his heirs and assigns forever. AND we do bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said HARDY BRIAN his heirs and assigns against ourselves, our heirs, or assigns, lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof or any other person whomsoever. WITNESS OUR HANDS and seals this 19th day of August 1797 and in the 21st year of America scratch of the independence of North America, LEVI DOUGHTY {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of ISAAC MORGAN JAMES BRUMFIELD Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Darlington, LEVI DOUGHTY to HARDY BRIAN, 1797 State of South Carolina Darlington County Personally appeared before me, ROBERT ELLISON, one of the judges for the county of Darlington, ISAAC MORGAN, who being duly sworn maketh oath that he was present and did see LEVI DOUGHTY sign, seal, and deliver the within instrument of writing as his act indeed for the uses and purposes within mentioned and that he saw JAMES BRUMFIELD subscribe his name as an evidence with himself at the same time. ISAAC MORGAN Sworn before me the sixth day of January 1798 ROBERT ELLISON, J. C. C. State of South Carolina I, ROBERT ELLISON, one of the judges of the county court of Darlington to hereby certify that ABIGAIL DOUGHTY, wife of the within named LEVI DOUGHTY, did this day personally appear before me and being privately and separately examined out of the presence of her husband does declare that she does voluntarily and of her own free will without compulsion, dread, or fear of any person or persons whomsoever relinquish all the interest and claim and also all her right and title of dower of, and unto, all the within conveyed premises and every part thereof. ABIGAIL DOUGHTY Witness my hand and seal the sixth day of January 1798. ROBERT ELLISON, J. C. C. {seal} I do acknowledge that I have, the day and date of the within presence, received the within consideration money in full. ISAAC MORGAN Recorded 18th April 1817 Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Darlington, LEVI DOUGHTY to HARDY BRIAN, 1797 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **