Deed, SC, Edgefield, JOSIAH STEVENS to ELISHA STEVENS, 1791

State of South Carolina

THIS INDENTURE made the twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety one and in the fourteenth year of the state
aforesaid.

BETWEEN JOSIAH STEVENS of Little STEVENS Creek in Edgefield County and state
aforesaid of the one part and ELISHA STEVENS of the creek and county aforesaid of
the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said JOSIAH STEVENS, for and in consideration of the natural
love and affection which he has and beareth unto the said ELISHA STEVENS and for
the better maintenance and livelihood of him, the said JOSIAH STEVENS, hath given,
granted, aliened, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant
and confirm in the said ELISHA STEVENS, his heirs and assigns all the plantation or
tract of land whereon the said JOSIAH STEVENS now lives containing two hundred
acres and all and singular the houses, edifices, buildings, barns, stables, courts,
gardens, orchards, feedings, woods, under woods, commons, pastures, profits,
commodities and appurtenances whatsoever to the said plantation or tract of two
hundred acres of land belonging or in anywise appertaining together with all the
goods and chattels, real and personal, of him, the said JOSIAH STEVENS to wit:
lands, cattle, horses, hogs, house furniture, plantation tools and all end every
other article, movable and immovable, of whatever kind, nature or quality soever
the same are and what place soever the same shall or may be found as well in the
possession of the JOSIAH STEVENS as in the possession of any other person or
persons to the only proper use and behoof of him, the said ELISHA STEVENS, his
heirs and assigns forever.

AND the said JOSIAH STEVENS, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators,
doth covenant, promise and grant to and with the said ELISHA STEVENS his heirs and
assigns by these presents, that he, the said ELISHA STEVENS, his heirs and assigns
shall, and lawfully, may from hence forth forever hereafter have hold and
peacefully possess and enjoy the said two hundred acres of land and all the
premises above mentioned with their and every of their appurtenances well and
sufficiently saved and kept harmless of and from all former and other grants,
bargains, gifts or jointures whatsoever had made, done or suffered or to be had,
made done or suffered by him, the said JOSIAH STEVENS, his heirs, executors or
administrators or any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim by,
from or under them and any or either of them.

In witness whereof the said JOSIAH STEVENS have hereunto set his hand and seal the
day and year first above written.

JOSIAH STEVENS {seal}

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

ALEXANDER BEAN
FREDERICK WILLIAMS
JOSIAH THOMAS {his mark}




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            Deed, SC, Edgefield, JOSIAH STEVENS to ELISHA STEVENS, 1791

State of South Carolina
Edgefield County

Memorandum that the seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety one before me one of the justices assigned to
keep [the peace] for the county aforesaid, personally appeared ALEXANDER BEAN and
made on the holy evangelists of Almighty God that he was personally present and
did see the within named JOSIAH STEPHENS sign, seal and deliver the within deed of
gift or instrument of writing and acknowledge it his act and deed for the uses and
purposes therein mentioned and this with FREDERICK WILLIAMS and JOSIAH THOMAS did
at the same time subscribe their names as witnesses thereto.

ALEXANDER BEAN

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.

RUSSELL WILSON, JP




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