Deed, SC, Laurens, JAMES LAWFIN to JAMES BRYSON, 1775 South Carolina THIS INDENTURE made the 7th Day of July in the year of Our Lord 1775. BETWEEN JAMES LAWFIN of the District of Ninety Six [96] in the province of South Carolina of the one part, and, JAMES BRYSON BRYSON, farmer, of the said district and province of the other part. WITNESSETH that said JAMES LAWFIN, for and in consideration of the sum of £230 current lawful money of South Carolina to him in hand paid by the said JAMES BRYSON well and truly paid, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt where of is hereby confessed and acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, revised, conveyed, and confirmed under the said JAMES BRYSON and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey, and confirm under the said JAMES BRYSON in his actual possession. NOW being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him thereof made for one year, by indenture of lease bearing date the day next before the day of the date hereof, these presents and by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that Plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres situate and being on a branch of Little River called Carson's Creek bounded on all sides by vacant land, at the time of the original survey, and hath such shape and marks as appears by a plat thereof, to the original grant annexed, which said grant was made to the said JAMES LAWFIN the 6th day of April in the year of Our Lord 1768 under the hand of his excellency, the right honorable Lord Charles Greville Montagu, the then Captain General, Governor, and Commander in Chief in and over the said province and the Great Seal of the said province for that purpose made and provided. TOGETHER with all and singular the ways, wells, waters, water courses, fields, meadows, pastures, trees, woods, underwoods, and timber trees, lakes, ponds, fishings, houses, outhouses, gardens, orchards, easements, prophets, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tracts of land belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits, thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever either in law or equity, of him the said JAMES LAWFIN, of, in, too, or out of the said premises. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Plantation or tract of land 150 acres here by granted and released with the appurtenances there unto belonging unto the said JAMES BRYSON, his heirs and assigns forever. AND THE said JAMES LAWFIN, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does covenant, grant, promise, and agree to and with the said JAMES BRYSON his heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful too and for the said JAMES BRYSON, his heirs and assigns, at all times here after to enter into, hold, occupy, possess, and enjoy the said Plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres, and all and singular the premises therein to belonging, without any let, suit, trouble, molestation, denial, or interruption of him, the said JAMES LAWFIN, or his heirs or any other person or persons lawfully claiming or two claim by, from, or under him, them, or any of them. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Laurens, JAMES LAWFIN to JAMES BRYSON, 1775 AND ALSO that the said JAMES LAWFIN will from time to time and at all times here after at the reasonable request and proper charges in the law of him, the said JAMES BRYSON, his heirs or assigns, make do acknowledge or cause to be made, done, acknowledged and executed all such further and reasonable and lawful acts, conveyances, assurances in the law whatsoever for the better and more perfect conveying and assuring the said Plantation or tract of land containing 150 acres unto the said JAMES BRYSON, his heirs and assigns, as by the said JAMES BRYSON his heirs and assigns or by his or their council learned in the law shall be reasonably devised, advised, and required. AND LASTLY that the said JAMES LAWFIN and his heirs, or either of them, the said Plantation or tract of land above mentioned and all in singular the premises therein to belonging unto the said JAMES BRYSON, his heirs and assigns, against him the said JAMES LAWFIN his heirs and assigns and all and every other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim by, from, or under him, them, or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. IN WITNESS where of the said JAMES LAWFIN hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. JAMES LAWFIN {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of JOHN RITCHIE JOHN HUNTER WILLIAM RITCHIE Received the day and year first within written from the within named JAMES BRYSON the full sum of £220 current money of South Carolina, it being the consideration money mentioned in the within deed of release, I say received by me. JAMES LAWFIN test JOHN HUNTER Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Laurens, JAMES LAWFIN to JAMES BRYSON, 1775 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **