Deed, SC, Union, RICHARD BRYANT to ANDREW TORRANCE, 1790 THIS INDENTURE made this 21st day of October in the year of Our Lord 1790 and in the 15th year of Independence of the United States of America. BETWEEN RICHARD BRYANT of Greenville County and state of South Carolina of the one part and ANDREW TORRANCE of Union County and State aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH if that the said RICHARD BRYANT for and in consideration of the sum of 10 Shillings Sterling has granted, bargained, sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, unto ANDREW TORRANCE all that Plantation or tract of land containing 200 Acres, more or less, situate in Union County South of Tyger River bounded NW by said River and PERSON's land; W by ROBERT COWDEN's and COWDEN'S; and S by ABSALOM WOFFORD & c, vacant; E by WILLIAM WOFFORD's land, said land being originally granted unto said RICHARD BRYANT by the right honorable WILLIAM BULL Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the then province of South Carolina the 31st day of August Anno Domini 1774. TOGETHER with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract of land belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and every part and parcel thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said Plantation or tract of land containing 200 Acres with all the premises and appurtenances there unto belonging to the said ANDREW TORRANCE, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns from the day next before the sealing and delivering of these presents for and during the full end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be completed and ended, yielding and paying, therefore, unto the said RICHARD BRYANT, the rent of one peppercorn for rent on the last day of the said term, if the same shall be lawfully demanded, to the intent and purpose that by virtue of these presents by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession, he, the said ANDREW TORRANCE, may be an actual possession of all and singular the premises above mentioned and thereby be the better enabled to have, take, and receive the reversion and inheritance, thereof, which is intended to be to him, and his heirs, granted, released, and buy another indenture intended to be made and dated the day next after the day of the date here of. IN WITNESS the said RICHARD BRYANT hath here on to set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. RICHARD BRYAN {seal, his mark} MARY BRYAN {seal, her mark} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of JACOB DOUCET JAMES BRYAN {his mark} RICHARD BURGESS Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, RICHARD BRYANT to ANDREW TORRANCE, 1790 Received the day and year first above written of the within named ANDREW TORRANCE the sum of 10 Shillings Sterling, being the full consideration money above mentioned, I say received by me. RICHARD BRYANT {his mark} State of South Carolina Union County This day RICHARD BURGESS came before me, HUGH MEANS, one of the justices of the said County, after being sworn as the law directs and saith and said of, that he heard RICHARD BRYANT and MARY BRYANT acknowledge that they signed and sealed the within deed and also that he heard the subscribing Witnesses JACOB TOUCHE, JOHN [BRYAN] BRYANT, and JAMES BRYANT acknowledged that they signed as witnesses and that this deponent signed as witness. RICHARD BURGESS Sworn to before me this 8th day of November 1791 H. MEANS, J. P. Recorded the 23rd day of December 1800 Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, RICHARD BRYANT to ANDREW TORRANCE, 1790 THIS INDENTURE made the 21st day of October in the year of Our Lord 1790 and 15 year of independence of the United States of America. BETWEEN RICHARD BRYAN of Greenville County and state of South Carolina of the one part and ANDREW TORRANCE TORRANCE of Union County and state of forehead of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said RICHARD BRYANT [BRIANT] for and in consideration of the sum of £100 Sterling has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, revised and released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, and confirm unto the said ANDREW TORRANCE, in his actual possession now, being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him there of made by indenture of lease bearing date the next before the day of the date hereof and by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession and to his heirs and assigns all that plantation or tracked of land containing 200 Acres, more or less, situated in Union County South of Tyger River bounded North by said River and PEARSON's land; west by ROBERT CROWDER’s land; South by ABSALOM WOFFORD’s and vacant land; East by WILLIAM WOFFORD’s land, said land being originally granted unto said BRYANT by the right honorable WILLIAM BULL, Esquire, governor and Commander in Chief in and over the province of South Carolina the 31st day of August Anno Domini 1774. Recorded in secretary's office Book S. S. Page 19, recourse being had their two will fully appear. TOGETHER with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract of land belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof, and the estate, right, title, interest, possession, property, profit, claim and demand whatsoever either in law or Equity of the said RICHARD BRYANT of, in, too, or out of the said premises. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of land and premises here by granted and released or meant or intended to be granted and released unto the said ANDREW TORRANCE, his heirs and assigns forever. AND THE RICHARD BRYANT and his heirs and every of them the set track of land and premises unto the said ANDREW TORRANCE, his heirs and assigns, against the said RICHARD BRYANT and his heirs and every other person whatsoever claiming or two claim by, from, or under him or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said RICHARD BRYANT have here on to set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. RICHARD BRYANT {seal, his mark} MARY BRYANT {seal, her mark} Sealed and delivered in the presence of us JACOB DUCKETT JAMES BRYAN [JAMES BRYAN, JAMES BRIANT, JAMES BRYANT] {his mark} RICHARD BURGESS Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, RICHARD BRYANT to ANDREW TORRANCE, 1790 Received the day and year first above written of the above named ANDREW TORRANCE the sum of £100 being the full consideration money above mentioned I say received by me. RICHARD BRYANT {his mark} State of South Carolina Union County personally came RICHARD BURGESS before me, Hugh Means, one of the justices of the said County and made oath as the law directs and saith that he saw RICHARD and MARY BRYANT acknowledge and deliver the within deed and that he heard the subscribing Witnesses acknowledge that they did see the said RICHARD BRYANT and MARY BRYANT sign, seal, and deliver the same and that he, the said RICHARD BURGESS, did subscribe the within as a witness. RICHARD BURGESS Sworn to before me this 8th day of November 1791. H. MEANS, J. P. Recorded the 23rd day of December 1800 Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **