Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM BRYAN to JOHN LITTLE, 1786 South Carolina THIS INDENTURE made the 2nd day of September and in the year of our Lord 1786 and in the 11th year of the Independence of the United States of America. BETWEEN WILLIAM BRYAN and GILDEAD, his wife, of Union County state of South Carolina of the one part, planter, and JOHN LITTLE of the state and County aforesaid, the other part. WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM BRYAN and GILDEAD, his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of £10 to them in hand paid by the said JOHN LITTLE, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof the said WILLIAM BRYAN and GILDEAD his wife, doth hereby acknowledge, thereof and every part and parcel there of doth clearly acquit and discharge the said JOHN LITTLE, his heirs, executors, administrators and every of them by these presents here given, granted, alienated, and confirmed and by these presents does give, grant, alien, and confirm to the said JOHN LITTLE, his heirs and assigns, a certain tract of land containing 37.75, the said land being part of a larger tract. one part of the said land laying in a plat that formerly belonged to MARGARET MCDOWELL and conveyed by lease and release to PHILLIP BRYAN, deceased, and by the death of the said PHILLIP BRYAN has descended, by heirship, to WILLIAM BRYAN, eldest son and heir at law to the said PHILLIP BRYAN, deceased. And the other part of said land laying in a plat that was surveyed for the above mentioned PHILLIP BRYAN, deceased, and so fell by heirship to WILLIAM BRYAN, as above mentioned, the said land. Beginning at a Hickory corner tree and running a straight line through both tracks of land, 101 rods, then corners at a White Oak and running through the said land 30 rods a straight line and at the time grant bounded part by vacant land and part by JAMES MARTIN's land. And hath such shape, form, and marks as by the plat thereof to the said grant is annexed the said 100 acres granted to MARGARET MCDOWELL bearing date the 25th day of May Anno Domini 1768, by The Honorable WILLIAM BULL, Esquire, entered in the auditor's office in book I No. 9 page 248 the 29th of May 1769 and recorded in Book E. E. E. Page 91 and the other 200 Acres granted to PHILLIP BRYAN, deceased, bearing date the second day of February 1778 Anno Domini by The Honorable WILLIAM BULL and entered into the auditor's office in book M number 12 page 376 the 16th of August 1773 and recorded in book o. O. O. Page 486 together with all woods, mines, minerals, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining one half of the gold or silver mines accepted, to hold unto him, the said JOHN LITTLE, his heirs and assigns forever, that the said 37.75 acres of land bounded as aforesaid with all and singular the woods, underwoods, houses, gardens, orchards, fences, waters, and watercourses thereunto standing, growing, and being with all profits, commodities, appurtenances, therein to belonging or in anywise appertaining and also the reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, prophets thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted for 37.75 acres of land bounded as aforesaid unto the said JOHN LITTLE his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever and the said WILLIAM BRYAN and GILDEAD his wife their ears, executors, administrators, and assigns doth covenant and agree to and with the said JOHN LITTLE, his heirs, administrators, and assigns, that he and they shall at all times here after peaceably and quietly possess and enjoy the said parcel of 37.75 acres Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM BRYAN to JOHN LITTLE, 1786 of land has bounded as aforesaid and from all former sales, bargains, mortgages, judgments, rights, doweries and all other encumbrances whatsoever. AND the said WILLIAM BRYAN, and GILDEAD his wife, their heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend the parcel of 37.75 acres of land bounded as aforesaid unto the said JOHN LITTLE, his heirs and assigns, against all and every other person or persons that show lay any claim or right there to. IN WITNESS whereof of we have here into set our hands and seals the day and year first above written. WILLIAM BRYAN {seal, his mark} GILDEAD BRYAN {seal, her mark} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of FIELDIN CURTIS WILLIAM ANDERSON Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM BRYAN to JOHN LITTLE, 1786 State of South Carolina Union County Personally came before me, FIELDIN CURTIS and WILLIAM ANDERSON and each saith that they were present and did see WILLIAM BRYAN sign, seal, and deliver the within deed and they was a subscribing witnesses to the same. FIELDIN CURTIS WILLIAM ANDERSON sworn to And subscribe this 20th day of June 1789 THOMAS BRANDON, J. P. 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