Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM WOFFORD to TURNER ROUNDTREE, 1780 THIS INDENTURE made the 6th day of March in the year of Our Lord 1780 and in the 4th year of American Independence. BETWEEN WILLIAM WOFFORD of LAWSON's Fork, Ninety Six District in the state of South Carolina of the one part, and TURNER ROUNDTREE of Fair Forest in the district and state aforesaid of the other part. WHEREAS in and by a certain grant bearing the date of the 15th day of July and the year of Our Lord 1768 under the hand of his Excellency the right honorable Lord Charles Granville Montague, Captain General and Commander in Chief, of South Carolina, then called the province having the great seal of the said province there unto affixed did give and grant unto BENJAMIN GIFT a plantation or tract of land containing 500 Acres situate, lying, and being on a creek of Tyger river called Fair Forest in the state aforesaid bounded northwardly by land granted to NICHOL and VERNON, eastwardly by THOMAS COXE’s land, southwest TINSLEY's land, and on all other sides by vacant land and hath such shape, form, and marks has appears by a plat to the said grant annexed which said plat and grant being duly recorded in the secretary's office of the said state reference there into being had made more fully appear and that the said BENJAMIN GIFT, by a bargaining sale by an indenture and conveyance did make over and convey unto the said WILLIAM WOFFORD and successors the said plantation or tract of land of 500 Acres as aforesaid. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM WOFFORD, for and in consideration of the sum of £1,000 current money of the state aforesaid to him in hand well and truly paid, by the said TURNER ROUNDTREE, the receipt whereby was hereby acknowledged, and that before the sealing and delivery of these presents have granted, bargain, sold, and conveyed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said TURNER ROUNDTREE 200 Acres more or less including the dwelling house and plantation where on the said TURNER ROUNDTREE now lives. Bounded eastwardly by Fair forest and THOMAS COXE's land, southwesterly by CHARLES KINGSLAND, now claimed by Colonel THOMAS FLETCHALL, and northwesterly by WOODSON's Spring Branch and westwardly by the lines of the original tract of 500 acres of land granted, lying, and being as aforesaid whereof the said 200 Acres more or less is a part of. TOGETHER with the woods, waters, hereditaments and appurtenances is thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted premises of 200 acres of land, more or less, as aforesaid unto the said TURNER ROUNDTREE, his heirs, executors, administrators forever, and the said WILLIAM WOFFORD, his heirs, executors, administrators, death here by Covenant and agree to and with the said TURNER ROUNDTREE his heirs and assigns scratch successors that at all times here after they make peaceably and quietly occupy, possess, and enjoy the said parcel or tract of 200 acres of land, more or less, as aforesaid, it from all former sales, bargains, mortgages, judgments, rights, rights of dowers, and all other encumbrances whatsoever. AND that the said WILLIAM WOFFORD, and successors, will warrant and forever defend the said parcel or tract of land more or less laying and being as aforesaid unto the said TURNER ROUNDTREE his heirs,executors, and assigns from all and every other person or persons that shall lay any claim, right, title thereunto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF he, the said WILLIAM WOFFORD, have here and two these presents set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM WOFFORD to TURNER ROUNDTREE, 1780 WILLIAM WOFFORD {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of JAMES WOODSON, Sr. JAMES WOODSON, Jr. {his mark} Received of Mr. TURNER ROUNDTREE Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM WOFFORD to TURNER ROUNDTREE, 1780 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **