Deed, SC, York, WILLIAM ADAIR to JOHN MCCAW 1788 No. 48 THIS INDENTURE made the first day of September in the year of Our Lord 1788 and 13th year of independence of the United States of North America. BETWEEN WILLIAM ADAIR of Lincoln county in the state of North Carolina, planter, of the one part and JOHN MCCAW of York County and state of War said, Clerk, of the other part. WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of 8 scratch 87 pounds ten shillings Sterling to him the said WILLIAM ADAIR, in hand paid, or secured to be paid, by the said JOHN MCCAW at or before the ceiling and delivering of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge by him, the said WILLIAM ADAIR a d a i r, has granted, bargain, and sold Helene alienated and confirmed and by these presents Duff Grant, bargain, and sell, Aileen alien and confirm unto the said JOHN MCCAW his heirs and assigns forever all that mess uh messuage, tract, or parcel of land, Situate, lying and being in the state of South Carolina and County of York on the North Fork of Fishing Creek. Containing 260 Acres, be the same more or less. Beginning on a Black Oak, WILLIAM WATSON's corner; and running with his line S 80 W 126 poles to a Hickory, his other corner; thence S 4 E 16 poles to a White Oak, GILLESPIE's corner; thence with his line N 38 E 260 poles to a white oak; thence S 74 E 140 poles to a Black Oak; thence joining THOMAS SCOTT's land SE 200 poles to a Black Oak; thence to the beginning. THE SAME being granted to WILLIAM WATSON by Patent under the hand of WILLIAM TRYON, Esquire, Governor of North Carolina, bearing the date the 4th day of May 1769 and conveyed by the said WILLIAM WATSON and VIOLET [WATSON] his wife, by deed of conveyance dated the 22nd day of January 1771, a memorial of which. Deed is entered into the auditor General's office of South Carolina in book M, No. 12, page 154 on the 10th of April 1773. AND ALL houses, buildings, edifices, Gardens, Orchards, trees, Woods, under Woods, prophets, advantages, heretic to mince,ways, Waters, watercourses, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said land belonging or in any wise appertaining. AND also the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and Prophets thereof. And the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand or whatsoever which the said WILLIAM ADAIR half, or ought to have to the said bargain land and premises, and every part thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said bargain land in premises with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said JOHN MCCAW his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of him, the said John the car his heirs and assigns forever, free and clear of all manner of other or former Bargains, sales, leases, grants, judgments, recognizance, rents, arrears of rents, dowers, right and title of dower, and all other encumbrances whatsoever, the quit rents or land taxes to grow due and payable to the public only accepted. Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, York, WILLIAM ADAIR to JOHN MCCAW 1788 AND the said WILLIAM ADAIR for himself his heirs, executors and administrators, does hereby covenant and agree that he, the said WILLIAM ADAIR, shall and will at all times warrant and forever defend the above-mentioned land and premises to the said JOHN MCCAW, his heirs and assigns, against all lawful claims or demands whatsoever whereby the above land and premises might or may be affected or encumbered contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents. In witness whereof the said WILLIAM ADAIR have hereunto set his hand and seal the day and your first above written. WILLIAM ADAIR {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of FRANCIS FRANCIS CURRY JOHN RASON WILLIAM MCCAW Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, York, WILLIAM ADAIR to JOHN MCCAW 1788 State of South Carolina York County Memorandum, that on the 20th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1788, before me, SAMUEL WATSON, one of the justices assigned to keep the peace in the county of for said personally came and appeared FRANCIS CURRY and made oath as the law directs that he saw the within named WILLIAM ADAIR sign, seal, and as his act and deed deliver the within deed to and for the uses within mentioned, and did likewise see JOHN RASON, and WILLIAM MCCAW subscribe their names as witnesses thereto FRANCIS CURREY Sworn the day and you're above mentioned it before me SAMUEL WATSON, JP Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, York, WILLIAM ADAIR to JOHN MCCAW 1788 PLOT POINTS ================= S80W 126p N4E 16p N30E 260p S74E 140p S0E 200p Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, SC, York, WILLIAM ADAIR to JOHN MCCAW 1788 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. 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