Buncombe County,
North Carolina Deed Book 13 Page
452
Copied from
microfilm in the Buncombe County Courthouse
Registrar of Deeds Office, April 4,
2003
Transcribed by
Linda O. Anders, May 19, 2003
Originally posted
04 January 2004
This Indenture
made the thirty first day of December in
the year of our Lordone
thousand eight hundred and twenty five
between Reuben Johnsonof the
one part and John McCawll of the other part
both of theState of North
Carolina and county of Buncombe witnesseth
that foron consideration of
the Sum of two hundred dollars in hand paid
bythe aforesaid John McCawll
to foresaid Johnson hath this day
bargainedand sold and by
these presents doth bargain and Sell and
convey untothe aforesaid John
McCawll his heirs or assigns executors
& administrators forever the following
tract and parcel of land Situate lying and
being inthe foresaid State
and county on the north fork of French
Broad RiverBeginning on a
white oak on the west side of the sd. fork
at the footof the mountain
and runs South twelve degrees East forty
poles to twohickory’s on the
point of a ridge then South Sixty Seven
degrees westeighty four poles
crossing sd. River to a stake on the East
bank of sd.River then South
fifty five west forty poles then South
twelve Eastthirty poles then
South thirty five East forty poles to a
chesnut on the East bank of the sd.
fork thence South crossing said fork
twenty-six poles to a Stake on the
point of a ridge then South forty
westSixty poles then East
Sixty poles then north forty East forty
poles thenNorth twenty-six
poles then norty thirty five west forty
poles thenNorth twelve west
thirty poles then south Sixty Seven
East eightypoles then north
fortenn East eighty poles then west Sixty
poles tothe place of the
Beginning which said land with all ways
woodsand waters every other
appertaining thereunto belonging or
inany ways appertaining I
have hereby for my Self my heirs
executors& administrators
and assigns Sold S------ & convey &
confirmedto him the aforesaid
John McCall his heirs & assigns
executors andadministrators
forever and I do hereby for my Self my
heirs andassigns executors
administrators shall and will warrant
andforever defend the
foresaid land from the lawful claim or
claimsof my self my heirs
executors and administrators &
assigns in witness
whereof the foresaid Reuben Johnsonhath hereunto set his hand and Seal
this dateTest.John M.
Duckworth
Ethan
Davis
Reuben Johnson (seal)North
Carolina
} county court April Term 1826
Buncombe
County }
The within deed
was duly proved in open court by the oat of
John M. Duckworth a subscribing witness
thereto, recorded and ordered to be
registered.
Test. John Miller Clk
Registered –
march
1827
by E. T. McClure D.Clk
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