Posted By:Jerry Stockton
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Subject:Thomas Stockton's deed #10
Post Date:July 29, 2008 at 07:28:08
Message URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/tn/sevier/messages/1240.html
Forum:Sevier County, TN Genealogy Forum
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State of No. Carolina Washington County.
No. 10. Feby. 25th 1778.

To the surveyor of said County, Greeting.
You are hereby reqd. to measure and lay off according to
law three hundred and forty acres of land for Thomas
Stockdon on French Broad River beginning at the mouth
of the spring branch runing up the river fornent the
upper end of the big Island sd. land entd. per Jesse Been
and transferd. to said Thos. Stockdon per order of said Jesse
Been --------- Given under my hand at Office this 25th day
of Feby. 1783. ------------ Landon Carter E.T.

April the 3d 1807.
A Duplicate

Attest.
Luke Lea Clk

Archibald Roane President
of the Board of Commissioners
for East Tennessee

[The following is on the other side of this deed.]

[Pursuant] to a power of Attorney Given
by Thomas Stockton and Mary Stockton
Bearing date 11th day of September 1799 -
I as attorney In fact for Thomas Stockton
Do assign the Within Land Warrant to
Peter Bryan for Value Recd. this 25th day
of August 1813

Alan Bryan attorney in fact for Thomas Stockton

Witness
Isaac Love
Sam Blair

No. 10.
Thomas Stockdon
340 Acres
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acres
No. 206-230

[This property is located in present Sevier County, Tennessee. I have a Microsoft Word document of this deed that is a better representation of the original deed than a posting will allow. I also have a PDF of the original deed. If you would like either of these please contact me by e-mail. JJS]