BENJAMIN DRAKE
DEED
CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE
DEED BOOK VOLUME  A, PAGE 96
23 DECEMBER 1795




From: Francie Lane  flane@otn.net   
Date:Saturday, April 04, 1998 3:12


This Indenture made this 23rd day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety five between ANDREW GREER, SENR. of the
County of Washington & Territory of the United States of America South of
the River Ohio of the one part and BENJAMIN DRAKE of the County & Territory
aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said ANDREW GREER, SENR.
for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred pounds current money of
Virginia to him in hand paid before the ensealing & delivery of these
presents the receipt whereof the said ANDREW GREER doth hereby acknowledge,
hath bargained and sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by
these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alein, enfeoff, release and
confirm unto the said BENJAMIN DRAKE, his heirs and assigns forever all that
part of a tract of six hundred forty acres of land granted by the State of
North Carolina to JOHN SHELBY, JUNR., the grant of which bearing No. 237
situate, lying and being in the County and Territory aforesaid on the North
side of Watauga River, Beginning at the foot of a mountain opposite the
tumbling shoals at a large poplar running South eight degrees East twenty
eight poles up said river to a small hicory on the river bank, thence East
thirty poles up said river to a walnut, thence South sixty degrees East
thirty poles up said river to a stake, thence South seventy degrees East
seventy eight poles to another, thence South eighty five degrees East
seventy two poles to a White hicory on the river bank opposite to LANDON
CARTER'S, thence North fifty five degrees East seventy two poles to a
sycamore on the river bank, thence North fifty degrees East thirty four
poles to a black oak, thence North seventy degrees East thirty four poles to
a stake in the public wagon road just above a cleft of rocks nearly opposite
the lower end of CARTER'S land, thence North eighteen degrees East sixteen
poles to a stake in said road, thence North fifty six degrees East twenty
six and one half poles to a stake in said road, thence North fifteen degrees
East fifteen poles to a stake in said road, thence North fifty five degrees
( “North fifteen degrees” crossed out) West fourteen poles to a stake in
said road, thence West twenty poles to a stake in said road, thence North
thirty one degrees West sixty two poles to a stake in said road, thence
North twenty one degrees West fifty five poles, eleven links to a stake on
the back line of the aforesaid old survey of six hundred forty acres, thence
North eighty eight degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to a stake
corner to the aforesaid old survey, thence South thirty degrees West two
hundred and thirty poles to the Beginning, containing THREE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY SEVEN ACRES and also the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents, and services thereof and all the estate right, title,
interest, property claim & demand whatsoever of him the said ANDREW GREER,
SENR.  his heirs and assigns of in and to the said tract or parcel of land &
of in & to every part and parcel thereof  To have and to hold the said seat,
tract or parcel of land & premises unto the said BENJAMIN DRAKE his heirs
and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of him the said BENJAMIN DRAKE
his heirs and assigns forever the said ANDREW GREER for himself, his heirs,
executors & admrs. doth covenant & grant to and with the said BENJAMIN DRAKE
his heirs & assigns by these presents that him the said ANDREW GREER & his
heirs the said seat, tract or parcel of land unto the said BENJAMIN DRAKE
his heirs & assigns will and shall warrant and defend forever from all
persons claiming or to claim from by or under him or them or any of them or
any other person or persons whatsoever In Witness Whereof the said ANDREW
GREER hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day & year first
above written.

     Ack. ANDREW GREER (Seal)

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
LANDON CARTER, JULIUS CONNOR and
JOHN MARTIN

Carter County October Term 1797 This Deed was legally admitted to record let
it be registered.
     Test. GEO. WILLIAMS, C.C.

Registered November the 27th 1797