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Fairfield District, SC Deed Book M, pages 165
"State of South Carolina
Know all Men by these presents that I Richard Burge of
fairfield County and the state aforesaid planter for and in Consideration
of Twenty five pounds Current money to me paid by Jonathan Belton of the
same County and state aforesaid Merchant have granted bargained sold and
Released and by these presents do grant bargain sell and Release unto the
said Jonathan belton all that plantation or Tract of Land Containing two
Hundred Acres more or less situate and lying in Camden District on little
Morrises Creek Waters of Wateree River on the south west side of said River
Bounding when laid out on all sides by vacant land and hath such shapes
forms and marks as appears by a platt thereof which said Land was granted
to Gardner Ford under the hand of his Excelancy William Moultree Esq. Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over the state aforesaid and the Great seal
of the same Bearing Date first day of January 1787 and Recorded in the
Secratary's office in grant Book 0000 page 495 and by the said Gardner
Ford the said Land was Conveyed unto Thomas Mickle by lease and Release
bearing date the seventeenth day of september 1790 and Recorded in fairfield
County Clerks office in Book H page 299 -- 300 and by the said Thomas Mickle
now deceased it was left by Will to and in the power of the said Jonathan
Belton now his Executors to sell and Convey the same and by the said Jonathan
Belton as Executor the said Land was Conveyed unto the said Richard burge
by lease bearing date the thirtieth day of December 1797 and now by him
the said Richard Burge the said plantation or Tract of two hundred Acres
of Land is sold and by these presents Conveyed back unto him the said Jonathan
Belton together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments
and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident
or appertaining To have and to hold all and singular the premises before
Mentioned unto the said Jonatnan Belton his Heirs and assigns forever and
I do hereby bind myself my heirs Executors and administrators to warrant
and forever defend the said plantation or tract of two hundred acres of
land more or less and all and singular the said premises unto the said
Jonathan Belton his heirs and assigns against myself and my heirs and against
every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part
thereof -- Witnesseth my hand and seal this sixth day of december in the
year our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and ninety nine and in the
twenty ninth year of the Independence of the united states of America
(signed) Richard (x mark) Burge (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
(signed) John Armstrong
(signed) Bynum Burge
(signed) James Elkins
recorded 20th Jan' y 1800
South Carolina
John Armstrong being duly Sworn Saith he saw Richard
Burge SignSeal and as his act and Deed deliver the within written Deed
of Conveyance for the uses & purposes mentioned at the Same time
Saw Bynum Burge & James Elkin with himself sign their names as Witnesses
to the Same --
(signed) John Armstrong
Sworn before me 7th Jan'y 1800}
(signed) Nicholas Peay J. P. }"
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