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Kershaw District, SC Deed Book D, page 51
"This Indenture made this twenty
sixth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and Two and
in the Seventy six year of American Indpendence between Stephen Dukes of
the State of South Carolina and Kershaw District and Thomas Thomas of the
State and District aforesaid Witnessth that the said Stephen Dukes for
and in considertion of the Sum of one hundred Dollars to him in hand paid
by the said Thomas Thomas the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged doth
grant bargain sell ??? and ??? unto the Said Thomas Thomas a certain parcel
or Tract of Land containing one hundred and twenty four Acres more of less
situate on a branch of Beaver Creek in said district the same being part
of Five hundred Acres granted to Jesse Jiles on the 14th day of July in
the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety The aforesaid one hundred
and twenty four Acres more or less out of the North E Corner of Said Tract
as it was formerly laid off and conveyed from the said Jesse Jiles to the
Said Stephen Dukes To have and to hold all and singular the Premises before
mentioned with all the Appurtenances thereto belonging or ??? or incident
or Appurtaining unto Thomas Thomas his heirs Administrators and Assigns
and I the said Stephen Dukes do for myself my heirs Administrators and
Assigns do warrant and forever defend the aforesaid one hundred and twenty
four Acres more of less unto the said Thomas Thomas his Heirs Administrators
and Assigns against all Claim or Claims of any Person or Persons claiming
or to claim the same or any part thereof In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and Seal the day and Year first above written
(signed) Stephen Dukes (Seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered in
the presence of
(signed) Thomas Archer
(signed) Barbary (her x Mark) Webb
(signed) Franiss Nixon
Received this twenty sixth day of
July Eighteen hundred and Two the within consideratoon Money in full
(signed) Stephen Duke
(signed) Thomas Archer
(signed) Barbary (her x mark) Webb
(signed) Franass Nixon
Kershaw District for Thomas Archer
personally Appeared before me and made Oath that he was present and saw
the within Stephen Duke sign seal and as his Act and deed deliver the within
Deed for the use and Purpose therein mentioned and that Barbara Hibb and
Franass Nixon subscribed their Names with himself as Witness to the due
Execution thereof Sworn to before me this 26 July 1802
(signed) Thomas Archer
(signed) R. L. Champion Not. Pub.
Ex'd & del'd
Recorded July 27, 1802"
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