Source: North Carolina Grant Book 1, Page 139
Transcribed by Jan Barnes and Marie Johnson
State of North Carolina No. 798
To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting - August 1st 1789 Know
ye that we pursuant to an act of Congressional Assembly entitled an act for
the relief of the Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Line and for other
purposes and in consideration of the Signal bravery & preserving zeal
of John McMurtry a private have given and granted and by these presents do
give and grant unto Col. Elijah Robertson a assignee of the said John McMurtry
a tract of land containing Six hundred and forty acres lying and being in
Our County of Davidson on the first waters of the first creek the first lien
made by the commissioners in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three
corsses running west from the East fork of Stones river Beginnning at two
white Oaks about twenty poles East of the head of a large Spring, Reading
Blounts corner runs with his line North sixty chains to a ceder said Blounts
corner thence East one hundred and six chains seventy Links to a Mulberry
thence South Sixty chains to a stake thence west one hundred and six chains
twenty links to the beginning, as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear
together with all woods water Mines, Minerals herditaments and appurtences
to the said land belonging or appertaining to hold to the said Col. Elijah
Robertson his heirs and assigns forever Yeilding and paying to us such sums
of money yearly or otherwise as our General Assembly from him to him may
direct, provided always that the sd. Col. Elijah Robertson shall cause this
grant to be registered in the register office of our said County of
____ within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall be
void & of non effect. In Testimony whereof we have caused these
Anx. Letters to be made patent and our Great seal to be hereunto affirxed
Witness Samuel Johnston Esqr. our governor Captain General and Commander
in Chief at Edenton the 21st day of October in the 13th year of our independance
and in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty Eight.
By his Excellency Comd. Samuel Johnston
Glasgow Secretary J. Winchester D. Regr.