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Zachariah Candler to Benjamin Wilson - 1825
Transcribed by Linda O. Anders
 
 

 

Zachariah Candler to Benjamin Wilson (13 August 1825)
Buncombe County, North Carolina Deeds Book 14, Pages 323, 324, 325
Copied from microfilm in the Buncombe County, North Carolina registrar of Deeds Office, 04 April 2003
Transcribed by Linda O. Anders 19 May 2003
Originally posted 04 January 2004
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This Indenture made this 13th day of August in the year of our Lord 1825 Between Zachariah Candler of the one part and Benjamin Wilson of the other part both of the State of North Carolina & county of Buncombe. Witnesseth that for the sum of one hundred & fifteen dollars to me in hand paid by Benjamin Wilson that I Zachariah Candler have this day Bargained & Sold and do by these presents bargain & sell & convey & confirm unto him the aforesaid Benjamin Wilson his heirs and assigns forever the following tract or parcel of land situated in the aforesaid state & county on both sides of Catheys Creek of French Broad river joining a two hundred acre tract of land granted to Joseph Morgan whereon the said Benjamin Wilson now lives Begining on a ____ed poplar (now fell down) on the south Bank of said creek Morgans old Begining corner then turns south with said line sixty poles to a black walnut tree near the bank of that mill creek Wm. Wilsons corner of fity acres thence south as before with that line eighty poles to a white oak his S.E. corner in a flate thence West with his other line one hundred poles to stake & ______ Wilsons S.W. corner there North with his other line eighty poles to small black oak at Wilsons N.W. corner in Joseph Morgans old line then west with that line twenty four poles to a spanish oak Morgans old S.W. corner, thence North fifty five west along the top of a ridge two hundred and fifty poles to 2 chesnut trees on a high point of the Ridge then North crossing the Mill creek one hundred & sixty five poles to a Stake thence East two hundrd & sixty five poles to a locust and maple & chesnut near the east Bank of Catheys creek & at or near Wilsons old N.W. corner thence North thirty East eighty poles to a hickory on a Ridge then East one hundred and twenty eight poles to 2 black gums on a ­flate ridge thence South twelve East thirty three poles to 2 red oaks at the N.E. corner of two hundred acres granted to said Candler then South twelve West as before one hundred poles to a pine on a ridge Candler begining corner then South thirty East with that line thirty one poles to a red oak John Duckworths corner of the land that said Candler sold to him then with Duckworths said line south westerdly along the main top of the ridge that divides the Glady branch from Catheys creek to a stake in Joseph Morgans old line then south with that line to a stake in James Millers old line then west ten poles to the begining with said lines Bounded all round two hundred acres Granted to Joseph Morgan [Some of the above is repeated and then marked out here - LOA] & about six acres conveyed by said Candler to the Baptist church on the south side of said creek which two tracts is herein excepted in the whole supposed to contain four hundred acres more or less Exclusive of the aforesaid two tracts the same being a part of two tracts granted to said Candler & a part of a large tract granted to David Allison as will more fully appear by the registers office and the aforesaid Zachariah Candler do by these presents oblige himself & his heirs executors & administrators to warrant and forever defend the aforesaid tract of land with all its appertenances whatever thereunto belonging all except the aforesaid six acres to the Baptist church & two hundred acres to Joseph Morgan free & clear from himself his heirs & assigns Executors administrators or the lawful claim & claims of all & every person or persons claiming under him or them and no further unto the aforesaid Benjamin Wilson his heirs & assigns Executors & administrators forever. In witness whereof the aforesaid Zachariah Candler has hereunto set his hand and seal this day & date above written. 
Matthew Wilson 
John M. Duckworth                  Zachariah Candler (seal) 
John Hamblin
North Carolina      }         County Court April Term 1827 
Buncombe County}        The within deed was duly acknowl- 
edged in open Court recorded and ordered to be  
registered.                       Test   John Miller   Ck 
Regt. 18th Dec 1827         By E. H. McClure    Dp/Ck