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1241 Mathew Robertson & Irby Dewberry to William Saffold
Union County, South Carolina Deed Book A, 241-246.
South Carolina
Ninty six District
This Indenture made the seventh / day of
February in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred / and Seventy nine
Between Matthew Robison Eldest son and heir / at Law of David Robison late of
Thickety Creek South Carolina / Deceased and Irby Dewberry Acting Executor to the
last Will and / Testament
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Testament of the said David Robison of the One part, and William / Safold of Thickety
Creek South Carolina planter of the Other / Part Whereas the said David Robison was in
his lifetime and / at the time of his Death Seized in his Demeans of Fee and possessed of
one Tract of Land Situate laying and being on / Thickety Creek aforesaid under and by
virtue of a Grant or / letters Patent under the Broad Seal of North Carolina and /
whereas the said David Robison on or about the year of Our / Lord One thousand seven
hundred and seventy one departed this / life leaving the said Matthew Robison his
Eldest Son and / Heir at Law, and Appointing Irby Dewberry who is the / only Acting
Executor to the last will and Testament of the / said David Robison, now two thirds of
the aforesaid Lands / being Exposed to publick Sale Containing two hundred and /
Sixty six Acres by the said Matthew Robison now therefore / This Indenture Witnesseth
that the said Matthew Robison / for and in Consideration for and in Consideration [sic]
of the sum / of five shillings lawful Current money of South Carolina / to him in hand
paid at or before the sealing and delivery / of these presents the Receipt Whereof is
Hereby Acknowledged / Hath Granted Bargained Sold and by these presents /doth
Grant Bargain and Sell unto the said William / Saffold all that and those the Plantation
or Tract of two / thirds of the land whereon the said David Robison lately / at the time
of his Decease lived are Situate laying and / being on both sides of Thickety Creek in
South Carolina / Containing in the whole two hundred and sixty six acres / Butting and
bounding to the North on Vacant to the East / on Lands of John Thompson's to the
south on lands vacant / and to the West on the One third part of the same Tract as /
Excepted for the Dower lands in possession of James Terrill / Together with all and
Singular the houses out houses Edifices / Buildings Orchards Gardens Lands Meadows
Common / Pastures Trees Bays Wells Waters Water Courses lights Easements / Profits
Commodities Emoluments Heriditaments Whatsoever to the said / Plantation or Tract
of land Containing two hundred and Sixty six / Acres belonging or an any wise
appurtaining or which now are / or heretofore have been Occupied Accepted Reputed
Taken Known used / held or Enjoyed as part parcell or member of the same plantation
/ or
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any part there of and the Reversion and Reversion Remainder and Rema / inders Rents
Issues and profits of all and singular the said premises / and every part and parcel
thereof with the appurtenances To Have / & To Hold the said plantation or Tract of and
premises aforem / entioned in and by these presents Bargained and Sold and every part
/ and parcel thereof with their Appurtenances unto the said William Safold / his
Executors Adminstrators and Assigns from the day next before / the day of the date
hereof for and during and Untill the full sold & / Term of One whole year from thence
forth next Ensuing and fully / to be Completed and Ended yielding and paying
therefore One / popper Corn at or upon the last day of the of the said Term if the same /
shall be lawfully demanded to the Intent that by Virtue of these / presents, and by force,
of the Statute for Transferring of user into / Possession he the said William Safold May
be in the Actual / Possession of all and Singular the premises above mentioned & / Sold
with the Appurtenances and be [ ] Enabled to Accept and / Take a Grant and Release of
the Reversion and Inheritance there / of to him and his Heirs to the only proper use and
behoof of / the said William Saffold his Heirs and Assigns for ever / In Witness
Whereof the said parties to these Presents their hands and Seals have / have [sic]
herunto Interchangeably Set the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In the Presence of
Matthew [his mark] Robison (Seal)
John Nuckols
William Wilkins
Irby Dewberry (Seal)
Phelimon Martin
Received on the day of the date of the within Deed five Shillings / lawful Current
Money of South Carolina it being the within Consi / =deration paid by the within
Named William Saffold to me
Test John Nuckols
Matthew [his mark] Robison
State of South Carolina
Ninty six District
Personally Appeared before me and being /
Sworn Saith that he was present and Saw Matthew Robison and / Irby Dewberry Sign
Seal and deliver the within Lease and that he / saw John Nuckols and Philemon Martin
sign their names Together / with him as Witnesses
Sworn and Subscribed before me
William Wilkins
this 23d day of October 1782
I. Berwick J. P.
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South Carolina
Ninty six District
This Indenture made the Eight day of /
February One thousand seven hundred / and Seventy nine Between / Matthew Robison
Eldest son and heir at Law of David Robison / late of Thickety Creek in South Carolina
Deceased and Irby Dewberry / Acting Executor to the last Will and Testament of the
aforesaid / David Robison of the One part, and William Safold of Thickety / Creek
planter of the Other part: Whereas the said David Robison / was in his life time and at
the time of his Death seized in his / Demeans as of Fee and possessed of one Certain
Tract of land / Situate laying and being on Thickety Creek aforesaid under / and by
Virtue of a Grant or Letters Patent under / the Broad Seal of North Carolina, and
Whereas the said David / Robison on or about the year One thousand seven hundred /
and seventy One departed this life leaving the said Matthew / Robison his Eldest Son
and Heir at Law and Appointing / Irby Dewberry who is the only Acting Executor to
the last / Will and Testament of the said David Robison two thirds of / the aforesaid
Lands being Exposed to publick Sale Contain- / =ing two hundred and Sixty six Acres
by the said / Matthew Robison Now therefore This Indenture Witnesseth / that the said
Matthew Robison for and in Consideration of the / sum of three thousand four hundred
pounds lawful Current / Money of South Carolina to him in hand well and Truly paid /
at or before the Sealing and delivery of these presents the / Receipt Whereof they doth
hereby Acknowledge and therfore /of and from every part and parcel thereof doth
Acquit / Release and Discharge him the said William Saffold his Heirs / Executors and
Administrators for ever and by these presents hath / Granted Bargained Sold Aliened
Remised Released and / Confirmed and by these presents doth Grant Bargain Sell /
Alien Remise Release and Confirm unto the said William / Saffold in his Actual
possession now being by virtue of a / Bargain and Sale to him thereof made for one
whole year by / Indenture of Lease bearing date the day next before the day / of the
date of these presents and by force of the Statute for / Transferring uses into possession
of force in South Carolina / and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that and those the
/ plantation or Tract of two thirds of the land whereon the said / David Robison lately
of the time of his Decease lived Situate / laying and being on both sides of Thickety
Creek in South / Carolina Containing in the whole two hundred and Sixty / Acres
Butting and bounding to the North on Lands Vacant, to / the East on land of John
Thompsons to the South on land / Vacant and on the West on the One third part of the
same Tract / as
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as Excepted for the Dower lands in possession of James Terrill / Together with all and
Singular the houses out houses Edifices / Buildings Orchards Gardens Lands Meadows
Commons Pastures / Trees Bays Wells Waters Water Courses lights Easements Profits /
Commodities Emoluments and heriditaments Whatsoever to the / said plantation or
Tract of Land Containing two hundred and / Sixty six Acres belonging or an any wise
appertaining or which / now are or heretofore have been Accepted Reputed taken /
known used held or injoyed as part parcel or Member of the same / plantation or any
part thereof, and the Reversion and Reversion / Remainder and Remainders Rents
Issues and profits of all and / Singular the said premises and every part and parcel
thereof / with the appurtenances, and also all the Estate Right Title / Interest property
Claim and demand Whatsoever in Law / or Equity of them the said Matthew Robison
and Irby Dewberry / of in and to all and Singular the said plantation and premises /
above Mentioned and in and to every part and parcel thereof / with the Appurtenances
To Have and to Hold the said plantation / or Tract of Land and premises
aforementioned in and by these / presents Released and Confirmed and every part and
parcel / thereof with the Appurtenances unto the said William Safold his / Heirs and
Assigns to the only proper use and behoof and [ ] / of the said William Saffold his Heirs
and Assigns for ever, and / To and for no other use Intent or purpose whatsoever, and /
the said Matthew Robison and Irby Dewberry / and their Heirs the said plantation or
Tract of Land and premises / with the appurtenances against them the said Matthew
Robison / Irby Dewberry or any other person or persons Claiming by / through or
under them them [sic] or either of them the said / Matthew Robison and Irby Dewberry
their Heirs and assigns / shall and will warrant and for ever defend by these presents
the / aforesaid Land and premises In Witness Whereof the said parties / to these
presents their hands and seals have hereunto Inter / =changeably Set the day and year
first above written /
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Matthew [his mark] Robison (Seal)
John Nuckols
William Wilkins
Irby Dewberry (Seal)
Philimon Martin
Received on the day of the date of / the
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the within Deed of and from the within named William / Safold the sum of three
thousand four hundred pounds lawful / Current money at being the within mentioned
Consideration / to be by him paid to me
Test John Nuckols
Matthew [his mark] Robison
State of Carolina
Ninty six District
William Wilkins personally appeared /
before me and being duly Sworn Saith that he was present and / Saw Matthew Robison
and Irby Dewberry Sign Seal and deliver / the within Release and that he saw John
Nuckols and Philemon / Martin at the same time Sign their Names together with him =
/ self as witness
Sworn to and Subscribed before me
William Williams
this 23d October 1782
Recorded the 25th day of
J. Berwick
September 1786
Source: Union County (South Carolina) Register of Mesne Conveyance, Conveyance
books, 1778-1921; general index, 1785-1913, Conveyances (deeds), v. A-B 1778-1791, FHL
Microfilm 255059.