I can't read the acres or the full price though it looks to be "thousand four hundred". The acres could be 81 or 8. something. I don't know the area so I'm not sure of the name Lyon's Creek but this is what it appears to be. Maybe someone knows and can tell me. Surry Co., NC Deed Book 9 p214 Apr 1856 Charles W Hill son of Joel and Emily Davis Hill to son John Henry Hill. Witnessed by son James Martin Hill JOHN HILL from CHARLES HILL This indenture made this the fifth day of April AD 1856 between Charles Hill of the County of Surry and state of North Carolina of the first part and John Hill his son of the same place of the second part witnesseth that the said Charles Hill for and in consideration of the sum of .. four hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said John Hill the receipt whereof is hereby duly acknowledged hath given, granted, bargained, sold and conveyed and doth by these presents give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said John Hill his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Surry on the waters of Lyons? Creek and bounded as follows to wit: Beginning on a white oak in J M Hollinsworth line of the mill tract running west 13.. chains to a post oak in the edge of the road .. .. corner South 42 dgs west 3.50 chains to a sowerwood and pointers South 60 dgs west 4.35 chains to a black oak South 15 dgs West 3 chains to a stake in the middle of the road South 1.15 chains to a chestnut where fomerly stood a post oak marked HL? North 83 dgs West 32.22 chains to a forked pine ... Hollinsworth corner South 16 chains to 3 post oak stumps East 54.85 chains to a small black gum North 7 chains to a Spanish oak East 1.50 chains to a Spanish oak North 4.50 to a Spanish oak North 15 dgs West 5 chains to beginning containing .. acres be the same more or less to have and to hold the aforesaid lands and every part thereof to the said John Hill and his heirs and assigns forever free and clear of the claims of himself or of any and all persons whatsoever and the said Charles Hill for himself and his heirs covenants to and with the said John Hill his heirs and assigns in the following manner to wit that he the said Charles Hill will warrant and for ever defend the title to the aforesaid lands to the said John Hill and his heirs and assigns. In testimony whereof the said Charles Hill hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written. Test. J M Hill C W Hill (Seal) Frederic Morefield North Carolina ( May Term 1857 Surry County ) The execution of the foregoing deed was duly acknowledged and ordered to be registered. John H Dobson Clk B .. Hamlin DC