---------- > From: CatPaws4 <CatPaws4@aol.com> > To: NCORANGE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCORANGE-L] Land Record > Date: Saturday, December 20, 1997 4:02 PM > > Would someone please look up a land record for me? I have a copy but it is in poor shape and I can't read it very well. > Hi Elaine The dates of the following do not match those you asked about but the text seems to match and you may find it useful Grant 975 - NC to John Edwards, Junior Entry 48 - 4 July 1785 Surveyed - 4 Jul 1785 Issued - 18 May 1789 ". . . .John Edwards, Junr, 100 acres on the waters of Haw River joining the lands of John Stroud, running for compliment . Bounded on the West by the lands of John Stroud and on the South by the lands of Young Edwards. . . . Beginning at Young Edward's corner hickory running West with his line 30 chains to a black jack then North 7 chains to a black jack on Stroud's line then East with his line 7 1/2 chains to his corner post oak thence North 30 chains to a red oak thence East 25 3/4 chains to a black jack thence South 37 chains to a stake thence West 3 1/4 chains to the first station. Surveyed 4 July 1785 by Andrew Borland, DS, Benjamin Davis and Richard Williams, SCC.. . . . . Hal Steiner hsteiner@anv.net