3/8/1775 · DEED · book 3 page 200 doc 12873

200 [page number] In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our Hands and affixed our Seals the Twenty seventh Day of February in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of the present Majesty George the Third by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith etc Doing Business On thousand one thousand one hundred & seventy seven 1777 [Seal] Signed Sealed & delivered [illegible] In the presence of [illegible] the [illegible] South 14th Day of December 18th [illegible] by [illegible] Sound [illegible] in the first Stage of the Instrument was not intended [illegible] signing & sealing [illegible] John Congdon [illegible] Wilson the foregoing Deed was recorded the Eighth day of March 1778 By James Congdon Regr & Clerk Charles Church L.S. Swanwick the Church L.S. Clerk Charleston in Berkeley County South Carolina appear the Subscribers Charles Church & Swanwick the Hte & acknowledged the above to be their genuine Actu Date Signed & Seals Their after appear at the Date & Day before Notton Before Sybel Robinson Justice of the Peace To all People to whom these Presents shall come I know That I Joseph Stanton of Charlestowne in the County of Berkeley County in the Colony of these United States for and in Consideration of the Love goodwill & natural affection which I have and do have towards my three Sons Garden Stanton, Mattew Stanton & Henry Stanton all of s^d Charlestowne & further particular Consideration of for settling faithfuly their lives there in land paid the said trustworthys honestly acknowledged Love and life by their Respects for myself & my Dear wife & beloved & aforesaid to give grant bargain sell release convey confirm unto my said three Sons namely Gardner Stanton, Mattew Stanton their Heirs their Heirs and assigns forever certain pieces of land in Charlestowne as follows one piece containing by Estimation Five Acres of Land lying on the land bounded as follows namely on southeasterly on Christopher Beardslee Land Eastward on land belon- to Silas Miller southwesterly on Matthew [illegible] on a field called Shellmage Land and westerly on George Stanton's land & Northwesterly on St Augustines Land South westerly Northwesterly bounded on Albert Congdon Land until it comes to the Robert Congdon North East Corner from there on a straight Line to Christopher Beardslee North West Corner the other piece of Land containing by Estimation Five Acres more or less bounded as follows Easterly bounded on the grantor Mattew bounded part on Albert Congdon Land Eastward on Matthew [illegible] Land until it comes in the North East corner of the Land the Grantor gave to Mattew & Henry Stanton from there running a straight Line to Christopher Beardslee North West Corner Together with all the Privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or any wife appertaining To have and to hold the above given pieces Lands & Premises with the Privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging in any appertaining unto the said Garden Stanton, Mattew Stanton and Henry Stanton and to their and each of their Heirs & assigns forever in Severalty Land & to hold the same their after they shall respectively arrive to the Age of Twenty one Years But if either of them Shall happen to die before he arrives to the Age of Twenty one Years then and there [illegible]

201 the Grantor or Grantors jointly, his or their part if he or they leave no Children or Else in legal Wittock born to descend right to my Daughter Abigail Gardner; but if they or other of them dying leaving lawful Issue of their Body's born then in that Case the Land to stand in their Use in Fee simple as the Lands above are given to them to be held as Tenants in Common. IN Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this Third Day of March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy four. Dictated & written by me [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Joseph Stanton, LS. Nb. 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