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Claim No. 894 Land Grant to John Ford

[From NClandgrants.com website]

Book 51 page 29
Entered Oct 20, 1778
Issued Oct 10, 1783

State of N. Carolina

No. 277. Know ye that we have granted unto John Ford Ninety Acres of land in Rowan County on Potts creek Beginning at an Ash on Frohock's line and runs North forty chains and fifty links to a Black [Oak crossed out] Jack South twenty degrees East twenty seven[?] chains and twenty links 10 a white Oak Zebulah Beard's corner thence North seventy degrees West forty two chains and thirty links to a post Oak on said Ford's line of deeded [?] land thence along said Ford's line South fifteen chains and eighty links to a hickory said Ford's corner thence East ten chains to a white Oak said Ford's corner thence South eleven chains to a Spanish Oak said Ford's corner thence East to the Beginning. To hold unto the said John Ford his Heirs and assigns for ever dated the 10th day of October 1783. By His Excellency Comd.[?]

J. Glasgow Sec.    Alex. Martin


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