DEEDS

WILLIAM PURSLEY TO ELI HENDERSON
Edgefield County, South Carolina
1805

 Transcribed from a copy of the original document by Nancy Pressley

 

 Deed of Conveyance  The State of South Carolina

 William PURSLEY
            To
Eli HENDERSON

Know all men by these presents that I William PURSLEY of the District of Edgefield in the state aforesaid in consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars to me paid by Eli HENDERSON of the State and District aforesaid Have granted bargained sold and released And by these presents do Grant bargain sell and release unto the said Eli HENDERSON All that tract of land lying situate in the District aforesaid on Beaverdam, Waters of Savannah River being ninety nine acres more or less and Bounded as follows south by Green –nges land West by William HOLLIDAYS land north by STALLWORTHS land East by Thomas HENDERSONS land.  Together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in any wise incident or Appurtaining To Have and to Hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said Eli HENDERSON his heirs and assigns forever.  And I do hereby bind myself my heirs Executors and Administrators to Warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Eli HENDERSON  his heirs and assigns against myself and my heirs and against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof Witness my hand and seal this Eighth of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and five and the twenty ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America.  Signed Sealed and Delivered In the presence of,

William HOLLIDAY
John GLOVER

William (his X mark) PURSLEY (seal)

South Carolina
Edgefield District

Personally came William HOLLIDAY before me and being duly sworn saith that he saw William PURSLEY sign by making his mark to the within Deed and Acknowledge his act and Deed for the use and purpose therein mentioned and that he saw John GLOVER Subscribe his name with himself as witness to the due Execution thereof.  Sworn to before me this 10th day of April 1813

Catlett CONNER  J.P.                                                                                                        William HOLLIDAY

Recorded this 13th day of May 1813.