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Memorial of John Norman, 468.5 Acres, Beech Hill, Colleton County, SC, 04 May 1745
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South Carolina.
A memorial exhibited by John Norman, to be registered in the office of his Majesty's Auditor, pursuant to the direction of an act of the Genl [General]
Assembly in that case made and provided: —
Of two hundred and sixty eight acres and a half [268.5]
, being part of a tract of land containing five hundred and thirty seven [537]
acres, on Beech Hill in Colleton County; which said tract of five hundred and thirty seven [537]
acres was, by the last will and testament of the late Moses Norman, left to his two sons Joseph and the above named John Norman: Quit rents reserved on the said land are at one shilling Proc. [Proclamation]
money for every hundred acres: and the said two hundred and sixty eight acres and half [268.5]
, together with two hundred [200]
acres, bought by the said Jno [John]
Norman of William Chamberlain [sic: Chamberline]
, being at the same quit rent as the other, one butting and bounding Eastwd [Eastward]
on lands of Joseph Norman, Srdly [Southwardly]
on lands of Robert Winn, Wrdly [Westwardly]
on land of Thos [Thomas]
Burke, and Nrdly [Northwardly]
on land of William Chamberlain; so that the whole makes up a tract of four hundred and sixty eight acres and a half [468.5]
. In witness whereof the said John Norman hath hereunto set his hand this 4 day of May 1745 [04 May 1745]
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{signed} John Norman
Source
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0091. Memorial books (Copy Series). Series S111001, Volume 7, Page 457, Item 1.