NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF POLK
This conveyance, made this the 10th day of February, 1926, by and between G.W. Justice and his wife, Irene Justice, of the County of Henderson, and State of North Carolina, and Fred McBrayer and wife, Hattie Neill McBrayer of the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina, parties of the first part, and William Searcey of the County of Polk and State of North Carolina, party of the second part,
WITNESSETH, That hereas, the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of $4000.00 to them paid by the party of the second part, the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and do hereby convey to the said William Searcey, party of the second part, and his heirs and assigns, all of the merchantable timber, suitable to be sawed into lumber, of each and every kind, standing, growing, and being upon those two certain tracts of land, lying and being in cooper's Gap township, Polk County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:
First Tract: bounded on the North by the lands of M.A. Jackson, H.H. McCarane, and H.D. Jackson, bounded on the East by the L.B. McCraw 50 acres tract, and on the West by the Sherman land, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit;
BEGINNING at a stake, the most Southerly corner of Justice and McBrayer's 58 - 7/10 acre tract and 85 acre tract, and more running thence South 51 1/2 West 73 poles to a stake; thence S. 61 W. 11 1/2 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Co. corner; thence with blue Ridge Power Co. line N. 45 3/4 W. 102 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Company's corner; thence with another of Blue Ridge Power Company's line S. 51 W. 30 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Company's corner; thence about S. 30 ... about 105 poles to a stake; thence S. 61 1/2 W. with Justice and McBrayer's line of their 66 acre tract purchased from the Blue Ridge Power Company, 40 poles to a stake, corner of the said 66 acre tract; thence N. 43 1/2 W. 138 poles to a stake, another corner of said 66 acre tract; thence North 34 East 120 poles to a stake; thence N. 39 1/2 W. to a stake, the Sherman corner; thence with the Sherman line Wet 86 poles to a stake; thence N. 58 W. 30 poles to a stake; thence with M.A. Jackson's line S. 86 E. 180 poles to a stake; thence with McCranes' line S. 30 1/2 E. about 65 poles to a stake; thence N. 4 E. 21 poles to a stake thence N. 24 1/2 E. 14 1/2 poles to a stake; thence S. 86 E. 30 poles to a stake; thence S. 18 E. 18 poles to a stake; thence N. 18 1/2 E. 22 poles to a stake in line of the L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract; thence with line of said McCraw tract S. 37 W. 74 poles to a stake, corner of said McCraw 50 acre tract; thence with another line of said McCraw 50 acre tract S. 51 E. 83 poles to the BEGINNING, and containing 204 acres, more or less.
Second Tract: Adjoining lands of H.D. Jackson, Eli Jackson, L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract and others, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit;
BEGINNING at a stake the beginning corner of the first above described tract, which is also the most Southerly corner of the L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract, and runs thence with line of said L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract N. 37 E. 100 poles to a stake, corner of same; thence another line of said tract N. 50 3/4 W. 80 1/2 poles to a stake, corner of same; thence N. 44 E. 4 - 3/5 poles to a stake; thence with H.D. Jackson's line N. 3 1/2 E. 26 poles to a stake, Dennis Jackson's corner; thence with another of his lines N. 58 E. 52 poles to a Pine, H.D. and Eli Jackson's corner; thence with Eli Jackson's line S. 4 1/2 W. 20 poles to a stake, his corner; thence with his line S. 59 poles to a Post Oak, his corner; thence with another of his line S. 70 1/2 E. 85 poles to a Black Gum; thence S. 79 3/4 E. 30 poles to a Pine; thence S. 24 1/2 E. 29 poles to a Chestnut; thence S. 75 W. 140 poles to a Spanish Oak ;thence to the BEGINNING; Containing 143 - 7/10 acres more or less.
COUNTY OF POLK
This conveyance, made this the 10th day of February, 1926, by and between G.W. Justice and his wife, Irene Justice, of the County of Henderson, and State of North Carolina, and Fred McBrayer and wife, Hattie Neill McBrayer of the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina, parties of the first part, and William Searcey of the County of Polk and State of North Carolina, party of the second part,
WITNESSETH, That hereas, the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of $4000.00 to them paid by the party of the second part, the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold and do hereby convey to the said William Searcey, party of the second part, and his heirs and assigns, all of the merchantable timber, suitable to be sawed into lumber, of each and every kind, standing, growing, and being upon those two certain tracts of land, lying and being in cooper's Gap township, Polk County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:
First Tract: bounded on the North by the lands of M.A. Jackson, H.H. McCarane, and H.D. Jackson, bounded on the East by the L.B. McCraw 50 acres tract, and on the West by the Sherman land, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit;
BEGINNING at a stake, the most Southerly corner of Justice and McBrayer's 58 - 7/10 acre tract and 85 acre tract, and more running thence South 51 1/2 West 73 poles to a stake; thence S. 61 W. 11 1/2 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Co. corner; thence with blue Ridge Power Co. line N. 45 3/4 W. 102 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Company's corner; thence with another of Blue Ridge Power Company's line S. 51 W. 30 poles to a stake, Blue Ridge Power Company's corner; thence about S. 30 ... about 105 poles to a stake; thence S. 61 1/2 W. with Justice and McBrayer's line of their 66 acre tract purchased from the Blue Ridge Power Company, 40 poles to a stake, corner of the said 66 acre tract; thence N. 43 1/2 W. 138 poles to a stake, another corner of said 66 acre tract; thence North 34 East 120 poles to a stake; thence N. 39 1/2 W. to a stake, the Sherman corner; thence with the Sherman line Wet 86 poles to a stake; thence N. 58 W. 30 poles to a stake; thence with M.A. Jackson's line S. 86 E. 180 poles to a stake; thence with McCranes' line S. 30 1/2 E. about 65 poles to a stake; thence N. 4 E. 21 poles to a stake thence N. 24 1/2 E. 14 1/2 poles to a stake; thence S. 86 E. 30 poles to a stake; thence S. 18 E. 18 poles to a stake; thence N. 18 1/2 E. 22 poles to a stake in line of the L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract; thence with line of said McCraw tract S. 37 W. 74 poles to a stake, corner of said McCraw 50 acre tract; thence with another line of said McCraw 50 acre tract S. 51 E. 83 poles to the BEGINNING, and containing 204 acres, more or less.
Second Tract: Adjoining lands of H.D. Jackson, Eli Jackson, L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract and others, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit;
BEGINNING at a stake the beginning corner of the first above described tract, which is also the most Southerly corner of the L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract, and runs thence with line of said L.B. McCraw 50 acre tract N. 37 E. 100 poles to a stake, corner of same; thence another line of said tract N. 50 3/4 W. 80 1/2 poles to a stake, corner of same; thence N. 44 E. 4 - 3/5 poles to a stake; thence with H.D. Jackson's line N. 3 1/2 E. 26 poles to a stake, Dennis Jackson's corner; thence with another of his lines N. 58 E. 52 poles to a Pine, H.D. and Eli Jackson's corner; thence with Eli Jackson's line S. 4 1/2 W. 20 poles to a stake, his corner; thence with his line S. 59 poles to a Post Oak, his corner; thence with another of his line S. 70 1/2 E. 85 poles to a Black Gum; thence S. 79 3/4 E. 30 poles to a Pine; thence S. 24 1/2 E. 29 poles to a Chestnut; thence S. 75 W. 140 poles to a Spanish Oak ;thence to the BEGINNING; Containing 143 - 7/10 acres more or less.