Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-01-10

ON the extreme top OF said knob,
running west 20 poles to a stake
thence east 40 poles to a stake,
thence north IA poles to a astake,
thence east 220 poles to a stake,
thence north $50 poles to a stake
thence west 80 poles to a stake,
thence south 174 poles to q stake
thence west 1855 poles to the be-
ginning, the same being 100 acres
more or less, granted to David
E. Horton by grant 46, Book
1856, page 10 OF the Registery in
the Secretary of States Office,
to VIII ich b reference is hereby
made.
SEVENT TRACTH: On the wa
ters OF Joe's Fork and Buffalo
creek, beginning on a chestn t tree
in the lower gap OF the Blue
Ridge, a corner of bis 50-acre
tract, running west 40 poles to a
chestnut, near the top of said
ridge, thence south Sc poles to a
STOPPING black oak thence west
5 poles to u white oak, thence
south 20 poles to a stake in Stu
arts line, thence with said line
10 poles to a stake, his corner.
thence % poles north to a ma
pie. his corner, thence east Sc
poles to a stake, thence north 80
poles to a stake, thence west 36
poles to a stake, thence south 25
poles to a stake, thence south 20
pCles to the beginning, the same
being so acres OF land more or
less, granted to David E. Hor.
ton by grant 45S, book 159.
page $50 of the Registery in the
Secretary of States office, to
which reference is hereby made.
EIGHTH TRACT: On Jesse's
fork of Buffalo creek. adjoining
Stuart's land, beginning at a
poplar tree at the mahogany
pond of said fork, running west
| 70 poles to O astake, thence South
10 poles to a stake, thence west
70 poles to a stake, themes North
30 poles to q stake, thence east
70 poles to a stake near Lyn
Bridge, thence north % poles to
a stake, thence east 40 poles to q
stake, thence south 81 poles to q
stake, thence east 80 poles to q
stake, thence south to the begin
nlng, being % acres ofland more
or less, granted to David E. Ho1
ton by grant 157, page l2O o
the Registery of the Secretary o.
States office, to which references
is hereby made
NINTH TRACT: On the south
side Of Dugger's Knob, on Trip
lett's branch OF Buffalo Creek, be
ginning at a pine, chestnut ant
chestnut oak on the ridge be-
tween said branch and Joe's Forl
running north 20 poles to ,
chestnut and locust, thence cas-
Is poles, thence north 40 poles
then, g east 65 poles, thence Soutl
10 poles, thence east 65 poles
south 40 poles, thence west 81
: poles, thence north so poles II
the beginning the rame being 81
acres more or less, granted t.
David Z. Horton by grant AZ
Book 155, page 20; of the Regis
terry OF the Secretary OF State
office, to which reference is here
by made.
TENTH TRACT: Near t b
| Falls of Jacob Fork on Buffal
! creek, beginning at a sourwoo
, on the east side of Horton'scIee
, at the root OF Il fallen pine, tn
beginning corner of his so acr
} tract, running west with his lin
} 1926 poles to a large bunch Q
8 laurels, his corner, thence mort
8 8 poles to q stake, thence eas
5 13l poles to a stake, thence sout
8 60 poles to a stake, thence 9
b poles to a stake, thencenorth 2
Q poles to his old llne, thence eas
h with said line 35 poles to stak
g thence north with said line 6