Land Grant, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter Page 182 Entry 802 File 2709 ANDREW BAXTER 42 acres Mecklenburg on the ridge between McMichael’s and McAurpins [McAlpins,McAlpines] joining between his own and Phillip Weeks’ land. Beginning at a White Oak on his own line and runs N 6 E 50 poles to a White Oak on his own line and runs N 75 W 100 poles to a White Oak; thence S 21 W 26 poles to a small hickory; thence with is own line to the beginning. Dated 4th March 1775 JOSIAH MARTIN Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Land Grant, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter No. 2709 County: Mecklenburg Name: BAXTER, ANDREW Acres: 42 Grant No. 803 Issued: 4th March 1775 Warrant: Entry No. 3 Entered: 28 February 1775 Book No. 25 Page No. 182 Location: On ridge between McMichael’s & McAurpin’s Creeks Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Land Grant, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter G. R. North Carolina No. 3 HIS EXCELLENCY JOSIAH MARTIN, ESQ; His Majesty’s Captain General, and Governor in Chief, in and over the said Province. To the SURVEYOR GENERAL, Greeting: You are forthwith to admeasure and lay out, or cause to be admeasured and laid out, unto ANDREW BAXTER a Plantation, containing fifty Acres of Land, in the county of Mecklenburg On the ridge between McMichael’s and McAlpins Creeks joining his own & Weeks’ land observing his Majesty’s instructions for running out Lands: Two just and fair plans whereof, with a proper Certificate annexed to each, you are to return into the Secretary’s Office, within Twelve Months from the Date hereof. And if the Warrantee shall not, with Eighteen Months from the Date hereof, take out a Patent for the said Lands, this Warrant, and all Proceedings thereon, shall be void, and of no Force; and the said Land shall be deemed vacant, and free to be taken up by any other Person. GIVEN at Newbern, under my Hand, the Twenty Eight day of February Annoque Domini 1775. SAMUEL STRUDWICK, Surveyor JOSIAH MARTIN ARCHIBALD NEILSON, D. Auditor Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Land Grant, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter Surveyed for ANDREW BAXTER 42 acres Mecklenburg on the ridge between McMichael’s and McAurpins [McAlpins,McAlpines] joining between his own and Phillip Weeks’ land. Beginning at a White Oak on his own line and runs N 6 E 50 poles to a White Oak on his own line and runs N 75 W 100 poles to a White Oak; thence S 21 W 26 poles to a small hickory; thence with is own line to the beginning. PETER JOHNSTON, Surveyor Chain bearers: JOHN DAVIS JOHN BAXTER Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Land Grant, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **