Person:Peter Ussery (1)

Land Records

Acquisition of Land:

• Deed Book B pg 188 Richmond Co. NC dated March 5 1787,This indenture made this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord 1787 between William Ussery and Sarah his wife of Richmond County and state of North Carolina planters and Peter Ussery of the county and state aforesaid planter of the other part witnesseth that the beforesaid William Ussery and Sarah his wife for and in consideration of two hundred pounds specie to him in hand paid him by the said Peter Ussery the Reseptes payment whereof is hereby fully acknowledged hath granted bargained Sold assigned enfeoff conveyed and confirmed unto the said PETER USSERY his HARES or assignees forever two certaine tractes as perseles of land situated lying and being in the county of Richmond and State aforsaid on the Eastern side of Little River and on the south side of Cheeks Creek. THE FIRST IS A TRACT OF LAND [pat. # 47] that was granted unto William Ussery, Sen. by his majesty's latter paton baring [sic, s/b bearing] date May 4, 1769. and since has fell to the said WILLIAM USSERY as heir at law and begining at a hickray and runs thence south 22 chains 36 links thence Et 44 chains and 73 links thence N 22 chains and 36 links thence W 44 chains and 73 links to the Beginning for one hundred acours of land. THE SECOND TRACT [pat. # 2576] WAS GRANTED TO WILLIAM USSERY desct by his Majesteys later pattion baring date sence the above date and absended to the said WILLIAM USSERY as heir at law beginning on Charles Robertsons second corner and turns thence south 22 chains and ? (could be 91) links thence No 84 Et 74 chains and 10 links thence No 40 Wt 27 chains and 65 links thence south 84 Wt 56 chains and 52 links to the beginning containing 150 acours situated laying and being as aforsaid to have and to hold the Sd two tracts of land together with those appertenances with those improvements to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Peter Ussery his heirs and sighnes for ever and the said WILLIAM USSERY and SARAH his wife for themselves their Heirs Executors and administrators Doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said PETER USSERY his heirs and assignees shall and may forever hereafter have hold possession and Reasonably Enjoy the aforesaid granted land and premises without threat of Molestation any person or persons whatsoever and the said WILLIAM USSERY and SARAH his wife doath heare by oblige themselves their Hares [sic, s/b Heirs] Executors administratours to warant and four ever defend these lands and premises unto him the sd PETER USSERY his hares and assighnes for Ever against all Lawfull claime or clames of any persones whatsoever and to be clear of all maner of incombarences in Witness whare of the sd WILLIAM USSERY and SARAY his wife has heare unto set thare hands and seles the day and yeare first above written.

(Signed) William Ussery

Sarah (her mark) Ussery

Witnesses: Sollomon X [his mark] Sproles

John Robertson

Luke X [his mark] Robinson

• Grantee Deed Book N-O page 98 Jan 5 1807 Isaac Armstrong of Richmond County to Peter USSERY of Anson county land on Brown Creek--150 acres.

(Signed) Isaac Armstrong

Test: David Rushing, Mark Rushing

[Note: Issac Armstrong was the brother-in-law of Peter Ussery, Isaac married Peter's sister Elizabeth)

Records in North Carolina

• Petition from Anson County in 1777 for dividing County. Among signers John USSERY, Thomas USSERY, Peter USSERY, and William USSERY. [In 1770 William USSERY, SR., his sons Welcome and Thomas Ussery, and his brother John Ussery, signed a petition to the Governor, Council and Assembly by Inhabitants of Anson County against the court at Salisbury, saying that they spent of necessity much gold and silver there which finds its way to Virginia and South Carolina from the Province of North Carolina; asks that a court at Campbellton be established for Anson, Orange and Cumberland Counties].

• In 1788, Welcome, Peter, David Ussery and James Ussery, as well as brother-in-law Isaac Armstrong, petitioned the General Assembly to allow part of the inhabitants of Montgomery county to be annexed by the neighboring county of Richmond. It seems that many of Montgomery's citizens were having to travel some forty miles, as well as cross the PeeDee River which was sometimes impassable, in order to travel to court. They asked that the land be annexed from Coleson's ferry landing on PeeDee river direct to the head of Drowning Creek and all that part of Montgomery County east of said line. On Nov 10, 1788 the House of Commons passed a bill allowing Richmond County to annex that portion of Montgomery. JAMES USSERY was chosen as one of the Commissioners to run the dividing line.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/30433032/person/12445528975

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

   Peter Ussery
   Birth: May 8, 1762
   Marshall County [s/b Montgomery County, North Carolina, Tennessee was not a state until the 1790's]
   Tennessee, USA
   Death: Dec. 28, 1834
   
   Monument reads Sacred to the memory of Peter Ussery who was born May 8 1762 and departed this life Dec.28 1834.
   
   Family links:
   Children:
   William Carroll Ussery (1786 - 1859)*
   John Ussery (1796 - 1865)*
   Samuel Ussery (1801 - 1877)*
   Robert Usrey (1804 - 1867)*
   Eunice Bell Ussery Houston (1813 - 1873)*
   Daniel G Ussery (1814 - 1884)*
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=US&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSsr=401&GRid=34758924&