Person:William Ussery (4)

Land Records

Disposition of Land:

• This indenture made this eighteenth day of June and in the year 1785 between William Ussery, planter and Sarah his wife of the county of Montgomery in the state of North Carolina of the one part and Charles Robinson of the other part witnesseth that the said William Ussery and Sarah Ussery his wife for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred pounds specie to them in hand paid by the said Charles Robinson before the......... two hundred and fifty acres of land lying and being in the county of Richmond in the state of North Carolina being part of two tracts of land granted by letters patent to William Ussery, Dec'd, the father of him the above William Ussery and descended to him as heir at law. Thefirst to be one half a two hundred acre tract on the north east of Little River on the drafts of Cheek's Creek and beginning at the south corner of the south line at a stake and white oak.....to be the one half of a tract of.......three hundred acres being in the county aforesaid......and Cheek's Creek east of Little River beginning at a pine.......Luke Robertson (Robinson) corner.....crossing the tract then north...............to the beginning for 150 acres of line crossing the tract then north...........to the beginning for 150 acres of line...

Witnesses: Peter Ussery, Thomas Ussery

(Signed): William Ussery Sarah (her mark)

• This indenture made this eighteenth day of June and in the year 1785 between William Ussery, planter and Sarah his wife of the county of Montgomery in the state of North Carolina of the one part and Charles Robinson of the other part witnesseth that the said William Ussery and Sarah Ussery his wife for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred pounds specie to them in hand paid by the said Charles Robinson before the......... two hundred and fifty acres of land lying and being in the county of Richmond in the state of North Carolina being part of two tracts of land granted by letters patent to William Ussery , Dec'd, the father of him the above William Ussery and descended to him as heir at law. The first to be one half a two hundred acre tract on the north east of Little River on the drafts of Cheek's Creek and beginning at the south corner of the south line at a stake and white oak.....to be the one half of a tract of.......three hundred acres being in the county aforesaid......and Cheek's Creek east of Little River beginning at a pine.......Luke Robertson (Robinson) corner.....crossing the tract then north...............to the beginning for 150 acres of line crossing the tract then north...........to the beginning for 150 acres of line...........

Witnesses: Peter Ussery/ Thomas Ussery

Signed: William Ussery Sarah (her mark)

• 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

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. (Note: Welcome, Peter, David and James were sons of this William Ussery, and Isaac Armstrong was his son-in-law).

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

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21066714/person/1110261242

2.   http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tsmith&id=I264630
   Notes: dates of children's births appear to be in error.