====== Memorial of William Norman, 555 Acres, Beech Hill, Colleton Co., SC, 09 May 1769 ====== ===== Text ===== [//Margin//:]\\ **William Norman**\\ 555 acres\\ Qt Rt 1/Pro ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation Money]'' [//Main text//:]\\ A Memorial exhibited by **William Norman** to be registd ''[registered]'' in the Aud ''[Auditor's]'' office SC. Of a Plantation or Tract of Land Contg ''[Containing]'' 555 acres. Situate in Colleton County in St Paul's Parish, Beech Hill bounding to the Nward ''[Northward]'' on Land of **Saml** ''[**Samuel**]'' **Hamlin**, **James Smith**, **Archer Smith**, & Land of **Daniel Blake**, to the Eward ''[Eastward]'' & Sward ''[Southward]'' on Land of the Sd ''[Said]'' **Wm Norman**, to the Wward ''[Westward]'' on land of **Susanah** ''[sic: **Susannah**]'' **Perry** & **Sarah Finley**, formerly the property of **Moses Norman**, and afterwards became vested in Captn ''[Captain]'' **John Norman**, and decended ''[sic]'' to his Two Sons **John** & **Richard Norman**. Who by [[transcriptions:land_records:leases:lease_to_william_norman_1768-09-22|Lease]] and [[transcriptions:land_records:releases:release_to_william_norman_1768-09-23|release]] bearing date respectively of 22nd & 23rd days of Septr 1768 ''[22 Sep 1768 & 23 Sep 1768]'', Conveyed the above 555 acres of land to the memorialist. Qt Rt 1/Pro. money pr hund. acres. ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation money per hundred acres.]'' In Witness whereof he hath hereunto Set his hand the 9th day of May 1769 ''[09 May 1769]''. {signed} **William Norman** Certified by Rd. L. ''[Richard Lambton]'' ===== Image ===== {{:transcriptions:land_records:memorials:st0091.s111001.memorial.vol_8.p_436.williamnorman.jpg?200|}} FIX-ME ===== Source ===== * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0091. Memorial books (Copy Series). Series S111001, Volume 8, Page 436, Item 3. {{tag>norman beech_hill colleton sc hamlin smith blake perry finley}}