[Margin:]
James Pendarvis
75 Acres
118 1/2 Acres
100 Acres
555 Acres
848 1/2 Acres
Qt Rt 1/ Pro. [Quit Rent 1-shilling Proclamation Money]
Certified by R. L. [Richard Lambton]

[Main text:]
A memorial exhibited by James Pendarvis to be regd [registered] in Audrs. Off: S.C. [Auditor's Office South Carolina]

of a plantation or tract of land containing seventy five [75] acres (being part of a tract of three hundred [300] acres) originally granted to Moses Norman the 13th day of January 1710 [13 Jan 1710]: Butting and bounding SErd [southeastward] on Lands laid out to John Simmons (since decd. [deceased]) and on all other sides thereon vacant: situate in Colleton, St. Pauls Parish, at a place called Beach Hill.

Also, of another tract of land containing one hundred and eighteen acres and half an acre [118.5], being the moiety or one half part of a tract of two hundred and thirty seven [237] acres of land, situate in Colleton County, in St. Pauls Parish, at Beach Hill: Bounding at the time of the survey Erdly [Eastwardly] on Lands then of Moses Graves (since decd.) Srdly [Southwardly] on Land of Moses Norman, and Wrdly [Westwardly] and Nrdly [Northwardly] on Lands of Job Chamberline; and conveyed by the said Job Chamberline the 20th of May 1737 [20 May 1737] to Moses Norman, and afterwards became vested in Joseph Norman.

Also, of another tract of Land containing one hundred [100] acres situate in Colleton County, St. Pauls Parish, Beach Hill: Butting and bounding to the Wrd [Westward] on land of William Scott to the Erd & Srd [Eastward and Southward] on Land of Thomas Porter (decd.) to the Nrd [Northward] on Lands then in the possession of the said Joseph Norman, and conveyed the 13th day of March 1759 [13 Mar 1759] by John Winn to Joseph Norman.

Also, of another plantation or tract of land containing five hundred and fifty five [555] acres, siturate in Colleton County, St. Pauls Parish, Beach Hill; Butting and bounding to the Nrd on land of Saml. [Samuel] Hardin, James Smith, Archer Smith, and David Blake, to the Erd & Srd on the said William Normans land, to the Wrd [Westward] on land of Susanah [sic: Susannah] Perry and Sarah Finly [sic: Finley]: and conveyed the 22d day of Septr 1768 [22 Sep 1768] by John and Richard Norman to Wm. [William] Norman: –

all which four several tracts of 75 Acres, 118 1/2 Acres, 100 Acres and 555 Acres, making in the whole eight-hundred and forty eight acres and half an acre [848 1/2], being the property and invested in the aforsd [aforesaid] Wm. Norman, were sold and conveyed by him and Mary his wife to the memorialist, by lease and release bearing date respectively the 16th and 17th days of April 1770 [16 Apr 1770 & 17 Apr 1770].

In witness whereof he hath hereunto set his hands this 27th day of April 1770 [27 Apr 1770].

for the memorialist

{signed} Benjn [Benjamin] Roberts

  • South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0092. Memorial books (Copy Series). Series S111001, Volume 10, Page 112, Item 2.
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