Land Deed for
Benjamin Askew of Jones Co., NC

Transcribed from the Original
Located in the State Archives, Raleigh, NC
By Ben Askew ,Jr


Pursuant to warrant No.474 to me directed I have surveyed for Benjamin Askew a tract of land lying in Cypress Creek Township Jones County adjoining the lands of Cyrus Brown and Benjamin Askew’s own land Beginning at a stake in the edge of the great bay pond and runs with old patent line of the John Giles land  N53W 76 poles to a pine then North 20 poles then S76and1/2E 45 poles to brown’s line then S16 ½ E 58 poles with Benjamin Askew’s own line to the beginning containing eleven acres surveyed August the 19,1885
                                                                                           William A Jones
Chain Bearers                                                                      County Surveyor
D H Banks
J W Askew