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LandDeed
M1 = description of property
M2 = any other information or explanations about the transaction
M3 = where (and when) the deed was proven
Grantee1 and Grantor1 are intended for the Principal roles. The rest (lower-case
labels) are intended for non-principal (witness) roles.
Grantee1 sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:Grantee1] <and [R:cograntee]> bought [M1] <adjoining [R:adjoinee]>
<[L]> <from [R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]> <[D]>.
<[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit] and proved <by [R:prover]>
<at [M3]>.
Grantor1 sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:Grantor1] <and [R:cograntor]> sold [M1] <adjoining [R:adjoinee]>
<[L]> <to [R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]> <[D]>.
<[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit] and proved <by [R:prover]>
<at [M3]>.
cograntee sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:cograntee] was a cograntee with [R:Grantee1] in the purchase of
[M1] <adjoining [R:adjoinee]> <[L]> <from [R:Grantor1]>
<and [R:cograntor]> <[D]>. <[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit]
and proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>. <[M0]>
cograntor sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:cograntor] was a cograntor with [R:Grantor1] in the sale of [M1]
<adjoining [R:adjoinee]> <[L]> <to [R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]>
<[D]>. <[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit] and proved <by [R:prover]>
<at [M3]>. <[M0]>
adjoinee sentence:
:CR:][:TAB:][R:adjoinee] is named as a neighbor whose land adjoined [M1]
<[L]> that was being sold <by [R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]>
to <[R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]> <[D]>. <[M2].> The
deed was witnessed by [R:wit] and proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>.
<[M0]>.
neighbor sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:neighbor] is named as a neighbor whose land adjoined [M1]
<[L]> that was being sold <by [R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]>
to <[R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]> <[D]>. <[M2].> The
deed was witnessed by [R:wit] and proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>.
<[M0]>.
Note: neighbor is identical to adjoinee. There are occasions when it may be
desirable to distinguish two different groups of neighbors.
wit sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:wit] witnessed a deed conveying [M1] <[L]> <from
[R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]> to [R:Grantee1] <and [R:cograntee]>
<[D]>. <The land adjoined that of [R:adjoinee].> <[M2].> The
deed was proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>. <[M0]>.
prover sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:prover] proved a deed conveying [M1] <[L]> <from
[R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]> to [R:Grantee1] <and [R:cograntee]>
<[D]>. <The land adjoined that of [R:adjoinee].> <[M2].> The
deed was witnessed by [R:wit] <and proved at [M3]>. <[M0]>.
prevowner sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:prevowner] is mentioned as a previous owner of [M1] <[L]>
that was being conveyed <by [R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]> to
<[R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]> <[D]>. <The land
adjoined that of [R:adjoinee].> <[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit]
and proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>. <[M0]>.
I make frequent use of the prevowner role. Reference to [R:prevowner]
(or any other role) can be made in the memo [M2] without having to edit the
sentences.
For example, with the following memo
100 acres on Hunting Creek||The cost was 200 dollars. It was part of a
conveyance from [R:prevowner] to this Grantor recorded in Deed Book 15: page
349||the May Session of Court 1817
The output, say, for the adjoinee (neighbor) might be
Benjamin Bean is named as a neighbor whose land adjoined 100 acres on Hunting
Creek in Rowan County, North Carolina, that was being sold by Francis Neely to
George Emerson on 19 Oct 1814. The cost was 200 dollars. It was part of a
conveyance from Samuel Neely to this Grantor recorded in Deed Book 15: page 349.
The deed was witnessed by Samuel Gray and Samuel Van Etton and proved by Samuel
Van Etton at the May Session of Court 1817.
mentioned sentence:
[:CR:][:TAB:][R:mentioned] is mentioned in connection with [M1] <[L]> that
was being conveyed <by [R:Grantor1]> <and [R:cograntor]> to
<[R:Grantee1]> <and [R:cograntee]> <[D]>. <The land
adjoined that of [R:adjoinee].> <[M2].> The deed was witnessed by [R:wit]
and proved <by [R:prover]> <at [M3]>. <[M0]>.
