Bertie COUNTY NC James Bryan Patent Land File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ken Lindsay kenlind@evansville.net http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Land - James Bryan Patent 16 April 1683 (Digital File 007_0255) To all Whereas Now know ye all, I the sad Thomas, Lord Culpepper Do with the consent of the Council aforesaid accordingly Give and Grant unto James BRYAN three hundred and fifteen acres of land situated Kingsale Swamp and the main Blackwater in the Isle of Wight County beginning at a pine, William MAYO'S corner, and in Richard BOOTH'S line, thence by MAYO'S south fifty five Degrees West one hundred ninety four Poles to a Hickory in Hodges COUNCIL'S line, thence by COUNCIL North seven Degrees West ninety two Pole to a Pine a corner tree twixt him and Bridgman JOYNER, thence by JOYNER'S North fifteen Degrees East three hundred and ten Poles to a Pine, thence South fifty seven degrees East one hundred and twenty Poles to a Pine in a Meadow, Thence East sixty Poles to a Red Oak, Richard BOOTH'S corner Tree and so by BOOTH South twenty Degrees East sixty four Poles to the first Station. The said land being by and for the transportation of seven persons into this Colony wherefore Names are mentioned in the Records under this Patent. To have and to hold, or to be held, on Yielding and Paying Provided Dated the Sixteenth Day of April one thousand six hundred Eighty Three. John CUSTIS, Ellen BRISBON, James WILSON, James GRANDEE, Wm. MASON, Tho. WATAM, Sarah BRIGGS. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============