BERTIE COUNTY   Deeds   Land Grant to WEST, Robert - 1729
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Bertie Co Deeds   C349

Lords Proprietor to Major Robert WEST    1729/30

His Excellency the Right Honorable John Lord Carteret Pallatines and the rest of  
the true and absolute Lords proprietors of Carolina. To all to whom these presents 
slall or may come, Greetings in our Lord God Everlasting  know ye tht we the siad 
Lords and absolute propriators according to our great deed of grand bearing date 
the first day of May Anno. Domni 1668 given our County of Albemarle under our 
lands and freat seal of our province doe hereby give and grant unto Major Robert 
WEST a tract of land containing ___ ___ forty acres lying in the precinct of 
Chowan on the west side shore of Chowan River, begining at a pine in the Widow 
Barne line, then West four hundred and seventy pol to a pine then North two 
hundred and fory pole to a pine, then East four hundred & twenty pole to a pine in 
Edward BRYANS line then along his line and the Widow BARNES line to the first 
STATION being due for the Importation of one person for every fifty acres as 
appears upon record under this patent. To Have and to Hold the said land with all 
rights and previledges of hunting, bowling?, fishing and fowling,with all wood 
waters and rivers, with all profits, comoditioes and here do ____? to the same 
belonging or apperaining except one half of all gold and silver mines unto him the 
said Robert WEST his heirs and assigns for ever in as large and ample a manner to 
all intents and purposes as by the said deed is granted or intended excelling? and 
___ unto us our heirs and successors yearly? twenty ninth day of September the fee 
Rent of one Shilling for every fifty acres here by granted to be held of us our 
heirs & successors in free and common soccate? Provideed that if the said Robert 
WEST, his heirs or assigns shall not seat and plant or cause to be seated and 
planted thereon within three years after the date hereof, then this patent to be 
void or otherwise to stand? and be in full force Given under the seal of the 
Colony this twentieth day of JulyAmo Dom 1717. Witness our trusty and well beloved 
the Honorable Charles Eden Esqr Governor Capt General and Adm of our province of 
North Carolina & the rest of our trusty and well beloved councellors who have 
hereunto set there hand.

Recorded in the Test office     Tho A Pollack  Francis Forster     Charles Eden
                                             N. Chevin  Tho Knight
July 21st 1717    P Knight Secry
I the subscriber make over all my right  and title to the within mentioned tract 
of land unto David treese? his heirs and assigns as witness my land this 3 day of Jan 1729/30.
                                  Robert West

The name WEST was on the will of John MACLAND VA 1704.

As mentioned above this tract of land was adj to Edward BRYAN on west side of Chowan River.

And also the "first STATION" is mentioned again.

I am not clear as to the meaning of the last statement by Robert WEST regarding David treese.



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