Perquimans County, NC - Thomas Blitchenden Land Grant, 1725

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Perquimans County Deed Book B, #196
His Excellency John Lord Carteret palatine and the rest of the true and 
absolute Lord proprietors of Carolina  To all to whom these presents shall 
come greeting in our Lord God everlasting Know ye that we the said Lords 
and absolute proprietors according to our Great Deed of Grant bearing date 
the first day of May Anno Dom. 1668 given to our County of Albermarle under 
our hands and Great Seal of our said province Do hereby give & grant unto 
Thomas Blitchenden of our said County a tract of Land containing Two hundred 
acres lying in Perquimans Precinct beginning at a Pine in Thomas Lilly’s 
line then along Thomas Blitchendens line to Black Oak Timothy Tayler corner 
then along his line to a pine William Brins corner then along along his line 
to a Black Thomas Lilly’s line thence along his line to the first station 
which land was Granted by Patent bearing date the 16th Day of August Anno 
Dom 1716 to Benjamin William and by him elapsed for want of tree seating and 
planting as the Law directs and is now become due to the said by virtue of an 
order of Council dated August the 10th 1720  To have and to hold the said 
Land with all rights and priviledges of Hunting Hawking fishing and fowling 
with all woods waters and rivers with all profits commodities & Hereditaments 
to the same belonging or appertaining Except one half of all gold and Silver 
Mines unto him the sd. Thomas Blitchenden his Heirs and assigns forever in as 
large & ample to all intents and purposes as by the sd. Deed is granted or 
intended yielding and paying unto us over Heirs & Successors yearly every 
twenty ninth day of September the fee rent of One Shilling for every fifty 
Acres hereby Granted to be holdon of us our Heirs and successors in free and 
common Soccage provided that is the said Thomas Blitchenden his Heirs or 
assigns shall not Seat and plant or cause to be seated and planted thereon 
within three years after the sale hereof then this patent to be void otherwise 
to stand and be in full force Given under the Seal of the Colony this 16th Day 
of December Anno Dom. 1720  Witness our trusty and well beloved Charles Eden 
Esq. Gover r. and the rest of our trusty and well beloved Councellors who have 
hereunto set their hands –
Record in Secretary’s Office                     C. Eden
     J Lovick                                    Fredk Long
                                                 Tho. Pollock
                                                 Richd. Sanderson
                                                 J Lovick         

Perquimans County Deed Book B, #197

Know all Men by these presents that Thomas Blitchenden Do assign over all my 
right title and Intered into the within mentioned patent with warranty from 
any person or persons whatsoever unto Martin Asbill him his Heirs and assigns 
for ever as witness my hand this fourteenth day of April Anno Dom. 1725
Witness hereunto                                  
   Thomas Blitchenden
   James  I [MARK] Smith

Perquimans   this assignment and patent was acknowledged in open court on the 
14th day of July 1725
Test  Ricd. Leary Clk

Registered May the 12th 1725    John Stepney Registrar

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