Rockingham County, NC - James Hays Land Grant, 1795

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Hays, James Grant 100 acres
Rockingham County Courthouse
Office of Register of Deeds
Book D; Page 259 
Entry # R - 114

State of North Carolina   No. 207
To all whome these presents shall Come Greeting
Know Ye That We for and in consideration of the Sum of Thirty  
Shillings for every hundred acres of land hereby Granted, paid in to 
our Treasury by James Hays have given and granted and by these presents 
do Give & Grant unto the said James Hays a tract of land Containing One 
Hundred acres lying & being in the County of Rockingham on the waters 
of the Brushey fork of Jacobs Creek Beginning at a Spanish Oak in 
Alexander Martins Esq s line, hence west Sixty four poles to a post Oak 
in John D Carness line, then North along his line thirty eight poles to 
a black Oak his corner then West along another of his lines forty four 
poles to a post Oak then North One hundred & twenty Six poles to a 
White Oak on the Side of a hill near a branch of the brushey fork of 
Jacobs Creek, then East One hundred and eight poles crossing a branch 
to a grub, then South along his own line and Alexander Martins line 
again to the first Station as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear. 
Together with all woods, waters, mines, minerals, hereditaments & 
appurtenances to the said land belonging or Appertaining To Hold to the 
said James Hays his heirs and Assigns forever. Yielding and paying to 
us Such Sums of money Yearly or otherwise as our General Assembly from 
time to time direct. Provided always that the said James Hays Shall 
cover this grant to be registered in the Register's office of our said 
county of Rockingham within the time limited by Law, otherwise the Same 
Shall be void and of No Effect.
In Testimony whereof we have caused these our lettter to be made patent 
and our great Seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness Richard Dobbs 
Spaight Esquire, our Governor, Capt General and  Commander in Chief a 
Raughleigh the 16th day of July in the 20th year of our Independence 
and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety five
                                   Richd Dobbs Spaight
By Command
J Glasgow Secretary

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