Rockingham County, NC - James Hays Jr. Land Grant, 1795

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Rockingham County Courthouse
Office of Register of Deeds
Book D; Page 259

Hays, James Junr   Grant 150 Acres
State of North Carolina No. 232
To all whom 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 into our 
Treasury by James Hays Junr have given and granted and by these 
presents do give & grant unto the said James Hays Junr  a tract of land 
containing One Hundred & fifty acres  lying & being in the County of 
Rockingham on the waters of Jacobs creek Beginning at a black Jack John 
D Carners corner then West thirty five poles to a post Oak Saplin in 
Jacob Whitworth's, thence North along his line crossing the Meadow 
branch of Jacobs Creek eighty eight poles to his corner The same course 
continued in all two hundred & thirty Seven poles to a white oak then 
East along along (sic) Pleasant Hendersons line Crossing one branch one 
hundred & fifty eight poles to a black Oak standing on a Steep Hill 
near the branch, then South crossing it again and along James Hays Senr 
line one hundred thrity four poles to a post Oak (?) corner, then West 
along John D. Carners line One hundred & twenty three poles to his 
corner black Oak, then along his line South to the first Station as by 
the plat here unto annexed doth Appear. Together with all woods, 
waters, mines, minerals hereditaments and appurtenances to the said 
land belonging or appertaining To Hold to the said James Hays Junr  his 
Heirs & assigns forever. Yielding and paying to us Such Sums of money 
yearly, or otherwise, as our General Assembly from time to time may 
direct. Provided always That the said James Hayes Junr  Shall cause 
this grant to be Registered in the Registers Office of our said County 
of Rockingham within the time limited by Law, otherwise the Same Shall 
be void & of No Effect. In Testimony whereof we have Caused these our 
letters to be made patent & our Great Seal to be here unto Affixed 
Witness Richard Dobbs Spaight Esquire our Governor Capt Genl & 
Commander in Chief at Raleigh the 16th day of July in the 20th year of 
our Independence in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred & 
Ninety five
B y Command
J Glasgow Secretary                        Richd  Dobbs Spaight

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