Jacob ROBINSON land grant, 1798, Stokes County NC

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Jacob ROBINSON Land Grant - transcription by Jan Lawson.  

No. 451.  North 
Carolina.  To all to whom these presents shall come, Greetings.  Know ye 
that We for and in consideration of the sum of Ten pounds  for every 
hundred acres hereby Granted said into our Treasury by Jacob ROBINSON Have 
Given and Granted and by these presents do Give and Grant unto the said 
Jacob ROBINSON a tract of land  Containing Four hundred acres, lying & 
being in the County of Stokes, on the Waters of Blewers & Muddy Creek 
Beginning at pointers, Sowel FRASER's line & corner & runs North on his 
line two hundred poles to his other corner, a stake, East on FRASER's line 
twenty five poles to a post oak, North eighteen poles to a black oak in 
NICHOLSON's line, West twenty three and a half poles to NICHOLSON's corner, 
a stump, North 30 Deg. West on NICHOLSON's line two hundred and nineteen 
poles to his Corner, a black oak, West twenty Deg. South one hundred and 
forty four poles to a black oak, North  20 Deg. West nineteen poles to a 
black oak on THOMASON's corner, West on his line sixty four poles to a post 
oak, South one hundred and twenty four poles to a black jack, East seventy 
two poles to a White Oak Sapling, East 10 Deg. North seventy poles to a 
stake, South one hundred twenty four poles to a stake, East fifty eight 
poles to a post oak, East thirty six poles, HAYLEY's former corner, South 
23 Deg. East on HAYLEY's line one hundred and seventy poles to a post Oak, 
East thirty six poles to the first station Entered the 14th day of July 
1787 as by the plat hereunto affixed doth appear.  Together with all Wood & 
Waters , Mines, Minerals, Hereditaments and appurtenances to the said land 
Belonging or appertaining: To hold to the said Jacob ROBINSON 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 may Direct, provided 
always that the said Grantee shall cause this Grant to be Registered in the 
Register's Office of our said County of Stokes within twelve months from 
the sale hereof, otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect.  In 
Testimony whereof we have Granted these our Letters to be made patent, and 
our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed.  Witnesseth Samuel ASHE, Esq., our 
Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Raleigh the 26th day of 
October in the 23rd year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord 
one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.  By Command W. M WHITE, 
Sec.  Signed:  Samuel ASHE.  *Note:  Land grant dated after July 4 which 
would indicate 23rd year of Independence (jl).