Jacob ROBINSON land grants, 1800 and 1803, Stokes County NC

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Grant #607 dated 12-10-1800 and Grant #777 dated 12-20-1803.

Jacob ROBINSON Land Grant -- deed transcription by Jan Lawson.

North Carolina Land Grant No. 607.   To all to whom these presents shall 
come, Greetings.  Know ye that We for and in consideration of the sum of 
Thirty Shillings for every hundred acres hereby Granted paid 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 
fifty acres, lying & being in the County of Stokes, on the Waters of Muddy 
Creek. Beginning by Benjamin JONES' and sold to the said JACOB ROBINSON 
bounded as follows.  Beginning at a White Oak, an Old Corner, Running South 
on THOMASON's line one hundred & fourteen poles to a black oak, East sixty 
nine poles to a stake, North one hundred and twenty four poles to a stake, 
thence a straight course to the beginning. January 21st 1792 is the date of 
the Entry as by the plat hereunto affixed doth appear together with all 
Woods, Waters, Mines, Minerals, hereditaments & appurtenances to the said 
Land belonging or appertaining.  To hold to the said Jacob ROBINSON 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 
decide.  Provided always that the said Grantee shall cause this Grant to be 
Registered in the Registers Office of our said County of Stokes within 
twelve months from the date 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, B. 
WILLIAMS, Esq., our Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at 
Raleigh the 10th day of Dec. in the 25th year of our Independence and in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred.  By Command W. M WHITE, 
Sec.  Signed:  B. WILLIAMS.

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Jacob ROBINSON Land Grant - transcribed by Jan Lawson.

North Carolina Land Grant No. 777.  To all to whom these presents shall 
come, Greetings.  Know ye that We for and in consideration of the sum of 
Fifty Shillings for every hundred acres hereby Granted paid 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 
fifteen acres, lying & being in the County of Stokes, on the Waters of 
Muddy Creek. Beginning at a black oak near a Road his South West Corner of 
a Fifty acre survey, and Runs South on THOMASON's line ten chains to a 
black oak HALEY's former corner, thence North eighty degrees East on said 
line thirty three chains crossing the Meadow branch to a post oak, thence 
West on HARROLD's line and said ROBINSON's line to the beginning.  Entered 
the 15th day of January 1803, as by the plat hereunto Annexed doth appear 
together with woods, 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 decide.  Provided always that the said Grantee shall cause this 
Grant to be Registered in the Registers Office of our said County of Stokes 
within twelve months from the date 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, James TURNER, Esq., our Governor Captain General and 
Commander in Chief at Raleigh the 20th day of Dec. in the 28th year of our 
Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
three.  By Command W. M WHITE, Sec.  Signed:  James TURNER.

Jan Lawson