Albemarle-Buckingham-Appomattox County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Helm, Moses - Fauquier, Francis July 15, 1760 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary Helm ghelm2004@yahoo.com June 22, 2008, 12:05 pm Albemarle County, Fishpond Creek Written: July 15, 1760 Moses Helm 300 Acres George the Second: To all: Know ye that for divers good Causes and considerations but more Especially for and in consideration fo the sum of thirty shilling of good and lawful money for our use paid to our receiver general of our revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia we have given granted and confirmed and by these prevents for us our heirs and successors do give grant and confirm unto Moses Helm one certain tract or parcel of land containing three hundred acres lying and being in the county of Albermarle on both sides of Fish Pond Creek a branch of Appomatox River and bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning at a Spanish Oak standing near Fishpond Creek on the west side and running thence new lines south thirty five degrees west three hundred vialy for poles to a pine south thirty five degrees east one hundred forty two poles crossing the county road to a pine north sialy for degrees east one hundred seveny six poles crossing a branch several times and Fishpond Creek to pointers near the road thense north sixteen degrees west one hundred and four poles crossing the road to pointers thence north two hundred thirty four poles crossing the creek several times to the first station, with all to have hold to be held yielding and paying provided in witness. Witness our trusty and welbeloved Francis Fauquier Esquire our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williansburgh under the seal of our said colony the fifteenth day of July One thousand seven hundred and sixty in the thirty fourth year of our reign. Fran Fauquier Additional Comments: The Library of Virginia Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants Northern Neck Grants and Surveys page 369, 15 July 1760 Albemarle County, 300 acres on both sides of Fish Pond Creek a branch of Appomattox River; Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p 639 (Reel 33-34) Currently located in Buckingham-Appomattox State Forest near Holiday Lake State Park File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/albemarle/deeds/fauquier75gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb