Amelia-Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Ellis, John - George, King September 22, 1739
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Written: September 22, 1739

John Ellis
Amelia County, VA, 400 Acres, Land Grant, 22 September 1739

George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King 
Defender of the Faith &c. To all whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know 
Ye that for divers good causes and consideration but more especially for and in 
consideration of the sum of Forty Shillings 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 presents 
for us our Heirs and Successors do give grant and confirm unto John Ellis one 
certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Four hundred acres lying and being 
in the County of Amelia on the South side of Little Nottoway River joining John 
Nances and Douglas Irby’s lines and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at 
Nances corner Hiccory on the River thence along his line West twenty one 
degrees South one hundred and twenty eight poles to his corner red Oak Thence 
North West one hundred and ten Poles to his corner small white oak on Peter’s 
Creek thence South three hundred and four Poles to a corner Pine Thence South 
East one hundred and twenty three Poles to a corner Butterwood on the long 
branch Thence down the branch as it Meander to Irby’s corner Thence North 
twenty eight Degrees East one hundred & sixteen Poles along Irby’s line to his 
corner large white oak at the head of a small branch Thence down the branch as 
it Meanders to the River – Thence up the River as it Meanders to the beginning 
With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Low grounds Meadows Feedings and his 
due share of all Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered as not discovered 
within the boundaries aforesaid and being part of the said Quantity of four 
hundred Acres of Land and the Rivers Waters and Water Courses therein contained 
together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other 
Profits Commodities and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any part 
thereof belonging or in any wise Appertaining to have hold Possess and Enjoy 
the said Tract or Parcel of Land and all other the before Granted Premises and 
every part thereof with their and every of their Appurts. Unto the said John 
Ellis and to his Heirs and Assigns forever To the only use and behoof of him 
the said John Ellis his Heirs and Assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs 
and Successors as of our Manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free 
and common Toccage and not in Capite or by Knight Service Yielding & Paying 
unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres of Land and so 
proportionately for a lesser or greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent 
of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch 
Angel and also cultivating and Improving three Acres part of every fifty of the 
tract abovementioned within three years after the date of these Presents 
Provided always that if three years of the said Fee Rent shall at any time be 
inb arrears unpaid or if the said John Ellis his Heirs or Assigns do not within 
the space of three years next coming after the date of these Present Cultivate 
& Improve three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract above mentioned Then the 
Estate hereby granted shall Cease and be Utterly Determined and thereafter it 
shall void may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Succesors to Grant the 
same Lands &c. Premises with the Appurts. Unto such other Person or Person as 
we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit.   In Witness whereof we have 
caused these our Letter Patent to be made Witness our Trust and Well beloved 
William Gooch Esq. our Lieutenant Governor and Commander inj Chief of our said 
Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh.  Under the Seal of our said Colony the 
twenty second Day of September one thousand seven hundred and thirty nine.  In 
the thirteenth year of our reign.

Examr.
William Gooch 

VA Land Office Patents No. 18 , 1738-1739, p.  468 , Reel  16        
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