Amelia County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Ellis, John  - Grant, Land  September 4, 1735
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Written: September 4, 1735

John Ellis, Jr.
Amelia Co., VA, Land Grant, Pat. No. 16, 166 Acres, Upper Side of Flatt Creek
4 Sep 1735

George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King 
Defender of the Faith.  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 Seventy 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 Jr. 
one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing one hundred and sixty six acres 
lying and being in the County of Amelia on the uppor side of Flat Creek and 
bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at a Forked White Walnut on the Brink 
of the North Fork of the said fork Thence North five degrees West one hundred 
and six poles to a corner White Oak Thence East forty degrees North one hundred 
and seventy five Poles to a corner Hickory thence East forty and a half degrees 
South Thirty nine and a half pole to a White Walnut upon the Brink of Flatt 
Creek Thence up the same as it meanders to the mouth of the North Fork thereof 
and thence up the same as it meanders to the beginning with all woods 
underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his due share of all 
Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered as not discovered within the bounds 
aforesaid and being part of the said Quantity of One hundred & sixty six 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 Appurtenances 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 Knights Service Yielding and Paying 
unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres of Land and so 
proportionably 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 
in arrears and 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 Presents 
Cultivate & Improve three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract abovementioned 
Then the Estate hereby granted shall Cease and be Utterly Determined and 
thereafter it shall and may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to 
Grant the same Lands and Premises with the Appurtenances Unto such other Person 
or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit.   In Witness whereof 
we have caused these our Letters Patent to be made Witness our Trusty and Well 
beloved William Gooch Esq. our Lieutenant Gov. and Commander in Chief of our 
said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh Under the Seal of our said Colony the 
Fourth Day of September one thousand seven hundred and thirty five in the ninth 
year of our reign.

Examr.
William Gooch 

VA Land Office Patents No. 16, 1735, p.  218-219 , Reel 14      
  
Transcribed by Bob & Linda Ellis, Duluth, GA, 29 Jan 2007 


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