Amelia County, Virginia - Patent Book # 19 (partial)

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The records for this work have been submitted by Carol Pack Urban, 
E-mail address: <CarolUrban@aol.com>,  February, 1999.
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HENRY FARLEY - 318 ACRES - AMELIA CO., VA - 1740

George the second by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland,
King, Defender of the Faith; To all to whom these presents shall come:
Greetings. Know ye that for diverse good causes and considerations but more
especially for and in consideration of the sum of thirty five shillings of
good and legal 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 unto HENRY FARLEY one certain tract or parcel of land containing
three hundred and eighteen acres lying and being in the County of Amelia on
the upper side of Flatt Branch and on the corner side of Maye’s Branch
adjoining WILLIAM JACKSON’s lines and bounded as followeth, to wit: Beginning
at WILLIAM JACKSON’s upper corner white oak of his new survey on the said
branch thence along the said JACKSON lines, North 90 degrees East 145 poles to
this corner pine in his old line, thence West 40 degrees North 125 poles to
DAVID STEWART’s line, thence along the same West 7 degrees North 143 poles to
a small white oak cornered in the said line, thence South 12 degrees West 260
poles to a dutch elm on Maye’s Branch as it meanders to the beginning. With
all woods, underwoods, swamps, marshes, long grounds, meadows, fieldings and
his due revenue of all veins, mines, and quarries as well discovered as not
discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quantity of
five hundred acres of land and the rivers, waters and water causes therein
contained together with the privileges of hunting, hawking, fishing, fowling
and all other profits and commodities and hereditaments amends whatsoever to
the same or any part thereof belonging or in anywise appurtaining. To have
and to 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 with the said HENRY FARLEY and to his heirs and assignees
forever. To the only use and behoof of him the said HENRY FARLEY his heirs
and assignees forever. To be held of these heirs and successors use of our
Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and common (?) and not
in capites or Knight’s Service. Yielding and paying unto our heirs and
successors for every fifty acres of land and so proportionably for a lessor or
greator 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 thence acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned within
three years after the date of these presents provided always that if three
years of the said free rent shall at any time be in arrears and unpaid or if
the said HENRY FARLEY his heirs or assignees are not within the space of three
years next coming after the date of these presents cultivate and improve three
acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned then the estate whereby
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 commoner 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 Esquire, our Lieutenant Governor, Commander in Chief of our said Colony
and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the seal of our said Colony the twentieth
day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty. In the fourteenth year of
our reign.

William Gooch

Patent Book No. 19
1739-1741
Pages 733 - 734
Carol Pack Urban
1-26-1999