LAND PATENTS: George Pollard, 1737: Amelia County Virginia

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LAND PATENT DATED JULY 9, 1737 FOR GEORGE POLLARD OF AMELIA COUNTY VIRGINIA


GEORGE  the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland _______Defender 
of the Faith  To all to whom these Presents shall come Greetings  Know ye that for divers 
good causes and considerations 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 
Province in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia.  We have Given, Granted and Confirmed 
and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Sucessors do give grant and confirm unto George 
Pollard one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Three Hundred and Ninety Three Acres 
lying and being in the County of Amelia adjoining John Radford, John Harris and Joel Meadows 
lines on the lower side of Sandy Creek and bounded as followeth-to wit---BEGINNING in the 
lower line of the said Radford's old Land (line?) where his new Land (line?) adjoins the 
same  Four Poles from his corner sycamore Thence along Radford's old Lines South thirty 
one Degrees East twenty-two Poles Thence South eighteen degrees West twenty-two Poles  
Then South ten degrees East one hundred and forty five Poles to a large corner white oak 
on the Brink of Sandy Creek  Thence East three and one half Degrees North forty Poles  
Thence East one hundred and seventy two Poles to a corner on Joel Meadows Line   Thence 
North ten degrees East two hundred and forty Poles to a corner pine  Thence West thirty 
nine degrees North one hundred and sixty two Poles to John Radford's corner of his new 
Land  Thence South thirty two degrees West one hundred and seventy eight Poles to a corner 
and Thence West sixty six Poles 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 or not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part 
of the said quantity of three hundred and ninety three acres of land and the Rivers, 
Waters and Water courses therein contained together with the privileges of Hunting, 
Hawking, Fishing and all other Profits Commodities and Necesitaments 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 this and every of their Appurts (?) unto the said George 
Pollard and his Heirs and Assigns forever; To the only Use and Behoof of his the said 
George Pollard 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 ________and 
not in _________or by Knight Service   Yielding and paying unto us our Heirs and Successors 
for every fifty acres of Land and so proportionally 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 unproving those 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 every Time be in arrears and unpaid or 
if the said George Pollard his Heirs or Assigns do not within the space of three years and 
coming after the Date of these Presents cultivate and 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 
unto such other Person or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit  In Witness 
whereof we have executed these our Letters Patent to be made Witness our Trusty and Well
beloved William Gooch Esq our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony 
and Dominion at Williamsburg   Under the seal of our said Colony the Ninth Day of July One 
Thousand seven hundred and thirty seven. In the Eleventh year of our Reign.

								William Gooch