Barnes Deed, 1745 - Brunswick Co. VA Library of Virginia Index Card #30 filename: 022_0104.tif/022_0105.tif Barnes, James 20 Sept 1745 Brunswick County 400a. On both sides of the second Fork of the Horse Pen Creek, Adjoining Robert Williams upper line. Patents No. 24, 1745-46, p. 93-94 (written in margin)James Barnes 400 Acres pg. 93 George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. To All to Whom these presents shall come Greeting 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 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 James Barnes one certain Tract or parcel of Land containing four hundred Acres lying and being in the County of Brunswick on both sides of the second Fork of the Horse pen Creek Joining Robert Williams upper line and bounded as followeth/to wit/ Beginning at his corner Poplar on the said Creek Thence along his line South sixteen Degrees West twenty six Poles to a spanish oak Thence off South sixty four Degrees East two hundred and eight Poles to a red oak Thence South twenty six Degrees East one hundred and seventy two Poles to a white oak Thence South seventy five Degrees East one hundred and ten Poles to a small red Oak Thence North twenty Degrees East one hundred and twenty Poles to a Pine Thence North forty four Degrees West three hundred and twenty Poles to a white oak Thence North eighty two Degrees West one hundred and eighty Poles to a red oak Thence South sixteen Degrees West seventy two Poles to a Dogwood on the Creek and Thence up as it Meanders to the beginning With all woods underwoods Swamps Marshes Longrounds Meadows Fieldings 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 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 Wife appertaining To have hold Possess and Enjoy pg. 94 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 James Barnes and to his Heirs and assigns forever To the only use and behoof of him the said James Barnes his Heirs and Assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in face and common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knight Service Yielding and paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres of Land and so propertionally 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 above mentioned 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 arrear and unpaid or if the said James Barnes his Heirs or assigns do 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 hereby Granted shall Cease and be utterly Determines 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 Welbeloved William Gooch Esq. our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh Under the Seal of our said Colony the Twentieth Day of September one thousand seven hundred and forty five In the Nineteenth Year of our Reign. William Gooch Submitted by Joy Mack **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************