Barnes Deed, 1746 - Brunswick Co. VA Library of Virginia Index Card #32 filenames: 026_0042.tif/026_0043.tif Barnes, James 12 Jan 1746 Brunswick County 400a. On the West side of Bluestone Creek. Patents No. 28, 1746-49, p. 28-29 pg.28 (written in margin) James Barnes 400 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 of Domonion of Virginia We have Given Granted and confirmed and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Succssors 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 the West side of Bluestone Creek and bounded as pg. 29 followeth to wit Beginning at Robertsons Corner white Oak in the Creek thence a long his line North sixty two Degrees West one hundred and twenty Poles to his Corner white Oak thence off North seventeen Degrees East one hundred and forty Poles to a Maple thence North fifty one Degrees East two hundred and two poles to a white oak thence South thirty one degrees East forty Poles to a red Oak on Bluestone Creek aforesaid thence down the said Creek as it Meanders to the Beginning With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Longrounds 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 four hundred Acres of Land and the Rivers Waters and Water Courses as therein contained together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all others Profits Commodities and Hereditaments whatsoever tot he 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 to 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 as our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage 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 proportainably for lesser or Greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the ArchAngel 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 anytime be in Arrear and unpaid or of 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 abovementioned then the Estate hereby granted shall come and be utterly determined and thereafter it Shall and may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successor to grant the same Lands and Premises with the Appurtenances unto such other Person or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think of it In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters Patent to be made Witness our trusty and Welbeloved Sir William Gooch Baronet our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburg under the Seal of our said Colony the twelfth day of January one Thousand seven hundred and forty six In the twentieth year of our Reign. William Gooch. (written in margin at the last line) Ex.d 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. ****************************************************************