Brunswick County, VA - Land Patent, Charles Fisher, 1737 File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Chrys Fisher ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Charles Fisher Patent 17-1249 acres 3 October 1737 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 divers good causes and consideration but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of six pounds, five shillings of good and lawful money for our uses 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 survivors, do give, grant and confirm unto Charles Fisher of Prince George County one certain tract or parcel of land containing twelve hundred and forty nine acres lying and being in the county of Brunswick between Sturgeon River and Waqua and bounded as follewth, to wit: Beginning on Drury Stithe's lower corner shrub white oak, thence North seventy degrees East, one hundred poles to a red oak, thence North eight degrees East, three hundred and twenty four poles to a black oak, thence North forty four degrees West, one hundred and seventy six poles to a stooping white oak, thence North eighty seven degrees West, forty four poles to a shrub white oak, thence North sixty four degrees West, fifty five poles to the road, thence up the road as it meanders one hundred and six poles to Hudson's Corner Spanish Oak, thence along his line South thirty nine degrees West, two hundred and twenty four poles to his Corner red oak, thence along his line North thirty five degrees West, one hundred poles to his corner shrub white oak, thence along his lines North twenty one degrees East, thirty eight poles to Tabb's Corner shrub white oak, thence along Tabb's line South seventy eight degrees West, three hundred and seventy one poles to Edward's line, thence along his line South six degrees East, one hundred and sixty poles to Embry's Corner red oak, thence along his line South eighty degrees East, two hundred and forty poles to Drury Stithe's line, thence along his line North fifty two degrees East, seventy four poles to his Corner Spanish Oak, thence along his line South sixty five degrees East, fifty two poles to the Road, thence along the Road North thirty three degrees East, sixty eight poles to a corner, thence South sixty five degrees East, ninety two poles to a black oak on Rayburn's Branch and thence South forty seven degrees East, one hundred and ninety six poles to the beginning.. [End of property description and Meets and Bounds] Generic Language: With all woods, underwoods, swamps, marshes, longwood meadows, feedings and due share of all veins mined and quarries as well discovered as not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quantity of twelve hundred and forty nine acres of land and the rivers, waters and water couriers there in 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 prosper 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 appertant unto there said Charles Fisher and to his heirs and assigns forever, to the only uses and behalf of him, the said Charles Fisher, his heirs and assigns forever, To be held of us, our heirs and survivors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent on free and common acreage and not in captive or by Knights Service, yielding and paying unto us, our heirs and survivors for every fifty acres of land and so proportionately 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 of 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 Charles Fisher, 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 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 appertants 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 Treaty and well beloved 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 third day of October, one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven, in the eleventh year of our reign. William Gooch