Brunswick County, VA - Land Patent, Charles Fisher, 1738 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 No. 18-300 acres 16 June 1738 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 consideration but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of thirty 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 by these presents for us, our heirs and survivors do give, grant, award and confirm unto Charles Fisher, Gent, one certain tract or parcel of land containing three hundred acres lying and being in the County of Brunswick on the South Side of Nottoway River and on both sides of Dry Creek and bounded as followeth, to wit: Beginning at a Sugar Tree on the said river, thence North sixty two degrees West, ninety six poles to a Hickory, thence South forty three degrees West, one hundred poles to an Ash on Dry Creek, thence up the said creek as it meanders to the mouth of a great branch, thence up the said branch as it meanders to an ash on the same, thence South thirty six poles to a small red oak, thence South fifty four degrees West, twenty eight poles to a black walnut on Dry Creek, thence up the said Creek as it meanders to a beech on the same, thence South sixty five degree East, sixty eight poles to a great red oak, thence North sixty six degrees East, one hundred sixty poles to a great hickory, thence South sixty three degree East, ninety poles to a great hickory, thence South twenty degrees East, seventy six poles to a white oak, thence South sixty three degrees East, forty two poles to a great poplar on the Rockey Branch, thence down the said Branch as it meanders to the mouth at Nottoway River and thence up the said river as it meanders to the beginning.. [End of property description and location.] 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 sixteenth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight, in the twelfth year of our reign. William Gooch