Henrico County, Virginia - Patent Book #25


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The records for this work have been submitted by Carol Pack Urban, 
E-mail address: <CarolUrban@aol.com>,  February, 1999.
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JOSEPH FARLEY - 44 ACRES - HENRICO COUNTY, VA

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 considerations but none
especially for and in consideration of the sum of Five 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 JOSEPH FARLEY one certain tract or parcel of land containing forty four
acres lying and being in the County of Henrico and bounded as followeth to
wit. Beginning at an old white oak stump and several (?) on the south side of
Proctor’s Creek (?) on the line of John Farley south eighty eight poles to a
dead pine thence on south fifty degrees east on the said Joseph’s old line
fifty four poles to a pine sapling this land from John Nunnally thence on the
said Nunnally’s line north twenty three degrees east sixty poles to a small
branch of Proctor’s thence down the said branch north thirty one degrees east
forty eight poles to Proctor’s Creek and north up the said creek as it
meanders eighty four poles to the place begun at with all woods, underwoods,
swamps, marshes, low grounds, meadows and (?) and this one share of fieldings
and his due revenue of all veins, mines, and quarries as well discovered as
not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quantity
of forty four acres of land and the rivers, waters and water causes therein
contained together with the privileges of hunting, hawking, fishing, fowling
and all other profits and commodities and hereditaments amends whatsoever to
the same or any part thereof belonging or in anywise appurtaining. To have
and to 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 with the said JOSEPH FARLEY and to his heirs and assignees
forever. To the only use and behoof of him the said JOSEPH FARLEY his heirs
and assignees forever. To be held of these heirs and successors as of our
Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and common (?) and not
in Capites or Knight’s Service. Yielding and paying unto our heirs and
successors for every fifty acres of land and so proportionably for a lessor or
greator 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 thence 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 free rent shall at any time be in arrears and unpaid or if
the said JOSEPH FARLEY his heirs or assignees are 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
whereby 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 appurtenances unto such other commoner 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 well
beloved William Gooch Esquire, our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief
of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh 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

Patent Book No. 25
1745-1747
Pages 249-250

Carol Pack Urban
1-19-1999