ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Jane Gross Rigane (Regan,Riggan) to Nicholas Casey, 9 Feb 1696 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ============================================================================ Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 1 (1688-1704) abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Deed Book 1, pp. 225-26 9 Feb 1696 Jane Gross Rigane (Regan,Riggan) To Nicholas Casey Deed of Bargain & Sale (Assignment of Patent) To all men to whome these P'sents Shall Come, I S.r Will BERKELEY Kn:t Gov:r and Cap:tn Gen'all of Virginia, Send Greeting in o'r Lord God Everlasting Whereas by Instructions from ye King's most Excellent Maj:tie directed to me and the Counsell of State, his Maj:tie was graciously pleased to Authorize me ye s:d Gov:r and Counsell to grant pattens and to Assigne Such proportions of Land to all advent:rs & plant:rs as hence been heretofore, usuall in ye like Cases, Either for Advent:rs money or trans: of people into this Colony according to a Charter of ord:rs from ye late treasur:rs & Company & that ye Same proportion of fifty Acres of Land be granted or Assigned for Every P'son tra's: hither Sinse midds. 1625 And that ye Same Course be Continued to all adventurers and planters untill it Shall otherwise be determined by his Maj:tie Now Know ye y.t [that] I ye S.d S.r Will BERKELEY Kn:t Govern:r &c:a doe with ye Consent of ye Counsell of State accordingly give and grant unto Rich. GROSSE, two hundred Acres of Land according to ye Antient bounds thereof lyeing and being in ye Isle of Wight County, ye S.d land being lately found Escheated to his Majestie as by an Inquisition in ye Secretaryes office: under the hands & seales of m:r John JENNINGS Deputy Escheat:r for ye S:d County, and a Jury Sworne before him for y.t purpose bearing date the 17:th of 7:br [Sep.] 1676 may appear and is now granted to the s.d Rich: GROSSE, who hath made his Composition according to Act. to have & to hold ye s:d land with his due Share of all mines & miner:ls therein Conteined, with all rites and priviledges of hunting hawking fishing and fowleing with all woods waters & Rivers with all proffits Comodityes and hereditam:ts to ye s:d land belonging to ye S:d Rich: GROSS his heires and Assignes for Ever in as ample Manner, to all intents and purposes as is Expressed in a Charter of ord:rs from ye late treasurer & Company dated ye 18:th of 9:br [Nov.] 1658[?] or by Consequence may be Collected out of the Land or out of the letters pattens whereon they are [page break] [p] 226 Grounded to be held of o'r Soveraigne Lord ye King his heires & Success:rs for Ever, as of his manne.r of East Greenwich in ffee & Comon Soccage and not in Capite Nor by Kn.t Service yeilding and paying to o'r Soveraine Lord ye King his heires & Successors for Every fifty Acres of land heerby granted, yearly at ye feast of S.t Michaell ye Archangell the fee rent of one Shilling, which paym:t is to be Made yearly from year to year according to his Maj-ties Instructions of ye 12.th of Sept:br 1662 provided that if ye s.d Rich: GROSSE his heires or assignes do not Seate plant or Cause to be Seated or planted upon ye S.d Land within three yeares next Insuing, then it shall be lawfull for any Advent:er or planter to make Choice and Seate thereupon, Given und.r my hand and ye Seale of ye Colony this Sixt day of Aprill one Thousand Six hundred Seventy one Anno Rg's Car 2.d &c Will: BERKELEY Rich: GROSS his patten for 200 acres of Land in ye Isle of Wight County Recordat:r Test: Phill: LUDWELL Cl off.c Know all men by theise p'sents that I Jane RIGANE ats. Jane GROSS widdow ye Daughter & Sole heiresse of ye: within Named Rich: GROSSE Dec:d doe heereby for ye Consideration of five Thousand pounds of tobo in hand paid as P.t of the Satisfaction for this Land as also for divers other Considerations me thereunto mooveing, bargaine Sell assigne and make over all my right title & Interest to ye land & appurtenances in this pattent conteyned, to Nicholas CASEY & his heires & Assignes for Ever as wittnesse my hand and Seale this 9:th of ffeb'ry 1696- Jane RIGANE Seale I Signet Testis Geo: NORSWORTHY Rich: WILLKINSON Jn.r James TULLAGH Rich: REYNOLDS Acknowledged in Open Co.rt for ye Isle Wight County ye 9th ffebr 1696 & by vertue of an Order of ye 9th June 1698 Recorded P/ Cha.s CHAPMAN Cl.Crt