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. 230-31 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 W.m BERKELEY K.t Governor & Cap.t Generall of Virginia send greeting in o'r Lord God Everlasting, whereas by instrucc'ons from ye Kings most Excellent Ma.tie directed to me and ye Councill of State his Ma.tie was gratiously pleased to authorize me ye sd Govern'r & Councill to grant Pattents & to Assigne such proporc'ons of Land to all Adventurers or Planters as have been heretofore usuall in ye like Cases either for Adventurers of mony or transportation of people into this Colony according to A Charter of Orders from ye late Treasurers & Company & that ye same proporc'on of ffifty Acres of Land be granted or Assigned for every person transported hither since Midsumer 1625: And that ye Same Course be Continued to all adventurers & Planters untill it Shall otherwise be determined by his Ma:tie Now Know yee that I ye said S.r Wm BERKELEY K.t Govern'r &c: doe w.th ye Consent of ye Councill of State accordingly give & grant unto Richard GROSS Two hundred Acres of Land according to ye antient bounds thereof lyeing & being in ye Isle of Wight County, ye said Land being lately found to Escheat to his Ma.tie on an Inquisic'on Recorded in the Secretaries Office under ye hand & Seal of m:r Jn.o JENNINGS Deputy Escheat'r for ye said County and a Jury Sworne before him [page break] [p] 231 for that purpose bearing date ye 17:th of September 1676 may appear and is now granted to ye said Richard GROSS whoe hath made his Composic'on according to Act and to hould the said Land w.th his due share of all Mines & miner:ls therein Conteyned w.th all rights & priveledges of Hunting Hawking fishing & fowleing w.th all woods waters & Rivers w.th all profitts Comodities & Hereditam.ts to ye said Land belonging to ye said Richard GROSS his Heires & Assignes for ever, in as ample manner to all intents & purposes as is Expressed in a Charter of Orders from the late Treasurer & Company dated ye 18:th of November 1618 or by Consequence may be Collected out of ye same, or out of ye Letters pattents whereon they are grounded to be held of o'r Soveraigne Lord ye King his Heires & Successo.rs for ever as of his Manner of East Greenwich in ffee & Comon Soccage & not in Capite Nor by K.ts Service yeilding and payeing to o'r Soveraigne Lord ye King his Heires & Successo.rs for every fifty Acres of land hereby granted yearly att ye feast of S.t Michaell ye Archangell ye Fee rent of one shilling, w.ch paym.t is to be made yearly from year to year according to his Ma.ties instrucc'ons of ye 12.th of Septb.r 1662 Provided that if ye said Richard GROSS his Heires or Assignes doe not seat & plant or Cause to be planted upon ye sd Land w.th in three yeares next ensueing then it shall be lawfull for any Adventurer or planter to make choice & seat thereupon Given under my hand & the seal of ye Colony this Sixth day of Aprill one Thousand Six hundred seaventy one Anno Rgh's Caroli secundi 23.d William BERKELEY Recordat:r Test: Phill: LUDWELL Cl off.c Know all men by these p'sents that I Jane REGAN ats. Jane GROSS widdow ye Daughter & sole Heiress of ye within named Richard GROSS doe hereby (for the Consideration of ffive Thousand pounds of Tobaccoe in hand p.d as part of ye sattisfacc'on for this Land, as alsoe for diverse other Considerac'ons me thereunto mooveing) Assigne & make over all my right Tytle & interest in ye Land & app'tences in this Pattent Conteyned to Nicholas CASEY and to his Heires and Assignes for ever, as witness my hand & seal this 9.th of ffeb'y 1696 Jane REGING seal I Signum Test George NORSWORTHY James TULLAGH Rich.d WILKINSON Jun.r Rich.d REYNOLDS Acknowledged in Open Court for ye Isle Wight County ye 9th ffebr: 1696 by Jane REGING as her Act & Deed & Recorded by order of ye 9th of June 1698 P/ Cha.s CHAPMAN Cl.Crt