Lunenburg County, VA - John Parker, 1756 Land Grant File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Debbie Malec ************************************************************************ 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 *********************************************************************** VA Online Library - Land Grants John Parker - 400 acres - 1756 - LUNENBURG Co VA - Form 1 pg 1 - 031_0032.tif George the Second To All Know Ye that for divers and good Causes and Considerations but more Especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty Shillings and 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 ?____ Heirs and Successors DO Give Grant and Confirm unto John Parker one certain tract or Parcel of Land containing four hundred acres lying and being in the county of Lunenburgh on the South side of Stoney Creek and bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at ?____ Corner popular on the same Thence on his lines south sixty degrees West forty four poles to a Hiccory Thence south seventy eight degrees West fifty poles to a white oak Thence on James ?Mize West one hundred and sixty six poles to a Pine Thence ?new lines North thirty five Degrees West one hundred and eighty six poles to a Hiccory Thence North forty five degrees East two hundred and sixty eight poles to a Pointed Thence on John Parker South fifty Degrees East sixty six poles to a B___ on the Creek and Thence Down the Creek as it M____ s to the first Station. With All Ye To have ye To be held ye Yielding and Paying ye Provided ye In Witness ye witness our trusty and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony the ?sixteenth day of August one thousand and seven hundred and fifty six in this Thirteth year our Reign. - Robert ?Dinwiddie