Thomas Pruet Land Patent, 1753 - Lunenburg Co. VA

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Thos: Pruet’s
Pat. for 400 
Acs of Ld

George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland
King
Defender of the Faith  &c. To all to whom these Presents shall com
Greeting
Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more
Especially for and
in Consideration of the Sum of Forty 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 Sucessors Do Give Grant and Confirm unto Thomas Pruet one
Certain Tract 
or Parcel of Land containing four hundred Acres lying and being in the
County of
Lunenburgh on both sides the South fork of Cuttawbo Creek and Bounded as
followeth
to wit Beginning at a white Oak and red oak running thence on Joseph
Mays.
South seven Degrees West eighty Poles to a Elm on the East side the Creek
running thence
new lines South seventeen degrees East Crossing the Creek (image off of
the page)
West three hundred and twenty four Poles crossing the East Branch of the
Creek to a
Hiccory and South fifty Degrees West and hundred and forty poles to the
first station.
With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows  Feedings and
his due Share of all Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered as not
discovered within
the Bounds of foresaid and being Part of the said Quantity of four
hundred acres of 
Land and the Rivers Waters and Water Courses therein contained together
with the
Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits
commodities
and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or anypart thereof belonging or
on any
wise Appertaining To have hold Possess and Enjoy the said Tract or Parcel
of
Land and all other the before Granted Premises and every Part thereof
with them and 
every of their Appurtenances unto the said Thomas Pruet and to his Heirs
and Assigns
forever To the only Use and behoof of him the said Thomas Pruet his Heirs
and Assigns
forever To be held of us  our Heirs and Successors as of our Manor of
East Greenwich in
the County of Kent in free and common Soccage and not in Capita or by
Knights Service
Yielding and Paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty
Acres of
Land and so Proportionably for a lessor or Greater Quantity than fifty
acres that 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
abovementioned
within three Years after the Date of these Presents Provided always that
if three
Years of the said Fee rent shall at any time be in arrear or Unpaid or if
the said Thomas 
Pruet 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
abovementioned Then the Estate hereby Granted shall cease and be utterly
Determined
and thereafter it shall and mabe lawful to and for us our Heirs and
Successors to
grant the same Lands and Premises with the Appurtinances 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 trusty and
Welbeloved 
Robert Dinwiddie Esq our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of
our said
Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony
the Fifth Day
of February One thousand seven hundred and fifty three In the twenty
Sixth Year of our
Reign
							Robt Dinwiddie

Submitted by Ron Reid <rreid@benham.com>

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