Thomas Pruitt Patent, 1737 - Prince George Co. VA Land Office Patents and Grants - Library of Virginia http://198.17.62.51/cgi-bin/drawer/disk19/CC150/0463/P1430?61 Thomas Pruitt 200a Acres 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 come Greeting. Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty 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 Thomas Pruitt one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing two hundred Acres lying and being in the County of Prince George on both Sides of Stock’s Creek and bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning in the upper Side of the said Creek near the lower fork thereof Thence by a Line of marked Trees West two hundred Poles to a Corner between several Trees Thence by one other Line of marked Trees South one hundred and sixty Poles to a Corner in the fork of the said Creek Thence by one other Line of marked Trees East two hundred Poles to a Corner below the Rockey Branch and Thence by one other Line of marked Trees North one hundred and sixty Poles to the beginning With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his due Share of all Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered and not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quantity of two hundred Acres of Land and the Rivers Waters and Water Courses therein contained together with the Privilieges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits Commodities and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any part thereof belonging or in 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 their & every of their Appurts unto the said Thomas Pruitt his Heirs and Assigns forever; To the only Use and Behoof of him the said Thomas Pruitt his Heirs and Assigns forever. To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage & not in Capita or by Knights Service Yielding & Paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres of Land and so proportionably for a lesser or greater quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch Angel & also Cultivating & 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 and Unpaid or if the said Thomas Pruitt 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 may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to grant the same Lands and Premises with the Appurtenances 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 madeWitness our Trusty and Welbeloved William Gooch Esq. our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony & Dominion at Williamsburgh Under the Seal of our said Colony the Tenth Day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven In the Tenth Year of our Reign William Gooch ] Submitted by Ron Reid **************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************