Eaton's Free School Land; William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 1 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ 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 *********************************************************************** Page 35-36 EATON'S FREE SCHOOL LAND 15 May, 1737. Deed between the Commrs for the time present of the county of Elizabeth City & the minister & churchwardens for the time present of the parish of Elizbeth City in the aforesd Page 36. county of Elizabeth City, being the trustees for Eaton's Free School, leasing to Robert Armistead 193 acres, part of Eaton's Free School land, adjoining land leased to Merit Sweeney for the natural lives of Robert Armistead, William Armistead & James Armistead, sons of the said Robert Armistead: - the said Robt. Armistead & his heirs agree to build two tobacco houses, each to be 30 foot long & twenty foot wide, also two dwelling houses each to be 26 foot long & sixteen foot wide, or to build such other houses as shall be equivalent to them - the said houses to be well framed of good white oak or poplar timber - & to plant an orchard of 200 winter apple trees & to keep them well fenced & trimmed & to pay to the said trustees or their order during the said term the annual rent of 6 pds current money of Virga. Tho. Tabb John Lowry John Brodie Jacob Walker Wm. Hunter Jos. Bannister Wm. Taylor Wilson Cary Jno. Tabb, Cwn Merritt Sweeney Will Westwood, Cwn Wilson Curle