Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Patents.....Mountfort, Joseph, 1774 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records Joseph MOUNTFORT, patent, 129 acres, 5 Jul 1774 [margin notes] [p.] (643) Joseph Mountfort 129 Acres } Form page 1} George the third &.c To all &.c Know ye for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifteen Shillings of good and lawful Money for our 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 Joseph Mountfort one certain Tract or parcel of Land containing one hundred and twenty nine Acres lying and being in the County of Southampton on the North side of Nottoway river and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at a sweet Gum in Roger's branch David Bunn's corner then South fifty six degrees East eighteen poles to a red Oak, in John Clothier's line North twenty nine degrees East two hundred and twenty four poles _ to three trees Choped inwards Standing in Clothier's line North twenty nine degrees West thirty poles to a white Oak in William Haynes's line South eighty seven degrees West one hundred and ten poles to a red Oak William Haynes's corner South fifty one Degrees West eighty six poles to a pine in William Haynes's line South fifteen Degrees East twenty eight poles to a pine in David Bunn's line then South seventy eight Degrees East forty six poles to a pine David Bunn's corner South three Degrees West one hundred and fourteen poles to the Beginning With all &.c To have hold &.c To be held &.c Yielding and paying &.c Provided &.c In Witness &.c Witness our trusty and welbeloved [sic!] John Earl of Dunmore our Lieutenant and Governor General of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburg under the Seal of our said Colony the fifth day of July one thousand seven hundred and Seventy four in the fourteenth Year of our Reign~ Ex.d [differnet hand & pen] Dunmore [page & document end] Virginia State Land Office Patents No. 42 (1773-1774), p. 643 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Land Office Microfilm Reel 41 images online at the LVA's Virginia Memory website (Digital Collections): http://www.virginiamemory.com/ Additional information: This tract seems to have lain astride modern Black Creek Rd. (CR635), where it intersects Woods Trail (CR714) and Joyners Bridge Rd. (CR611). Satellite imagery suggests some of these property lines have been maintained through time. Joseph MOUNTFORD purchased a 200-acre tract, a portion of "Quinquan," from William GLOVER & wife, 12 Jul 1770 (DB4:289-90); file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/04db289.txt Joseph MOUNTFORT & wife Sarah conveyed to (his brother) Wade MOUNTFORT that 200-acre tract, "12" Jun 1772 (acknowledged 11 Jun 1772) [sic] [DB4:447-48]; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/04db447.txt Joseph MOUNTFORD also purchased a 205-acre tract, another portion of "Quinquan," from William GLOVER & wife, 9 Jun 1770 [DB4:312a]; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/04db312a.txt Joseph MOUNTFORT patented 129 acres, adjoining William HAYNES & others, 5 Jul 1774 [PB42:643]; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/42pb643.txt Joseph MOUNTFORT & wife Sarah of Nansemond Co. sold 379 acres to Hardy JOHNSON, 17 Oct 1788 (12 Feb 1789) [DB7:296-98]; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/07db296.txt I am uncertain how to account for the additional 45 acres - 205 + 129 = 334 [+ 45 = 379] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/42pb643.txt