Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Patents.....Britt, Joseph, 1785 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records 
     Joseph BRITT, grant, 86 acres, 1 Jun 1785 


[margin note]  Joseph Britt 
                  86 acres 
               Southampton 
               ¯  Exd. 

Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:  Know ye, that 
by Virtue and in Consideration of part of a Land Office Treasury Warrant 
Number thirteen thousand nine hundred and ninety eight  and Issued 
the Twenty seventh day of August one Thousand seven hundred and 
Eighty two there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Joseph 
Britt  Assignee of Nathaniel Fleming  a certain Tract  or parcel of Land 
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[p.] (121 

Containing Eighty six Acres by Survey bearing date the Tenth day of 
May one thousand seven hundred & Eighty four Lying and being in the 
County of Southampton  and Parish of Nottoway and Bounded as followeth 
To wit,  Beginning at a pine Corner of Matthew Britts Land  thence 
along his Line South forty two degrees East one hundred and twenty 
four poles to a red oak Stump  thence South fifty seven degrees East twenty 
poles to an oak Sapling  a Corner of Edward Britts Land  thence along a 
Line of markd trees North fifty seven degrees East fourteen poles to a pine 
Sapling in John Claytons Line  thence along his Line South thirty three degrees 
East twelve poles to a pine Sapling  thence North Seventeen degrees East 
fifty two poles to a pine Stump  thence North fifty eight degrees East one hun-
dred and thirty seven poles to a pine Stump  a Corner of Burwell Williamsons 
Land  thence along his Line North forty eight degrees West forty four poles 
A Corner of Harman Harris's Land  thence along his Line South seven degrees W 32 poles 
 to a pine 
to a pine ^ thence West two hundred and thirteen poles to the Beginning  
With its Appurtenances; To have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of 
Land, With its Appurtenances, to the said Joseph Britt and his Heirs for 
ever.  In Witness Whereof, the said Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, hath hereunto set his Hand and Caused 
the Lesser Seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed, at Richmond, 
on the first day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred 
and Eighty five and of the Commonwealth the Ninth.  P. Henry 
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Virginia State Land Office Grants Book Q (1785), pp. 120-21 
The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, 
   Land Office Microfilm Reel 57 

images online at the LVA's Virginia Memory website (Digital Collections): 
http://www.virginiamemory.com/


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] 

[BRITT, CLAYTON, HARRIS, WILLIAMSON] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/q_gb120.txt