Poythress Patents: John Poythress 17 March
1736
John Poythress, Gentl. 17 March 1736
Virginia Patent Book 17, pages 293-294
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 Present shall come Greeting Know Ye that for a good Causes and
Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of
Thirty Five Shillings of good and lawful Money for our the paid to our Receiver
General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have
Given Granted & Confirmed and by these Presents for us our Heirs and
Successors do Give Grant and Confirm unto John Poythress Gentl. one certain
Tract or Parcel of Land containing Three hundred and twenty five Acres lying
and being in the County of Brunswick on the South Side of Maherin River and on
the North side of Fountain's Creek and bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning
at a sassafras and Holly by the Side of Fountain's Creek aforesaid a Corner of
James Chappels Land Thence by Chappels Lines North two hundred and thirty six
Poles to a black Oak and North East sixty six Poles to a Maple by the Side of
the Great Swamp Thence up the various Courses of the Run of the said Swamp to a
mark't live Oak a Corner of William Duglass's Land Thence by Duglasse's Lines
North eighty Degrees West fifty four Poles to a black Oak a Corner of Samuel
Clarks Land Thence by Clark's Line South West by West one hundred and sixty
Poles to a Hiccory Thence South twenty eight Degrees West sixty two Poles pole
to a Maple by the Side of the Cane Branch a Corner of the said poythress's
other Land Thence by his own old Lines North East by East eighty six Poles to a
black Oak South East by East one hundred and seventy seven Poles to a white Oak
South by East eighty nine Poles to a red Oak South seventy five Degrees West
fifty seven Poles to a red Oak South eighty five Degrees West fifty four Poles
to a white Oak South seventy five Degrees West twenty eight Poles to a black
Oak and West by North forty four Poles to a Gum by the Side of Fountain's Creek
just against the mouth of the Cane Branch and down the various Courses of the
Run of the said Creek to the beginning With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes
Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his dues There of all Veins Mines and Quarries
as well discovered as not discovered with the bounds aforesaid and being part
of the said quantity of three hundred and twenty veins 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 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 and every of their Appurts unto the said John Poythress and to his Heirs
and Assigns forever To the only Use and Behoof of him the said John Poythress
his Heirs and Assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of
our Mannor of East Greenwhich in the County of Kent free and common Soccage and
not in Capite or by Knights Service Yielding and Paying unto us our Heirs and
Successors forever fifty Acres of Land and so proportionabley 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 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 Arrears and Unpaid or if the
said John Poythress heir 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
Premisses with the Appurts 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 Trustey and Wellbeloved William Gooch
Esqr. our Lieut Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion
at Williamsburg Under the Seal of our said Colony the Seventeenth day of March
one thousand seven hundred and thirty six In the Tenth Year of our Reign
William Gooch Virginia Patent Book 17, pages 293-294.
Patent transcription
courtesy of Carol Morrision