His Excelly John Lord Carteret Palatine and the Rest of the
true and absolute Lords Proprs. of Carolina To all to whom these presents shall
come Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting Know ye that We the said Lords and
Proprs. according to our great Deed of Grant bearing date the first day of May
Anno Dom 1668 Given to our County of Albemarle under our Hands and Great Seal of
Our said Province Do hereby give and Grant unto Arthur Melson of our sd.
County a Tract of Land containing Six hundred and thirty five Acres
lying on the Northern Cove in Curratuck precinct beginning at the Sea Side
binding on Feilds line S70 W300 pole a pine in Cotton bay Marsh then
Various Courses running or binding on Williams line Abingtons line,
Fowlers line various Courses binding on all lines from the Northward as
farr as Burton’s line 710 pole then N70 E100 pole to the Sea Side So
binding on the Various Courses 550 pole to the first Station being due for the
Importation of one person for evey fifty acres as appears upon Record under this
Patent.
To have and to hold the said Land with all Rights & priviledges of hunting hawking, fishing and fowling with all Woods Waters &
Rivers with all Profits Commoditys and Hereditaments to the same belonging or
appertaining (Except one half of all Gold & Silver Mines) unto him the said
Arthur Melson his Heirs and assigns for Ever, in as large and Ample Manner
to all Intents and purposes as in and by the said Deed is granted or Intented,
Yielding and paying unto Us our Heirs and Successors Yearly every twenty Ninth
day of September the ffee Rent of one shilling for every fifty Acres hereby
granted to be holden of Us our Heirs & Successors in free and common Soccage,
Provided that if the said Arthur Melson shall not Seat & plant or cause
to be Seated and planted thereon within three Years after the Date hereof then
this patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of full Force. Given under the
Seal of the Colony the Twelth Day of November Anno Dom 1730.
Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir.
Richd. Everard
Baronet Govr. of No. Carolina and our trusty and well beloved Councellrs. who
have hereunto Sett their Hands. Richd. Everard, J. Lovick, Jno. Palin, C.Gale.
Source: Albemarle County Records; Vol. 2,
pg. 60 [Microfilm C.002.10001]
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