His Excelly John Lord Carteret Palatin and the rest of the
True & absolute Lords Prop_ of Carolina To all To whome these presents Shall
come Greeting In Our Lord God Everlasting Know Ye that we the said Lords &
Absolute PropRs: according to Our Great Deed of Grant Bearing Date the ffirst
Day of May 1668 Given to Our County of Albemarle Under Our hands & Great Seal of
Our said province Do hereby Give & Grant unto John Winslow of Our said
County a Tract of Land Containing four hundred Acres Lying in
Pequimons Prect. On the No.Et. side of Pequimons River Beginning at a Pine a
Corner Tree of his Own and Runing along his Line to a corner Pine Then So. 47
Wt.122 po. to a Pine then So. 80 Wt. 70 po into Timo. Winslows Line Then
along his Line to a Pine a Corner of his Own & John Hudsons Then along
Hudsons
Line 192 po. Then No. 408 po. to a ? Then to the ffirst Station
Being Due for the Importation of One person for Every ffifty acres as appears
upon Record Under this Patent
To have and to hold the said Land with all Rights and priviledges of hunting hauking fishing fowling with all woods waters and Rivers
with all prophits Commodities and Heriditaments to the same belonging or
appertaining (Except one Half of all Gold and Silver Mines) unto him the said
(blank) 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 Yealding
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 and Successors in free and common Soccage--- Provided
that if the said (blank) shall not Seat and plant or Cause to be seated and
planted thereon within three years after the Date hereof then this patine to be
void otherwise to stand and be of full force and virtue Given under the Seal of
the Conlyny the (blank) Day of (blank) Anno. Dom 17__ (blank). Witness our
trusty and well beloved Sr: Richard Everhard Barrt: Govr: of North Carolina and
our Trusty and well beloved Counsellrs. who have hereunto sett their Hands.
Given Under the Seal of the Colony this 9th: Day of
November Anno Domini: 1730. Witness our Trusty and well beloved Sr. Richard Everhard Bart. Govern. Of North Carolina & the rest of Our Trusty and well
beloved Councillors who have hereunto set their hands. Richd Everard, Jno.
Palin, J. Worley, C. Gale, Thos. Pollock, Robert West.
Recorded in the Secretys. Office.
Source: Albemarle County Records; Vol. 2; pg. 60
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