Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-01
Mhe Minhttatar.
FRIDAY MORNING. APR. 1 1881.
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An Old Land Grant.

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An Old Land Grant.
Mr.. J. McP. Crawford exhibited in thi
Office, on Monday last, a legal documen
which was one hundred and twenty-sevel
years old. 1t is on sheerskin aid wa
drawn up in the days when Orange coun
ty included the dom am that afterwards
was divided into Augusta, Rockbridge and
other counties. and the land mentioned in
the patent was what is now the John
n. Crawford farm and the late DR.. Wal
ker farm into Augusta county. The patent
as will be seen was granted to James
Cathie, in 1743, and by an endorsement on
the back we see that in 1745 he transferred
s.all my rights to the 675 acres of land con
tanned in within patent to Patrick Craw.
ford and his heirs forever, the witness to
the transfer being Henry Downey. The
transfer was for just one-half of it. VIM
Gooch was the Governor eneral, of Vir-
ginia. Patrick Crawford was the great.
REORGANIZATION of John H. Crawford,
J. Mop. Crawford, and George and Ben
Crawford. The following is the queer old
document.
GEORGE the Second by the Grace of
God, of Great Britain. France and Ireland.
King Defender Of the Faith SC To ALL
TO WHOM these Presents shall come
Greeting. KNOW YE that for divers good
', ;Inv lint 0o
pacially for and in Consideration OF the
sum of SIX POUNDS, FIFTEEN SHILLINGs
of good and Lawful Money Of our Use paid
to our Receiver General of our Revenues
in this our Colony and Dominion of Viz
GINA. WE HAVE Given. Granted, and
Confirmed and by these Presents for us
our Heirs and successors do Give, Grant
and Confirm unto James Cathie. one GER
tain Tract or Parcel Of Land containing
thirteen hundred & fifty acres lying and
being in the County of Orange on the West
Side the Blue Ridge. on Shanadore River
and bounded as f0lloweth ito witt BFGIN-
MING at a Red Oak Corner to John
Givings on South Side the Said River &
runeth with the said Givings's lines: South
twenty five Degrees; East two hundred
and twenty four Poles to Red Oak.
thence East forty Six poles to a Red Oak,
thence South twenty five degrees, East one
hundred & fifty Eight poles to a White
Oak thence South twenty five degrees.
West leaving the said Givings' lines two
hundred and fifty four poles to a White
OAK and two pines, thence South Sixty five
Degrees, West two hundred poles to two
White Oaks & pine. thence North twe"-
ty five degrees, West three hundred and
10 Poles to two White Oaks thence North
Slxeeen Degrees. West two hundred u
Seventy four Poles to Corner Stone as
divides John Ker and the said Cathie's
Land ON the River, thence down the Same
and across the same fifty six poles. thence
Northeast one hundred and nineteen
poles 70 three Black Walnuts on the River
Bank, thence down the same fifty poles to
three Red Oaks, thence North fifty de-
grees, West twelve poles to Red Oak
thence North twenty five degrees, West
forty eight poles, thence North seventy
Chestnut Oak, the ce North twenty
poles to two White Oaks, thence South
fifty Eight Degrees. East forty poles,
thence North fifty two degrees. East forty
Poles to two White Oaks, thence North
Eighty Eight Degrees, East Eight Poles
to the River, thence Down the Same and
over the same to the Beginning; WITH
ALL Woods, Underwoods. Swamps,
Marshes, Longridges, Meadows. Feedlngs
and his due share of all Veins, Mines and
Quarries as well discovered as not discov-
ed within the bounds aforesaid and being
part of the said Quantity of thirteen hum
dred and fifty acres of Land and the
Rivers. Waters and Water Courses therein
contained together with the Privileges OF
Hunting, Hawking, Fishing. killing and
all other Profits Commodities and Heredi-
tamentS whatsoever to the same or any
part thereof belonging or in ahy wise ap-
pertaining To HAVE, HOLD Possess ami
Enjoy the said Tract ofparcel OF Land
and all other the before Granted Premises
and every part thereof with their and
every of their+appurtenances unto the said
James Cathie and to his Heirs aud Assigns
forever, To the only Use and Brhoof of
him the said James Cathie, his Heirs and
Assigns forever To BE HELD of us 0uI
Heirs and Successors of our Manner of
East Greenwich, in the County OF Trent,
in fee and common soccage and not in
Capik or by Knights service YIELDING
AND PAYING unto us our Heirs and Sue
cessors for every fifty Acres of Land aud
so proportionably for a leasser or Greater
Quantity than fifty Acres, the Fee Rent
of one Shilling Yearly, to be paid upon
the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch An
gel, and also Cultivating and Improving
three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract
the Date OF these presenf s: PROV IDED
always, that if three Years of the said Fee
Rent shall at any time be IN Arrear and
unpaid or If the said James Cathie his
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
above mentioned, Then the Estate hereby
Granted shall Cease and be utterly Deter
mined, and thereafter 1t shall and may be
Ia yful to and for us our Heirs and Sue
cessnrs to Grant the same Land and Preml
ses with the Said.appurtenances. unto such
other person or persons as we our Heirs
and Successors shall think fit. IN WIT
NESS whereof we have Caused these on.
Letters Patent to be made: " TIN ESS
our Trustv & Welbeloved William G.och,
Esq, our Lieut.. Gov rnOr Commander IN
Chiet of our said Colony e Dominion, at
Williamsburg. Under the Seal of our said
Colony. the Thirtieth Day # August,
One thousand seven hundred and forty
three, In the Seventeenth Year of our
Reign.
WILLIAM GoOCH.
Death of Mrs. J. Emmett Guy.
On Thursday night last Mrs. LILY F.
Guy, wife Of J. Emmett Guy, ESQ.,, died
at the residence of her husband on CoaiteI
street, after a brief illness. She Was a
daughter of the late distinguished Judge
Joseph Fry of Wheeling, a grand-daugh.
ter of the famous Presbyterian minister,
Rev. John McElhenny of Greenbrier, aud d
sister of Judge Henry Fry of Russell
county. She was buried on Saturday from
the First Presbyterian Church, Rev. VIM
E..Baker preaching the funeral sermon
Judge Mclaughlin Of the Circuit Court
at.the bar of wnlcn Mr.. Guy is promi-
nent practitioner, adjourned his Court ano
he and the members of the S5aunton bar