West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-20
A FAIRFAX LAND.GRANr.
An Ancient Document Showing the
Style i'm Which the Grants
were Made

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eating especially as showing the
manner in which these celebrated
lanj grants, in what is now West
Virginia, were made. 1t is as
fellows.
The Right Honorable Thomas
Fairfax, Baron of CameropJ in that
Part of Great Britain called Scot
land, Proprietor of the Northern
Neck of Virginia. To all whom
this present Writing shall come
sends Creeting Know &c that
for good cause for and in Consider
alton OF the Composition to Ne
paid And for the annual Rent
hereafter reserved | have given,
granted and confirmed, And by
these presents for Me, my Heirs
and Assigns, 10 give, grant and
confirm unto William Byrne, of the
County of Frederick, certain
Tract OF waste and ungrauted Land
On the West side of Opeckon in the
said County, and bounded as by a
Survey thereof made by John
Bayhs as followeth, Beginning at
four white Oaks on the West bank
OF Opeckon, thence up the meandcrs
thereof according TO the several
Courses So. 81 Et. Eighteen Poles,
then So. II Bt. Fifty-two Poles, So.
lG Et. Thirty-eight Poles, So. 81
30 Et. Thirty-eight Poles, So. II
Et. Twenty-Five Poles, No. 50 45
Et. Fifty Poles, So. 64 30 let.
Forty four Poles, So. 43 ct. Fifty
eight Poles, SO. ~ VT. Fifty-two
Poles, No. 70 80 VT. Thirty-two
Poles, No. so 80 VT. Thirty two
Poles, No. 80 80 VT. Forty two
Poles. SO. Sc ut. Sixteen Poles, So.
50 VT. Fifty-six Poles, No. .. Et
Seventeen Poles, No. 74 VT. Eight
Poles 10 Hickory, black Walnut
and Mulberry on the Bank of
| Opeckon. thence ont in the Woods
No. Ss w One hundred and Sixty
Poles to Spanish Oak and two
Hickory saplins by a Branch.
thence No. . TT. One hundred and
Scycnty-tvo Poles to tie Spruce
Fine OH steep Bank Of ii branch
of Opeckon. thence So. IS Et. Ono
hundred anh cie F0los Co tie Be
ginning, Containing Two Hundred
and fifty Acres. Together with all
Rights, Members and APpurtenan-
ccs thereunto belonging, Rayal
Mines Excepted, And full Third
part Of all Lead, Copper, Tin
Goals. Iron Mines and Iron Ore
that shall bc found thereon 10
have and to hold the said Two hun
drcd and fifty Acres df land To-
gethcr with all Rights, Profits and
Benefits to the same belonging or
in any wise appertaining, Except
before Excepted, To Him, tire said
William Byrne, his Heirs and
Assigns for ever. lie the said
William Byrne, his Heirs or AS
signs therefore Yielding and Paying
to Me, my Hers or Assigns, or TO
my certain attorney or Attorneys,
Agent or Agents, or to the certain
Attorney or Attorneys Of my Heirs
or Assigns, Proprietor Of the said
Northern Neck, Yearly and every
Year OH the First Day Of st.
MichacI 1bo ArchangeI, the Zee
Rent of One Shilling sterling money
for every Fifty Acres Of Land
hereby Granted, and so proper
tionably for a Greater or lesser
! Quantity: Provided that is Che
said William Byrne, biz heirs or
Assigns shall not Pay the before
reserved annual Rent so that the
same or any Part thereof shall be
behind or unpaid by the space Of
Two whole Years after the same
shall become Due, il lawfully De
maudcd Tlrat then it shall and
may be Lawful for Ne, my Heirs or
Assigns, Proprietors as aforesaid,
Ny or their certain Attorney or At
torneys, Agent or Agents, into the
above granted Premises to Re-enter
and Hold the same so as II this
Grant had never Pass'd. Given at
my Office in the County of Fairfax
within my said Proprietary under
my Hand and Seal, Dated this
Twenty day Of June I'm the
I IN went " Efth Voar Of fIo po;,,. ~