Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-10
An Augusta county Land Deed Of
Other DAVIS.

The New Market Valley has received
from Mr.. D. G. West, near there. a deco
more than century and half old for 9
tract of land in Augusta county. Its pro
visions sound strange in this day. 1t is
written on parchment of hog skin and the
writing is plain and well preserved. II
reads as follows:
Great Britain France and Ireland King De-
fender of the faith &c. To all to whom these
Presents shall come Greeting Know We that
for divers good causes and Considerations Dut
more especially for and in consideration OF
the Sum of Twenty Shillings of good and law
full Money. for our use paid to our Reviewer
General Of our Revenues in this our Colony
and Dominion Of Virginia. We have given
granted and confirmed and by these Presence
for us our Heirs and Successors DO give grant
and Confirm unto Valentine Severe one GER
tain Tract or Parcel of Land containing one
hundred and eighty-four acres lying and be-
ing in the County of Augusta between the
Lines Stone Bridge and Smith Greek and
bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at
three Pines on the Sd Ridge Thence South sew
enty Degrees East two hundred Poles to two
Hickory'S and black oak Corner to Andrew
Burds Survey Thence with line of the same
North thirty EIGHT Degrees East one hundred
Poles to some blaZed Saplins Corner to Rob-
ert Villages Survey Thence width his line
North fifty Degrees West two hundred and
thirty Poles to black oak and white oak on
the top of the Ridge aforesaid Thence South
twenty-five Degrees West one hundred and
eighty Poles to the beginning With all Woods
| UnderwOOdS SwampS Marshes Low Grounds
Meadows Feeding and his due share of all
Veins Mines and Quarries as we'll discovered
as not discovered within the bOnndS aforesaid
and being part of the said Quantity of one
hundred and eighty -four Acres and the Riv-
ers Waters and Water Courses therein con.
tanned together with the Privileges of Hunt
ing Hauling Fishing Fowling and all other
Profits Commodities and Hereditaments what
| sOeVer to the same OF any Part thereof be.
longing OF in anywise appertaining to have
hold possess and enjoy the said Tract or Par
eel of Land and all other the before granted
| Premises and every Part thereof with their
aud every OF their Appurtenances unto the
Assigns for ever to the only USE and behoOf
of him the said Valentine Severe his Heirs
and Assigns for ever To be held Of us
our Heirs and successors as OF our Manor OF
East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free
| and common Soccage and not in Capita or by
Knights Service Yielding and paying unto US
our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres
of Land and as proportionately for lesser
| or greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee
Rent of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon
and also Cultivating and Improving three
Acres Part of every fifty of the Tract above
mentioned within three years after the Dates
of these Presents Provided always that il
| three years Of the said Fe9 Rent shall at any
Time be in arrear and unpaid OF if the sale
Valentine Severe his Heirs OF Assigns do moi
within the space Of three years next coming
after the Date of these Presents Cultivate
and Improve three Acres Part of every fit.
of the Tract above mentioned Then the Estat'
hereby granted shall sease and be utterly
determined and thereafter it shall and ma!
be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Sue
cessors to grant the same Lands and Premise
with the Appnrtenances unto such other Per
son OF Persons as we our Heirs and Success
| sors shall think fit In Witness whereof WI
have caused these our Letters Patent to b.
made Witness our Trusty and wellbelovet
Thomas Lee Esq President of our Council
and Commander in Chief of our said Colon!
and Dominion at Williamsburg under tn
Seal of our said Colony the fifth Day of Sep
TENDER one thousand seven hundred and for
ty nine in the twenty third year of our Reign
THOMAS LEE P.