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Item 402: Land Patent issued to John Hurt, King William Co., VA To download these files, Shift-Click on the file name and your system should respond with a standard file dialog box. Navigate to the directory where you want to put the file and click the "save" button.
Date: 1706 May 2 Summary of content: Colonist John Hurt receives a patent on 546 acres of land in King William Co., VA along the Pamunkey Neck of the Mattopony River under the importation, or head, right laws. John Hurt has arranged for the transportation of 11 colonists. Among them is Robert Rainwater. Description of item: Scanned photocopy of microfilm of original Virginia land patent book No. 9 (1695-1706), pages 733 and 734. The original patent cover portions of two pages which have been joined into one image for convenience. A page number on the left side of the image delimits the original pages. Related References: 55 Transcription Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 9 1695-1706 Page 733, 734 To all ye whereas ye Now Know yee that the Edwd Nott Gov do with the advice and consent of the Councill of state accordingly give & grant unto John Hurt five hundred forty & six acres of Land in Pamunkey neck in [King Williams County formerly part of] King & Queen County being marked and bounded as follows the (viz) begining at a Corner Hiccory thirty six pole from the Ridge path running thence north two hundred & sixteen poles to a red oake Corner Tree by the mainskin path thence West half a point North forty one poles to a line of old markt trees of Benj. Arnold and John Hurts to a red oak in the vd Line thence south west sixty poles to a white oake on a hill side thence west by south twenty four poles to a great white oake on the brow of a hill thence north west forty pole to a gum thence north by west Eighty pole to a Cornor white Oake by a branch side thence North fifty four pole to a cornor white oake at the head of a branch thence South East by East [unreadable] branch to a main swamp at the fork thereof one hundred pole to a corner white oake just over the fork thence down the vd swamp the corner six hundred pole on a straight line to the mouth of the same emptying it self into the lower Herring Creek thence South South East half a point. East fifty pole to the mouth of the Herring Creek making into Mattopony River thence down the river South East by South one hundred pole to a Corner red oake on the bank of Mattopony River side being Hence Hendricks Cornor trees by a pine shiny being formerly the old corner tree of Richard Yarborough by grant thence along Hendricks line north west by west a quarter point west eighty six pole to a hicory thence west half a point south thirty three pole to a corner red oake of Hance Hendricks standing in the Bryory run thence west north west sixteen pole to an old cornor spanish oake thence the same corse continued west north west seventy six pole to a corner white oake standing by a branch side was Richard Yarboroughs Tobacco ground thence up the branch south west by south forty eight poles to a white oake thence south west fifty two poles to a saphired oake by a slash in a thicket being a corner of Mr. William Hurt Sen. thence west one hundred & four pole to a spanish oake thence south west half a point west two hundred forty two pole and a half to the begining place the ? land being due unto ? John Hurt by and for the transportacon of eleven persons in to this Colony whose names are to be in the records menconed under this Patent to have & to hold ? to behold ? yielding and paying ? Provided ? given under my hand & the seale of the colony this 2nd Day of May Anno Dom 1706 --- John Hurt his Patent for 546 acres of Land Edw. Nott in Pamunkey Neck in King Wm. County
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