GRANT OF 204 ACRES IN HANOVER COUNTY TO WILLIAM MABE, FEBRUARY 1, 1738
(Patents no. 18, 1738-1739, Reel 16, P. 155, 156)
Wm. Mabe
204 Acres: George Second by the God of Great Britian, France, and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith or to all to whom these presence shall come, Know ye that for divers go causes and considerations but more especially for, and inconsideration of the sum of twenty shillings of good and careful money for our use paid to our receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia, We have given, granted, and confirmed and by these Presebts for us our Heirs and successors do give grant by (or) land confirm unto William Mabe one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and four acres lying and being in the County of Hanover on both sides of the Wolf Trap branch and bounded as follows with, to wit, beginning at Can's corner with white oak running along his line South five degrees, West one hundred and fifty six poles to three hundred Oaks in the said line (his line at twenty-four poles crosses the said branch), Thence south Seventy-one degrees East two hundred sixty poles to a hickory on the side of the mountain, thence north sixty four degrees east eighty poles to a red oak and hickory.
(This line at fifty-five poles crosses the aforesaid branch), and thence north fifty nine degrees west three hundred and sixty eight poles to the beginning. With all woods, underwood, swamps, marshes, longrounds, meadows, treedings, and his due share of all veins, mines, and quarries as well discovered and not discovered within the bounds of foresaid and being part of the said quantity of two hundred and four acres of land, and the rivers, watercourses therein contained together with the privileges of hunting, hawking, fishing, fowling, and all other profits commodities and heredftament whatsoever to the same, or any part thereof belonging, in all wise assertaining to have, hold, possess, and enjoy the said Tract or parcel of land, and all others before granted premises, and every part thereof with this and every of their assurts unto the said William Mabe his heirs and assigns forever to be held of us our heirs of successions as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and common Soccage and not in capile or by Knights service yielding and paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty acres the free rent of one shilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Micel The Arch Angel and also cultivating and improving three acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned within three years after the date of these Presence, Provided always that if three years next coming after the date these presence cultivate and improve three acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned then the Estate hereby granted shall cease and be utterely determined and thereafter it shall be lawful to and for us our heirs and successors to grant and use the same lands and premises with the assured unto such persons as we our heirs and successors shall think fit. In Witness whereof we have caused these letters patents to be made witness our trusty and well beloved William Gooch Esquire our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Willamsburg under the Seal of our Colony the First Day of February 1738. In the twelfth year of our Rein. William Gooch.
COPIED from the Mabe Book written by Virginia King and Georgia Maria Thomas
