On April 24, 1753, the Governor of Virginia granted to Jacob Koger 930 acres of land at the Hawksbill of the Shenandoah River in the County of Augusta. This land grant is on file at the land office in Richmond, Virginia, and reads as follows:

"Grant to Jacob Koger. George the second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, do to all of these whom presents shall come, Greetings, know ye, that for divers good causes and consideration and especially for an in consideration of the sum of forty schillings of good and lawful money, for our use paid and to our receiver general of our revenues in this colony and dominion of Virginia. We have given, granted and confirmed and by thee presents by us, our heirs and successors, do give grant and confirm unto Jacob Koger, one certain tract or parcel of land, containing nine hundred and thirty acres, lying and being in the County of Augusta on the south side of the Shenandoah River, 530 acres, being a part of a tract of 2,000 acres formerly granted unto Richard Maudlin, Jr., by our letters of 1743 and 400 acres, the residue, never before granted. With all woods, underwoods, swamps, marshes, lowground, meadows, feldings, and his due share of all veins, mines and quarries as well discovered and not discovered, within the boundaries aforesaid and being part of the quantity of nine hundred and thirty acres. Of the land and the river waters and water courses, therein contained, together with the privileges of hunting, hawking, fishing, fowling and any other proper commodities and herdsmen, whatsoever, to the same or any part thereof, belonging on in all will appertaining, to have, hold, possess and every part thereof, with their and every appurtenances unto the said Jacob Koger, his heirs and assigns, former to have been held by us, our heirs, successors of our Manor of East Greenwich, in the County of Kent. In free and common society and not in Captive or by Knight's service. Yielding and praying upon us, our heirs and successors forever, every 50 acres of land and so proportionally, for a lesser or greater quantity than 50 acres, and rent fee of one schilling yearly to be paid, upon the feast of Saint Michael, the Arch Angel, also cultivating and improving these acres, part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned, within the year after the date of these presents, excepting for so much of the said land as hath already been cultivated and improved, according to the conditions of the said former patent. Provided always that three years of the said rent fee, shall be anytime in arrears and unpaid, or if the said Jacob Koger, 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, next of any fifty of the tract above mentioned, except as is before excepted, then the estate hereby granted, shall cease deformed and thereafter it shall and may be lawful for us, our heirs and successors to grant the same land and provisions with the appurtances with, to such other persons or person as our heirs and successors, with.

Witness of our trusty and well beloved Robert Dinwiddie, Esq. our Governor and Commander in Chief of our said colony, the 24th day of April, 1753 and in the 27th year of our reign.

Robert Dinwiddie."