Land 1723 VA Hanover Bullock Edward

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VA Patents, 11-228

Author

VA State Library

Source Text

[in margin] Edward Bullock 400 New Land Ffrancis Lee 2d. page of the book before this. } George &c. To all &c. Know ye that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of fforty Shillings of good and lawful money for our use paid to our Receivor General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these presents for us our Heirs & Successours Do give grant and confirm unto Edward Bullock of Hanover County one certain Tract or parcel of Land containing ffour hundred Acres Lying & being in the ffork of Licking hole Creek and the Little River in the County aforesd. and bounded as followeth towit Beginning at the Mouth of the Said Creek running up the River by the water Course and lying in a Strait Line Three hundred and Ten poles to a Corner on the River Bank running into the Woods South Twenty Two West one hundred and Twelve to a Spanish Oak, Thence South Twenty ffive East Two hundred and Thirty Eight poles to a Corner Beech on the Said Creek Thence Down the Said Creek making in a straight Line Three hundred and fforty ffour poles to the beginning. With all &c. To have & hold &c. To be held &tc. Yielding and paying &c. provided &c. In witness &c. Witness our Trusty and Welbeloved Hugh Drysdale Esq. our Lieut. Gov'er at Williamsburgh under the Seal of our Said Colony the ffifth day of September one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Three in the Tenth Year of our Reign.  Hugh Drysdale