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Land Grant and Will from: http://home.roadrunner.com/~dansullivan/michael.htm

(2011)

Royal Land Grant

George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France (?) and Ireland

King Defender of the faith to all to whom those Presents shall round?

Granting know that for divers good ???? and considerations and butxxxx or especially for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five shillings of good and lawful money for our and paid to our ???? General of our ???? ???? Colony and Dominon of Virginia. We have given or granted and confirmed and by these presents for and our heirs and successors do give grant and confirm unto Micajah Sulivan one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and thirty five acres lying and being in the county of Brunswick on the South side of Meherin River And bounded as follows (to wit). Beginning at a hickory on the River thence South 5 Degrees east twenty eight poles to a hickory and then South seventy five Degrees east one hundred and ten poles to a white oak. And then South thirty degrees East forty two poles to a white oak and then south eight degrees west thirty four poles to a gum. Then south thirty three degrees east one hundred and forty six poles to several trees thence inwards on his former line then by his former line north fifty degrees east fifty poles to a hickory thence south sixty four degrees east fifty four poles to a stake thence north four degrees east ninty four poles to a white oak thence North forty one degrees east fifty four poles to three hickorys a the river thence up the river as it runs to the first station.

With all woods fields , woods swamps, marshes lowgrounds meadows xxx and his own share of all divers mines and quarries as well xxxx as no xxxxx with xxxx bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quanity of two hundred and thirty five acres of land and the rivers waters and water courses the rivers mountains together with the privileges of hunting hawking fishing fowling and all the other professions Commodities and handiworks whatsever to the said or any part thereof xxxxxxxx Anywise appertaining to have hold possess and enjoy this said tract or parcel Of land and all other heretofore grants and provisos said every part thereof with there and Every of their appurtances unto the said Micajah Sulivan his heirs and assigns For ever to the only xx and xxx of xxxx himself said Micajah Sullivan his heirs and assigns As to be held of us our heirs xxxx as of our Manor East Greenville in this County of York in free and xxxx xxxx and not in capito or by the rights for unto vichinge (?)

Having unto us our heirs and insofar every fifty acres of land and xxxxx Proportionally for xxx or grant or quantity xxx fifty acres xxx of one Shilling yearly to be paid upon the feast of Saint xxxx xxx xxx

Also cultivating and improving three acres part of every fifty of the grant above Mentioned within three years after this date of these presents provided Always that if three years of the said xxx shall at any time xxx xxx xxx Unpaid of if the said Micajah Sullivan or his heirs or assigns do not within the space Of three years restoring xxxing after the date of those presents cultivate and improvements (?) And part of every fifty of the grant above mentioned xxxx xxx estate hereby grant xx Shall xxx and be utterly determined xxx and shall be lawful to And for us our heirs xxxxx to grant xxx lands privisos with xxx Appurtances unto xxx other possers or possessees as we our heir and successors shall xxx Fit.

In witness those we have granted our letter of patent to xxxx

Witnessed our xxx and xxx William Goode Esquire our xxxx

Lieutenant Governor and commander in chief of our said colony and dominion

At Williamsburgh unto the seal of our said Colonly the nineteenth of the day of June One thousand seven hunrded and thirty five in the first year our Reign.

William Gooch.