His Excelly John Lord Carteret Palatine and the Rest of the
true and absolute Lords Proprs. of Carolina To all to whom these Presents shall
come Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting. Know Ye that We the said Lords and
absolute Proprs. according to our great Deed of Grant bearing Date the first Day
of May Anno Dom: 1668 Given to our County of Albemarle under our Hands and great
Seal of our said province Do hereby give and grant unto James Pritchard
of our sd County a Tract of Land containing Seaventy one arces lying
in the Fork of Nobs Crook Creek in Pasquotank beginning at Nichols
corner a hickory then S40 W37 pole a pine, S80 W18 pole a white Oak S30 W40
pole a pine S22 E110 pole a Hickey Hares corner East 52 pole a Poplar
Madrons corner N19 W40 pole N25 E57 pole a pine North 36 pole a Poplar N75
W18 pole a Pine N50 W19 pole to the first station being due for the Importation
of one person for every fifty acres as appears upon Record under this Patent
To have and to hold the said Land with all Rights and
priviledges of hunting hawking fishing and fowling with all Woods Waters and
Rivers with all Profitts Commodities and Hereditaments to the Same belonging or
appertaining (Except one half of all Gold or Silver Mines) unto him the said
James Pritchard his Heirs and assigns for Ever in as large and ample Manner
to all Intents and purposes as in and by the said Deed is granted or Intended
Yielding and Paying unto Us our Heirs and Successors Yearly every twenty Ninth
Day of September the ffee rent of one Shilling for every fifty acres hereby
granted to be holden of Us our Heirs and Successors in free and common Soccage
Provided that if the said James Pritchard shall not
seat and plant or cause to be seated and planted thereon within three years
after the Date hereof then this patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of
full Force. Given under the Seal of the Colony the Twelth Day of
November Anno Dom: 1730. Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir Richd.
Everard Barot. GovR. of North Carolina and our trusty and well beloved
Councellrs. who have hereunto Sett their Hands. Richd. Everard, J.Lovick, Jno.
Palin, C.Gale.
Source: Albemarle County Records; Vol. 2;
pg. 61 [Microfilm C.002.10001]
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