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Land Grant from Lord Fairfax
The right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Carnevan (sp), in that
part of Great Britain called Scotland .Proprietor of the Northern Neck of
Virginia. To all to whom those present writing shall come send greeting.
Know ye that for good causes for your consideration of the compenfation
(compensation) to me paid for the annual rent hereinafter received. I have
given, granted, and confirmed and by those presents for my heirs and assigns do
give grant and confirm unto William Kimsey of Hampshire County a certain
tract of waste and ungranted land on the South Branch Run of the left piece
of Caraprehon (sp) in the said county and presented as by a survey her
eformade by the Mr John Mauzy beginning at the white ashe by the said Run in or
near Thomas Waters given line thence with & near its S40 west six poles to
those white jake cornce to waters by Thomas Harwicks thence with or near
Harwicks line S 55 W forty poles to a hickory sapling thence 17 degree 47 to
eightyfour poles to two young white oaks and thence crossing a branch north
ninetyseven poles ot a black oak corner on the Run thence down the Run
55.30 one hundred fiftynine poles to the beginning containing containing
sixty six acres together with all rights members appurtenances hereunto
belonging Royal Mines accepted by a full third part lead copper tinn coal iron
mine and iron ore that shall be found thereon to have to hold the said
sixty six acres of land together with all rights profits & benefits belonging
and anywise appertaining accepted for and accepted to him the William
Kimsey his heirs and assigns forever he the said William Kimsey his heirs and
assigns therefor therefor yeilding and paying to me my heirs and assigns or
to my certain attorney or attorneys agents or agent or to the certain
attorney or attorneys of my heirs or assigns proprietors of the said Northern
Neck yearly every year on the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel the
fee of one shilling Sterling money for every fifty acres of land hereby
granted ? honorably for a grant or lefee or quanity provided he the said
William Kimsey his heirs & assigns shall not pay the said reserved annual rent
or fee so that the same any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the
space of two whole years after the same shall become due if legally demanded
than that it shall & may be lawful for me my heirs and assigns proprietors
as afore my or their certain attorney or attorneys agent or agnets unto the
above granted premifses to have and hold the same as if this grant had
never purchafed (purchased) Given at my office in the county of Frederick
under my hand Acted this twenty first day of June in the second year of his
majesty King George the third reign. AD1762
Fairfax
William Kimsey deed
for 66 acres Hampshire County
Thos Big Martin