COUCH

 

Date: Sun, 03 Oct 99 20:19:03 PDT

Contributed to the list by the very generous Calvin
Dorris.


SOUTH CAROLINA.

GEORGE the third by the grace of God, of Great-Britain,
France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, and so
forth, To all to whom THESE PRESENTS shall come
Greeting: KNOW YE, THAT WE of our special Grace,
certain Knowledge and mere Motion, have given and
granted, and by these Presents, for us, our heirs and
successors, DO GIVE AND GRANT unto

JAMES COUCH his heirs and assigns, a plantation or
tract of land containing Three Hundred acres Situate
in Craven County on the North side of Enoree River
bounded Southward by the said River and Eastward by
Bountyland Northward by Edward Synoh Westward by
MATTHEW COUCH, and on all other sides by Vacant
Land.

And hath such shape, form and marks, as appear by a
plat thereof, hereunto annexed: Together with all woods,
under-woods, timber and timber-trees, lakes, ponds,
fishings, waters, water-courses, profits, commodities,
appurtenances and hereditaments whatsoever, thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining: Together with
privilege of hunting, hawking and fowling in and upon
the same, and all mines and minerals whatsoever, saving
and reserving, nevertheless, to us, our heirs and
successours, all white pine-trees, if any there should be
found growing thereon; and also saving and reserving,
nevertheless, to us, our heirs and successors, one
tenth-part of mines of gold and silver only: TO HAVE
AND TO HOLD, the said tract of  Three Hundred acres
of land and all and singular other the premises hereby
granted unto the said JAMES COUCH his heirs and
assigns for ever, in free and common soccage, the said

JAMES COUCH his heirs and assigns yielding and paying
therefor unto us, our heirs and successours, or to our
Receiver-General for the time being, or to his Deputy or
Deputies for the time being, yearly, that is to say, on the
twenty fifth day of March, in every year at the rate of
three shillings sterling, or four shillings proclamation
money, for every hundred acres, and so in proportion,
according to the num. of acres, contained herein; the
same to commence at the expiration of two years from
the date hereof. Provided always, and this present Grant
is upon condition, nevertheless, that the said

JAMES COUCH his heirs or assigns shall and do, yearly,
and every year, after the date of these presents, clear and
cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred
acres of land, and so in proportion according to the
number of acres herein contained; AND ALSO shall and
do enter a minute or docket of these our letters patent in
the office of our Auditor-General for the time being, in
our said Province, within six months from the date
hereof; AND upon condition, that if the said rent, hereby
reserved, shall happen to be in arrear and unpaid for the
space of three years from the time it shall become due,
and no distress can be found on the said lands, tenements
and hereditaments hereby granted; or if the said

JAMES COUCH his heirs or assign, hath neglect  to clear
and cultivate yearly and every year, at the rate of three
acres for every hundred acres of land, and so in
proportion, according the number of acres herein
contained, or if a minute or docket of these our letters
patent, shall not be entered in the office of our
Auditor-General for the time being, in our said Province,
within six months from the date hereof, that then and in
any of these cases, this present Grant shall cease, and
determine and be utterly void; and the said lands,
tenements and hereditaments hereby granted, and
every part and parcel thereof, shall revert to us, our heirs
and successours, as fully and absolutely, as if the same had
never been granted.

	Given under the Great Seal of our said
Province. WITNESS. The Honorable William Bull Esq.
Lieut. Governor and Commander in chief in and over our
said Province of South Carolina, this Nineteenth day of
March. Anno. Dom. 1773 in the Thirteenth  Year of our
Reign. William (L.M.S.) Bull

Signed by his Honorable Lieut. Geo. Davidson
Governor in Council. And hath thereunto a plat there
of  annexed, representing the same, certified by
John Breman Depty. Surveyor-General.
9th December 1772