Story, George (1725) - Royal land grant, province of SC (1775)

• Title	Story, George (1725) - Royal land grant, province of SC (1775)
  Short Title	Story, George (1725) - Royal land grant, province of SC (1775)
  Publisher	George Story, royal land grant, from the province of South Carolina, 1 March 1775; a parcel originally granted to same George Story by the Governor of North Carolina on 25 April 1867; comprising 200 acres on Kelsey's Branch of Fair Forest Creek; series S213015, vol. 003V, p. 36, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC.
  Source ID	S927
  Text	«b»George Story Royal Grant, originally granted by the Governor of North Carolina 25 April 1767 Later located in South Carolina, and the grant reiterated by the State of South Carolina, 1 March 1775 «/b»An informal transcription of the documents in the file. Handwritten portions of the document are underlined; all other portions are typescript. Line breaks are original to the document, some attempt has been made to recreate the size and typefaces of various kinds which were utilized in the document. Source citation: «tab»«tab»George Story, royal grant, from the State of South Carolina, dated 1 March 1775; for a parcel originally granted by the Governor of North Carolina on 25 April 1867; 200 acres on Kelsey's Branch, Fair Forrest [Forest] Creek; series S213015, vol. 003V, p. 36, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC. Informal Transcription: Page 1 «u»36«/u». South-Carolina G eorge 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 yet, that we of Our Special Grace, certain Knowledge and mere Motion, have given and granted, and by these Presents, for Us, Our Heirs and Successours, Do Give and Grant unto «u»George Story his «/u»Heirs and Assigns, a Plantation of Tract of Land containing «u»Two Hundre Acres/ originally granted to the said George Story by William Tryon Esq Govr of North Carolina the 25«sup»th«/sup» April 1757, which said land by the Continuation of the boundary line lately new in provenance of his Majesty's Instructions now falls within the limits of this government ) situate on the waters of the North side of Fairforest on Kelsey's branch, beginning at a white oak, the South side of the branch by the fork & runs thence North [75?] West 130 footes to a white oak thence North 15 East 180 footes to a red oak thence S 75 E 180 footes to a stake, thence to the beginning«/u» - 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 appertain- ing : 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 Successours, One Tenth-Part of Mines of Gold and Silver only : To Have And To Hold , the said Tract of «u»Two Hundred«/u» Acres of Land, and all and singular other the «u»Premises hereby granted unto the said«/u» «tab»«u»George Story his «/u»«tab»Heirs and Assigns for ever, in free and common Soccage. The said «tab»«u»George Story his «/u»«tab»«tab»Heirs and Assignes 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 Number 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, never- theless, that the said «tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»«u»George Story his «/u»«tab»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 «tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»«u»George Story his «/u»«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»Heirs of Assigns shall 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 to the Num- ber of Acres herein contained, or if a Minute or Docket of these Our Letters-{atent, 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, 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. «tab»«tab»«tab»Given under the Great Seal of Our said Province: «tab»«tab»«tab»W I T N E S S «u»The Hon'ble William Bull Esqr [Lieut?]«/u» «i»Governour and Commander in chief in and over Our Said Province of South-Carolina, this «u»«/i»First«/u» «i»Day of«/i» «u»March «/u»Anno Dom 177«u»5«/u» in the «u»Fifteenth«/u» Year of our Reign. «u»William«/u» (L.M.S.) «u»Bull«/u» Signed by his «u»Honor the Lieut«/u» Governour in Council «tab»«u»Thos. [Winstanley Noble?] «/u»And hath thereunto a Plat thereof annexed, representing the same, certified by «u»John Bromar Deputy«/u» Surveyor-General. «u»9«sup»th«/sup» Dec. 1774 «/u»