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Subject: [VACULPEP] Northern Neck Land Grant Question
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:34:13 EDT

To the list,
The following excerpt was taken from a court case concerning a land grant by
the Crown to John Bruce which he subsequently lost to Constant Chapman. Does
anyone know what is meant by the reference to the County of Kent and Common
Loeeage (not sure of spelling-possibly 'Usage'). Would this mean that the
recipient of the land grant was from County of Kent?
The excerpt is:
"To have hold possess and any of the said tract or parcel of land and all
other the before granted premises and every part thereof with their and every
of their appurtenances unto the said John Bruce and to his Heirs and assigns
forever to the only use and behoof of him the said John Bruce his heirs and
assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of
Past ~ Greenwick in the County of Kent in free & Common Loeeage(sp?) And not
Capite or by Knight, Service, Yielding & paying unto us our Heirs &
Successors for every fifty acres of land and so proportionably for a lesser
or greater quantity than fifty acres the fee rent of one shilling yearly to
be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch Angel..."
TIA
Bea

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