South Carolina
Royal Grant, Vol. 6
Jan 9, 1755
Francis LEE
pg 213) South Carolina. George the Second, 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 __ and successors, do give and grant unto Francis LEE, his heirs and assigns, a plantation or tract of land containing fifty acres on the South side of Wateree River on the Beaver Dam branch of Rocky Creek bounded on all sides by vacant land and hath such shape, form and marks as appears 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, to us, our heirs and successors, one tenth part of mines of silver and gold only: To have and to hold, the said tract of fifty acres of land, and all and singular other the premises hereby granted, with the appurtenances, unto the said Francis LEE, his heirs and assigns forever, in free and common __, he the said Francis LEE, his heirs or assigns yielding and paying therefore, unto us, our heirs and successors, 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 every twenty fifth day of March, at the rate of three shillings, sterling or four shillings proclamation money, for every hundred acres and so in proportion, according to the quantity of acres, contained herein; the same to grow due and be accounted for from the date hereof. Provided always, and this present grant is upon condition, nevertheless, that he the said Francis LEE, his heirs and assigns, shall and do, within three years next after the date of these presents, clear and clutivate at the rate of one acre for every five hundred acres of land, and so in proportion according to the quantity of acres herein contained; or build a dwelling house thereon and keep a stock of five head of cattle for every five hundred acres, upon the same, and in proportion for a greater or lesser quntity: 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 became due, and no distress can be found on the said lands, tenements and hereditaments hereby granted; that then and in such case, the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments hereby granted, and every part and parcel thereof, shall revert to us, our heirs and successors, as fully and absolutely, as if the same had never been granted. Provided also, if the said lands hereby mentioned to be granted, shall happen to be within the bounds or limits of any of the townships, or of the lands reserved for the use of the townships now laid out in our said province, in pursuance of our royal instructions, then this grant shall be void, any thing therein to the contrary contained notwithstanding.
Given under the great seal of our said Province
Witness his Excellency James GLEN Esqr. Capt General
Governor and Commander in chief in and over our said Province of South Carolina, this ninth day of January Anno Dom. 1755 and in the twenty eighth year of our reign. James _ GLEN
Signed by his Excellency the Governor in Council And hath hereunto annexed plat thereof representing the same. Wm SIMPSON, c.c. certified by George HUNTER Esqr. Surveyor-General the 19th January 1753.