Waring, Thomas, Memorial For 575 Acres On Ashley River, Berkly County, Summarizing A Title To A Grant Dated Mar. 17, 1673 To Benjamin Waring For 700 Acres
The copy from which I made this transcription was of very poor quality. The underlined portions indicate words unreadable in the photocopy of the microfilm. Also, the continuation page is missing...will add when I obtain it.An Indenture bearing date the 17 day of March 1693 betwn the
_____ _____ William Earl of Craven Anthony Lord Ashley
George Lord Carteret Sir Peter Colleton Bart [Baronet] Seth Southel [Sothel or Sothell]
_____ _____ and Thomas _____ _____ _____ Lord Propriet-
ors of Carolina of the __________ and Benjamin Waring late of
Berkley County in the said premisses Esqr D_______ of the
_____ purporting to be a grant to the said Benjamin
Waring & his heirs of seven Hundred acres of Land lying
and bound in Berkley County aforesaid above the head of
Ashley River and butting to the north__st on lands late
of the _____ _____ and to the SouthEast on Lands late
of William Norman the South__st on ponds of water and
to the NE on Lands said not to be Laid out which said
Indenture of Grant with the plat thereunto annexed is un-
der the seal of the said province signed by the Honorable Thos
Smith Govr & Commissioner of the said states Lords Proprietors for
selling of Lands in this province on their behalf the quitt Rents
theron _____ being one penny of lawful money of England per acre
every year on the twenty-ninth day of September but the said quitt rent paid
afterwards reduced to twelve pence per hundred acres as by the following
deed pole bearing date the __ day day of October 1696 under the seal of
said province _____ the aforesd _____ grant whereby _____ _____
Esqr Hon Gov. and James Moore Jos Morton William Hawett the
said late Lords proprs Deputies and Commissioners for selling of
Lands in this Province by and with the consent of said Lords Propr-
ietors for the consideration of fourteen pounds current Money of
the said province paid the Lords Proprs Receivor for the use of the said
Lords Proprs by the said Benjamin Waring did clearly exonor-
ate, acquit, and for ever discharge the aforemd Benjamin Waring
his heirs and assigns of & from the quitt rent in and by the aforesaid In-
denture reserved Yeilding and paying therfore unto the said
Lords proprietors on every first day of December which should
be after the first day of Decemr 1696 the full sum of seven shil-
lings in lieu thereof as by the said deed pole recorded in the secre-
tary's office the first day of March 1696 by John Barresford then
Registor doth appear Which said tract of Land is Descended
and c_me to one Thomas Waring as eldest son & heir to the said
Benjamin Waring who died Intestate and is now in the possess-
ion of me the said Thomas Waring Save that one hundred acres
part thereof have been sold & conveyed to John Stevens, and twenty-
five acres thereof to Moses Norman so that there remains in
my possession only five hundred & seventy five acres, which is
hereby required to be Registered by me Thomas Waring
pursuant to the act in that case made and provided
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Source:
Memorial Books, 1731-1778, Vol 1, Pg 289
Repository:
South Carolina Department of Archives & History
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223-4905
Online: http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/
