18 AUG 1792 Frederick Co., VA This Indenture made this 16th day of August 1792 between the Rev.Denny Fairfax lately called Denny Martin of Leeds Castle, County of Kent, and Kingdom of Great Britain, a devisee and legatee named in the last will and Testament of the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia deceased, by Thomas Bryan Martin Esq. of Greenway Court, County of Frederick, and State of Virginia, of the one part, and David Morgan of Frederick County in the said State of the other part. Whereas the said Denny Fairfax by his letter or power of attorney, dated the 7th day of November, 1783 and duly and legally proved before Nathaniel Newnhahm, Esq., Lord Mayor of the City of London and certified by him under the seal of the office of Mayorality of the said city the eighth day of the same month of November, did authorize and empower his brother the said Thomas Bryan Martin among other things to lease out his lands in the State of Virginia so devised to him by his uncle the said Thomas Lord Fairfax,deceased, on such rents, covenants & terms as the said Thomas Bryan Fairfax should think reasonable and necessary; and upon payment of such rents or any part thereof, to give acquittances and discharges for the same, and upon non-payment thereof to make distresses, or to sue for implead or prosecute the several defaulters to judgment and execution, as by the said letter or power of attorney now inpossession of the said Thomas Bryan Martin may more fully and at large appear. Now this Indenture, witnesseth that the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid for & in consideration of the rents and covenants hereafter mentioned, .... let unto the said David Morgan all that piece, parcel and Lot of Land No. 357 in the County of Frederick, being part of the Manor of Leeds, and bounded as by a survey thereof lately made by George Bell as follows: Beginning at a chesnut, thenceS 55 W 60 p. to three white oaks, thence S 10 E 126 p. to three chesnut oaks, thence S 44 E 32 p. to a large chesnut, thence S 62 E 70p. to a small chesnut, thence S 16 W 28 p. to a chesnut oak, thence S55 E 68 p. to a Spanish oak, thence N 60 E 60 p. to a chesnut, thenceN 35 E, 30 p. to a white oak near a run, thence N 18 E 100 p. to a small chesnut, thence N 70 W 56 p. to a hickory, thence S 45 W 80 p.to a chesnut oak, thence 45 W 210 p. to the beginning containing 220Acres including the 100 Acres formerly leased to Benjamin Barry Jun. To have and to hold the said 220 Acres of land to the said David Morgan, his heirs, administrators or assigns, for and during the natural lives of David Washington, his son James Longwell & WilliamOldacre, Son of John Oldacre, to commence from the 18th day of April last, he the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns, the yearly rent of four pounds current money of the State of Virginia and also pay or cause to be paid to the said Denny Fairfax, or his attorney aforesaid, or to the person or persons appointed by law to receive the same and at the time for the payment of the present assessments or land taxes, and all future assessments or land taxes or other taxes either ordinary or extraordinary that shall or may be laid on the said land on any part thereof by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia or other legal Authority during the said term. And further the said David Morgan for himself, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns doth covenant and grant to & with the said Denny Fairfax, his heirs, executors administrators and assigns by his attorney aforesaid, that he the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns will pay or cause to be paid all charges or expenses attending or accruing for surveying the said Lot No. 357, the drawing the lease and recording the same; and that the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall not put in place on the said Lot No. 357 or any part thereof any Sub or under Tenants, without the Leave or License of the said Denny Fairfax, or his attorney aforesaid. or work any more persons or hands on the same lot than four. And further the said David Morgan for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, doth covenant and agree with the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid, his executors, administrators or assigns, that he will with all expedition, erect and build on the said lot of ground No. 357 of 220 Acres, one dwellinghouse, 20 feet long and 16 feet wide, with a brick or stone chimney to the same, and keep the same in good and tenantable repair and leave the same in good repair at the expiration of the said term. And further, the said David Morgan doth covenant and agree to and with the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns that he will with all expedition raise and plant an orchard of 100 apples trees, and plant the same at least 30feet asunder, and keep the same well trimmed and fenced for and during the said term, and leave the same in good order and well enclosed at the expiration thereof. And further, the said David Morgan doth covenant to and with the said Denny Fairfax, by his attorney aforesaid, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns not to waste unnecessarily, destroy, or dispose of any timber growing upon the said land, but only to make necessary use of the same for the benefit of the said plantation & premises. And further, that if the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall at any one time for the space of two whole years fail in the payment of the rent herein before reserved, or any part thereof, or in the performance of all or any of the covenants herein beforecontained, then it shall and may be lawful for the said Denny Fairfax,by his attorney aforesaid, his executors, administrators, or assignsto re-enter the land and premises, hereby leases, and be in the actual possession of the same to all intents and purposes as if this lease had never been made. In witness whereof both parties, the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid and David Morgan, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year before written. Signed, Sealed, & Delivered Denny Fairfax (SS) in the presence of: David Morgan (SS) George Bell Jno X Morgan William Sanders At a Court held for Frederick County the 2nd day of October 1792.This indenture was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. By the court. FrederickCo, VA Land Records Bk. 23, p. 392, 18 Aug 1792 6 OCT 1787 LoudounCo, VA This Indenture made this 6th day of October, 1787 between Denny Fairfax lately called Denny Martin of Leeds Castle, County of Kent,and Kingdom of Great Britain, and a devisee and legatee named in the last will and Testament of the Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia deceased, by Thomas Bryan Martin Esq. of Greenway Court, County of Frederick, and State of Virginia, of the one part, and David Morgan of Loudoun County in the said State of the other part. Whereas the said Denny Fairfax by his letter or power of attorney, dated the 7th day of November, 1783 and duly and legally proved before Nathaniel Newnham, Esq., Lord Mayor of the City of London and certified by him under the seal of the office of Mayorality of the said city the eighth day of the same month of November, did authorize and empower his brother the said Thomas Bryan Martin among other things to lease out his lands in the State of Virginia so devised to him by his uncle the said Thomas Lord Fairfax, deceased, on such rents, covenants & terms as the said Thomas Bryan Fairfax should think reasonable and necessary; and upon payment of such rents or any part thereof, to give acquittances and discharges for the same, and upon non-payment thereof to make distresses, or to sue for implead or prosecute the several defaulters to judgment and execution, as by the said letter or power of attorney now in possession of the said Thomas Bryan Martin may more fully and at large appear. Now this Indenture, witnesseth, that the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid for & in consideration of the rents and covenants hereafter mentioned, .... let unto the said David Morgan all that piece, parcel and Lot of Land No. 172 in the County of Loudoun, being part of the Manor of Leeds, and bounded as by a survey thereof lately made by Mr. George Murray as follows: Beginning at a hickory acorner to Oldacre's lott thence with his line N 49 1/2 W 40 p. to achensnut oak thence N 14 E 100 p. to two gums thence S 52 W 60 p. to a chesnut thence S 20 p. to a chesnut oak thence S 52 W 114 p. to achsnut oak thence S 30 E 100 p. to a black oak thence N 30 E 110 p.to the beginning containing 94 Acres. To have and to hold the said 94Acres of land to the said David Morgan, his heirs, administrators or assigns, for and during the full end and term of their natural lives of John Morgan, David Washington Morgan, & Lewis Jones Morgan sons of the said David Morgan, to commence from the day of the date of these presents, he the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns, yielding and paying to the said Denny Fairfax or his attorney aforesaid the yearly rent of two pounds current money of the State of Virginia and also pay or cause to be paid to the said Denny Fairfax, or his attorney aforesaid, or to the person or persons appointed by law to receive the same and at the time for the payment of the present assessment or land taxes, and all future assessments or land taxes or other taxes either ordinary or extraordinary that shall or may be laid on the said land or any part thereof by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia or other legal Authority during the term aforesaid and further the said David Morgan for himself, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns doth covenant and grant to & with the said Denny Fairfax, his heirs, executors administrators and assigns by his attorney aforesaid, that he the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors or administrators, or assigns will pay or cause to be paid all charges or expenses attending or accruing for surveying the said Lot No. 172, the drawing the lease and recording the same; and that the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall not put in place on the said Lot No. 172 or any part thereof any Sub or under Tenants, without the Leave or License of the said Denny Fairfax, or his attorney aforesaid and further the said David Morgan for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, doth covenant and agree with the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid, his executors, administrators or assigns, that he will with all expedition, erect and build on the said lot of ground No. 172 of 94 Acres, one dwellinghouse, 20 feet long and 16 feet wide, with a brick or stone chimney to the same, and keep the same in good and tenantable repair and leave the same in such good repair at the expiration of the said term. And further, the said David Morgan doth covenant and agree to and with the said Denny Fairfax by his attorney aforesaid, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns that he will with all expedition raise and plant an orchard of 100 apples trees, and plant the same at least 30feet asunder, and keep the same well trimmed and fenced for and during the said term, and leave the same in good order and well enclosed at the expiration thereof. and further, the said David Morgan doth covenant to and with the said Denny Fairfax, by his attorney aforesaid, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns not towaste unnecessarily, destroy, or dispose of any timber growing upon the said land, but only to make necessary use of the same for the benefit of the said plantation & premises, and further, that if the said David Morgan, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall at any one time for the space of two whole years fail in the payment of the rent herein before reserved, or any part thereof, or in the performance of all or any of the covenants herein beforecontained, then it shall and may be lawful for the said Denny Fairfax, by his attorney aforesaid, his executors, administrators, or assigns to reenter the land and premises, hereby leased, and be in the actual possession of the same to all intents and purposes as if this lease had never been made. In witness whereof both parties, the said DennyFairfax by his attorney aforesaid and David Morgan, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year before written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Denny Fairfax (Seal) Robert Wynn Da. Morgan (Seal) Jasper Sybolt John (his X mark) Wildie At a court held for Loudoun County February 11, 1788, this indenture was proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses hereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste Cha. Binns, Clk "The Fairfax Proprietary--The Northern Neck, The Fairfax Manors, and Beginnings of Warren County In Virginia, with Maps" Author: Josiah Look Dickinson Front Royal, VA: Warren Press, 1959, p. 12