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David Finley's Patent for 110 acres, 18 November 1791

Virginia State Land Office, Grants 24, 1791-92, Reel 90, p. 385

 

BEVERLEY RANDOLPH ESQUIRE Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all to

whom those present shall come Greeting Know ye that in consideration of the Ancient

Composition of one pound Sterling paid by David Finley into the Treasury of this

Comonwealth, There is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said David Finley

assignee of John Finley, a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred

and ten acres by survey bearing date the eighteenth day of November on thousand

seven hundred and ninety (sic) lying and being in the County of Augusta on the

South West side of John Finley's Land and bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning

at a white oak and hickory said Finleys old corner and running with his line,

South thirty seven degrees West fifty four poles to a white oak North thirty six

degrees West one hundred poles to a pine on a high Ridge South six degrees East

seventy poles to a white oak corner to James Wilsons Land, thence with said

Wilsons line, South twelve degrees West sixty two poles crossing the great Road

to a white oak and two black oak saplings--South forty(?) six degrees East one

hundred and sixty poles to two black oak saplings in John Hopemans line North

twenty three degrees East twenty four poles to a black oak and hickery saplings

Hopemans corner North fifty degrees East thirty eight poles to a black sapling

Hopmans corner South seventy(?) five degrees East ten poles to a white oak said

Finleys corner, then with his line North thirty five degrees West one hundred and

two poles to a small pine near a white oak North thirty five degrees East sixty

poles to a Stake Finleys corner North fifty five degrees West fifty poles to the

Beginning. With its appurtenances To Have and to hold the said tract or parcel

of Land, With its Appurtenances to the said David Finley and his heirs for ever.

In Witness whereof the said Beverley Randolph Esquire Governor of the

Commonwealth of Virginia, hath herewith set his hand and Causes the (?) Seal

of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the eighteenth day of

November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one (?)

of the Commonwealth the Sixteenth.

 

Beverley Randolph

 

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