Land Grant for THOMAS PREASE - 30 Dec 1816
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Thomas Prease - 133 Acres - Bedford
James Preston Esquire governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to
all to whom these presents have
come greeting: Know ye, that in conformity with a survey made the 20th day May of 1814: by virtue
of two Land office Treasury warrants to wit: 87 acres by No. 1971,
of the 3rd of November 1812, & 46
acres by No. 12285, of the 14th of June, 1782. there is granted by the said commonwealth, unto Thomas
Prease, a certain Tract or parcel of Land containing One Hundred and Thirty tree acres, situated in the
county of Bedford, on the Water of Enocks Creek, and bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a dead
Locust, thence with Griffin's line, south twenty nine degrees, west one hundred and twenty three poles to a
chesnut oak, thence with Clark's line, south sixty four degrees,
west thirty seven poles,south nine degrees
west forty two poles to pointers (?folventerial?), a north forty eight degrees, west eighty two poles to a red
oak: Thence (?Necolian?) north forty seven degrees, East fifty eight poles to a white oaks, north ten degrees
west fifty eight poles to pointers; north fifty one degrees west
sixteen poles to Clarks line thence along his
lines, north seventeen degrees, west seventeen poles to a white oak north sixteen degrees, east forty one poles
to white oaks, north forty nine degrees, east twelve poles to said Preast's old line, thence with the same, south
sixty six degrees, east tirty poles to a red oak south thirty six
degrees. East one hundred and twenty poles to
a white oak; and thence, north seventy degrees east seventy four poles to the beginning; to have and to hold
the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Thomas Prease and his heirs forever. In witness
where of the said James P. Preston as the Governor of the Commonwealth to Virginia both here unto set his
hand and caused the leser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the thirteenth day of
December the year of Our Lord, one thousand and eight hundred and sixteen and of the commonwealth the forty first.
JAMES P. PRESTON
(Written to the side - dated 4th November 1817 to Jn Hanes bearer of reciept)
Prease, Thomas - 30 Dec 1816 - Bedford County
33a. On the Waters of Enocks Creek
Grants 66, 1816-17, p. 249