Courses

A Beginning at a Marked red Oak } S 15° 30′ W 400.56

B S 15° 30 W to a Sweet Gum }

C Thence to a Chesnut S 59,,00 W 200.40

D Thence to a Walnut N 45,,00 W 240.24

E Thence to a White Oak N 10,,00 E 200.00

F Thence to a Maple N 35,,00 E 300.00

From thence to the Beginning

Then Survey'd for M^r Francis Jett the following Tract of Land

bounded as follows

A Beginning at a Marked Hiccory S 20, W } S 20,,00 W 120

B to a White Oak }

C Thence to a Walnut Stump S 63,,00 W 160

D Thence to a Red Oak on the top of a Hill S 85,,00 W 80

E Thence to a Black Gum near a Valley N 66,,00 W 116

F Thence to a Dogwood near a Swamp N 35,,00 W 63

G Thence to a Mulberry standing in Corn-field N 35,,00 E 97

H Thence to a Sasafras N 45,,00 E 157

From thence to the Beginning

Then Survey'd for Cap^t Henry Washington y^e following Tract of

Land bounded as follows

Poles

A Beginning at a red Oak S 25--00 W } 25--00 W 74

B near the road running to a red Oak Saplin }

C Thence to white Oak S 23--00 E 24

D Thence to Spanish Oak S 55--00 W 34

E Thence to a Black Gum N 76--00 W 30

F Thence to a Black Oak N 25--00 W 62

G Thence to Caleb Butlers old Field N 00--00 W 104

H Thence to a White Oak S 76--00 E 70

I Thence to a Red Oak N 78--00 E 56

August 18^{th} 1747 Then survey'd the following Piece of Land at

one Station in the School House old field bounded as p^r field

Book. Viz^t Beginning near a Persimon within y^e field Extending

thence to a Fence Stake S 15--00 E 165°,,00′--28 Pole thence S

19--00 W 199°--00′--27.5 Pole thence S 47 W 227°--00′--18.9 thence

S 76--00 W 256°--00′--21.4 thence N 42 W 318°--00′--46.3 thence N

29--00 E 29°--00′--34 Pole.

October 1^{st} 1747 Then Survey'd the following Piece of Land for

M^r Richard Roe Bounded as follows Beginning at a Chesnut extending

thence S^o 20--00 W 38 Pole thence N 75--00 W 39.7 P thence N^o

46--00 W 41.1 P thence S^o 68--00 W 21.3 thence N^o 29--00 W 25.3

thence S^o 77--00 E 4 Pole thence N^o 60--00 E 25.1 Pole thence

S^o 42--00 E 14 Pole thence S^o 79--00 E 14 Pole--thence East from

thence to the beginning S 60--45

E

Then Survey'd for M^r Francis Jett the following Tract of Land

Bounded as p^r Field Book[73]

A N 56.15

B N 51--00 E 39.19

C S 65--00 E 34.14

D S 49--00 E 50.15

E S 20--00 E 29.00

F S 70--00 W 62.13

G N 58--30 W 20.24

H S 83--30 W 30.00

Remarks y^e distance

from A to B being Inaccessable

I took an Angle

within y^e field from A to

a house bearing N 73°--00

E 46 Pole thence to B

bearing N 48--00 W

Survey'd for M^{rs} Elizabeth Washington y^e Following Tract of

Land whose thirds is required to be laid off 20 Pole from H towards

K & the Division line to run towards B C[74]

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