Washington County, NC - Deeds File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Wersinger [NOTE: Document has torn along fold lines, with pieces sewn together with brown thread by unknown person [map of division showing five plots of land] scale of 100 poles to the inch The above Platt presents the Land of Zephania Davis Dec on the North [side?] of Scuppernong Rivere including the land conveyed to him [by] his father Robert Davis & the remainder ----- Divided as order of the County Court of Washington by us appointed ?Commisioners for that ?? viz. James Norman Nehemiah Norman ?? B. Caraway Abram Chesson and ?Noah Phelps among his lawful representatives Milah Spruill wife of Aron Spruill Robert B. Davis Nancy Davis ?Eunice Davis and Joshua Davis In the following manner first lot drawn by Robert B. Davis Containing eighty ?one acres beginning at a ?Chestnut ?? in James Davenports line thence North eight four poles to a ?small Bench mark in the room of a pine a Water Oak that is dead for the beginning of Thomas and William Collins land thence along their line North 150 poles to a pine & ?? gum in Nehemiah Spruills line thence along his line ?452 3/4 poles to a pine & white bay a corner Lot No2 thence north along a line of marked trees 3 poles to a ?? ?Buck Beach in the line next the ?? South of the Land thence along a line marked trees ?? to the first of station Lot No. 2 Containing Seventy two acres ?ing as part of Miles Simpsonšs ?Cleared Lands and House drawn by Milah Spruill begins at a ?Buck Beach third corner of Lot No 1 turning thence North 240 poles to a pine & white bay a corner of Lot No. 1 thence East 47 1/4 poles to a ?sweet gum thence South 242 pole to the line on the South ?Side of the Land near a Small Buck Beach thence Westwardly to the first station Lot No. 3 Containing Seventy Acres including the House drawn by Eunice Davis Begins at a Buck Beach a corner of Lot No 2 runing thence North 242 poles to a ?? gum in the back line thence East 45 poles to a pine thence South 241 poles to a Beach in the South Line of the Land thence along a line of marked trees to the first station Lot No. 4 Containing Eighty [one] Acres drawn by Nancy Davis Begins at a ?Beach a corner of Lot No. 3 runing thence along a ?line [of] marked trees North 240 poles ??thence South 24? Poles to the line on the South side of the Lands [to a] Holly thence westwardly 53 poles to the first station Lot No. 5 Containing Eighty one Acres drawn by Joshua B. Davis Begins at a Holly corner of lot No. 4 runing thence North 240 poles to a pine on the back line thence East 77 poles to a pine thence South 108 poles to a pine a cor[ner] between the Deeds from Robert Davis and Steven Spruill thence South 35 Dgs Wt 42 poles to a Beach [thence] South 20 poles to a pine ?thence thence S. 78 W 20 poles to a Holly a corner between Andrew Oliver and ?Wm Davenports Heirs thence Westwardly ?15 poles to the first station ?? this 10th Day of June 1814 W. Blount ?? Commissioners: J. B. Carraway [seal] Neh. Norman [seal] James Norman [seal] Noah Phelps [seal] Abram Chesson [seal] Washington County June Term 1814 Appeared in Open Court James Blount Surveyer and ?? this Division ?? Registered J?? J. Downing Clk This may Certify that this Division was duly registered in the Washinton Register office the 16th day of September 1814 in Book C page 465 Jas Jones Regr ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================