Bedford-Campbell-Appomattox County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Helm, Moses - Jefferson, Thomas September 1, 1780 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary Helm ghelm2004@yahoo.com June 22, 2008, 12:13 pm Bedford County, near Pilot Mountain Written: September 1, 1780 Moses Helm 1 September 1780 40 acres on the north side of Pilot Mountn Bedford County Virginia State Land Office Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190 Thomas Jefferson Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that in consideration of the ancient composition of five shillings sterling paid into the treasury of this commonwealth Moses Helm there is granted by the said commonwealth unto the said Moses Helm a certain tract or parcel of land containing forty acres by survey bearing date the ninteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven lying and being in the county of Bedford on and upon the north side of the Pilot Mountain and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at his own corner Spanish Oak on Walthens line thence along Walhens line south twenty eight degrees East twenty fourd poles to a shrub wite oak thense off north sixty seven degrees east fifty eight poles to a small red oak south seventy eight degrees east forty four poles to a red oak north sixty degreeseast forty eight poles to a double red oak north eighty three degrees east eighty poles to a black jack upon an ivy hill north forty two degrees east thirty poles to pointers on his own line thense along his lines north eighty three degrees west twenty four poles to his corner hickory south senty degrees west eithty poles to his own corner white oak north eighty degrees west one hundred and forty poles to his corner white oak and south fifteen degree west forty poles to the first station with its appertenances; to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appartenances to the said Moses Helm and his heirs forever. In witness where of the said Thomas Jefferson Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and cause the seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the first day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and eighty and of the Commonwealth the fifth. Thomas Jefferson Additional Comments: Bedford County, Now in Campbell County, Adjoins his property now in Appomattox County File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/deeds/jefferso77gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb