Joseph Preast Land Grant 1803: Bedford Co., VA

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Land Office Patents and Grants
                           Land Grant for
                           JOSEPH PREAST
                            17 May 1803

Joseph Preast - 300 acres - Bedford

John Page esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all
to whom these presents shall come greeting, know ye that the 
virtue of two land office treasury warrants to wit, fifty acres by 
number two thousand four hundred issued the twenty sixth day of 
January one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, and two 
hundred and fifty acres by number seven hundred and sixty eight 
issued the ninth day of October, seventeen hundred and ninety 
four.  There is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Joseph 
Preast a (?Contaur?) tract or parcel of land containing three 
hundred acres by survey bearing date the fifth day of May, 
Eighteen hundred and one, lying and being in the County of Bedford 
on both sides of Beaver dam Creek and bordered (bounded) as 
followeth, "to wit".  Beginning at Trents corner pointers thence 
along his lines south twenty degrees west on hundred Poles to 
a red oak south, seventy three degrees east sixty poles to a pine
south forty degrees west fifty five poles to a pine - north fifty 
seven degrees west eighty poles to a pine thence new lines south
forty degrees west twenty poles to a chestnut oak south sixty four
degrees west twenty one poles to pointers in Eckolos's line thence
along the lines south twenty five degrees west seventy two poles 
to pointers south forty nine degrees west thirty nine poles 
croping Beaver dam Creek to a lo crest north sixty degrees west, 
forty six poles to a pine south ten degrees east fifty eigth to a 
red oak south thirty degrees east fifty three poles to a pine 
north eighty seven degrees east fifty eight poles to a north 
eighty seven degrees east fifty eight poles to a poplar on said 
creek, thence down the creek as it meanders south sixty six 
degrees east twenty two poles to a spanich oak, in Samuel James's 
lined thence along his lines north forty two degrees east forty 
four poles to a dead pine east sixty poles to a box white oak in 
Blankenships line and along his lines north thirty degrees west 
thirty one poles to a chestnut oak north, twenty three degrees 
east one hundred and two poles to pointers in Balloways and 
Cavanaughs line and thence along their line north thirteen degrees 
west two hundred and twenty 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 Joseph Preast and his
heirs forever, in witness where of the said John Page esquire 
Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia both here unto set his 
hand and caused the lesser seal of the said commonwealth to be 
affixed at Richmond on the seventeenth day of May in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three and of the 
Commonwealth the twenty seventh.

                          JOHN PAGE

(Written to side - Grant delivered J. Leftwich - 5 Jany 1807)
   

 Preast, Joseph       17 May 1803
Bedford County
300 a. On both sides of Beaverdam Creek
Grants 51, 1802-03, p. 296