TOMAS PREASE Land Grant 1816: Bedford Co., VA

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Land Office Patents and Grants
                       Land Grant for
                        TOMAS PREASE
                        30 Dec 1816

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