Craig County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Sarver, John - Virginia, Commonwealth Of April 29, 1859
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Written: April 29, 1859
Recorded: August 1, 1866

John Letcher Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia; To all to whom 
these presents shall come -- Greeting; 
KNOW YE, That in conformity with a Survey made on the twenty-ninth day of April 
one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine by virture of Land Office Treasury 
Warrant No. 15099 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto John Sarver a 
certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing one hundred and forty two acres 
lying in Craig County on the waters of John's Creek, and bounded as follows, 
viz; Beginning at a black oak at the foot of a hill South of a branch on a line 
of his own land, Thence N.20 1/2.E.141/139 poles crossing a branch at road at 
94poles & crossing a branch at 130poles to a double & single black oaks on the 
South side of a ridge S.36.E.56 poles down a branch to 2 pines & a Chestnut oak 
on the North side of said branch, East 113/110 poles to a white oak on a ridge 
N.42 1/2.E.311 poles crossing a branch at 10poles to 4 white oaks on Givens 
line, and with the same N.70.E.12 poles to a pile of stones on said line; 
Thence leaving S.47 1/2 E.20 poles passing Givens corner at 4poles to 7feet 
South of a pine by a path S.15.W.50 poles to live Spruce Pine & two maples on 
both sides of a branch by a road; Then down the branch S.25,E.85/83 poles 
crossing said branch six times to a pine and chestnut oak on a bank N. E. of 
said branch S.25.W.60 poles to a pine S.63 1/2.W.3 3/4 poles to a stake where a 
pine was culled for corner to said Sarver survey of 496 acres and with the 
lines of the same N.3 1/2.62 poles crossing a branch to 2 pines dead and a 
white oak added N.72.W.124 poles crossing a branch to two small red oaks 
S.38.W.52 poles crossing a branch to a pine on the S. side of Stait road 
N.72.W.85 poles crossing a branch to the beginning with all appurtenances.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with the Appurtenances, 
to the said John Sarver and his heir forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said John Letcher Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth 
of Virginia, hath hereunto set his hand and cause the Lesser Seal of the said 
Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the first day of August in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-two and of the Commonwealth 
this eighty Seventh.
                                           John Letcher 

Additional Comments:
This was probably John Sarver born 5 June 1803 Montgomery Co., Virginia to 
Henry Sarver & Nancy Champ. He married to Martha Patsey Givens. John Sarver 
died in Craig Co., Virginia 15 June 1871.

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