Land Grant John Via Junr - 1796 John Via Junr 300 Acres Franklin Examined & delivered Peter Saunders Robert Brooke Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all To whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that by Virtue of two Land Office Treasure Warrants Numbers twelve thousand Six hundred and Sixty Six and twelve thousand four hundred and Seventeen there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto John Via Junior a Certain Tract or parcel of Land Containing three hundred Acres by Survey bearing date the twenty sixth day of October one thousand Seven hundred and ninety three lying and being in the County of Franklin on the branches of Runnet Bag Creek and bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning at a Dogwood Corner to Jonathan Peaks line on a branch, then with Peaks line North forty three and a half degrees west thirty four poles to an Elm thence new line South fifty eight degrees west forty Six poles to a Chesnut tree South ten degrees East forty four poles to a dogwood on a branch South fifty nine degrees East twenty Six poles to pointers South eighty two degrees East forty two poles to a white oak South fourteen degrees West twenty eight poles to a white oak South Twenty Six degrees East Sixty two poles to a white oak South fifty two degrees East twenty eight poles to a Spanish oak at a Road North fifty degrees East thirty poles to a Gum North eighty Six degrees East twenty two poles to pointers North Seventy seven degrees East twenty five poles to pointers at a branch and down the same as it meanders the same Course sixty two poles to a Spanish oak north nine degrees West one hundred and fifty two poles to an Elm on a branch and down it as it meanders North Seventy degrees East eighty poles to a Gum North twelve poles to a white oak in his own line and with it North seventy degrees West one hundred and four poles to a white oak North five degrees West forty two poles to a Maple on a branch thence up the same as it meanders to the Beginning with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of Land with its Appurtenances to the said John Via Junior and his Heirs forever In Witness whereof the said Robert Brooke Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto Set his hand and caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the twenty eighth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety Six and of the Commonwealth the twenty first. Robert Brooke Contributed by SSpradling **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************