Jesse Pugh, Jr. - 1788 Land Grant - Frederick County, Virginia *********************************************************** Submitted by: Clara Lawver Date: March 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Please note, transcription is wide because line breaks are same as original document. Images of the original document available at the archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/frederick/land/386orig.jpg http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/frederick/land/387orig.jpg 386 Jesse PUGH jr Beverley RANDOLPH Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia 267 Acres to all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting Know ye that by virtue Frederick of a warrant Issued from the late Lord Proprietors Office of the Northern Neck Exd and in Consideration of the ancient Composition of one pound ten Shillings Sterling paid by Jesse PUGH jun. into the Treasury of this Commonwealth There is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said Jesse PUGH Junr. a Certain Tract or parcel of Land Containing two hundred and Sixty Seven Acres by Survey bearing Date the Twenty seventh day of September one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight. Lying & being in the County of Frederick adjoining the Land of James LAURANCE son of John LAURANCE Decd. on Hog Creek and Bounded as followeth To wit Beginning at a white oak and Hickory Corner to the Land of James LAURANCE, (formerly John LAURANCE and running thence with his line reversed' South forty nine and three quarters Degrees West one hundred and ninetysix poles Crossing a branch several times 387 Times to a pine on a hill said LAURANCES Corner thence along said LAURANCES line reversed North thirtyfour and three quarter Degrees West fortyfive poles to two white oaks Corner to John WHITE, thence along WHITE's line, South twentyfive and three Quarter Degrees West Crossing the Branch eightytwo poles to a large white oak ~ Stump in a valley in said WHITE's line & Corner to CLEAVER South seventy four Degrees East sixtysix poles to a white oak on the South side of a hill thence Down the hill South forty Degrees East thirtyfour poles to a Hickory on CLEAVERS line thence along it South sixtyone Degrees East twentyeight poles Crossing Hog Creek to a pine on the side of a hill CLEAVERS Corner & the Course Continued in all forty two poles to three pines thence North forty Degrees East thirty four poles to two pines on a hill, thence North sixty Degrees East one hun- dred and seventyeight poles to two Chesnut oaks on a high hill thence North forty degrees East one hundred poles to a white oak and Spanish oak on the North Westside of a hill in the line of said James LAURANCE thence North twelve Degrees West sixtysix poles to a Spanish oak on the side of a hill thence, South eightyfour and one quarter Degrees West one hundred and fifty 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 Jesse PUGH junr. and his heirs for ever In witness whereof the said) Beverly RANDOLPH Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Lesse Seal of the said Com- monwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightynine and of the Commonwealth the thirteenth ~~ B. Randolph