William Sharp Grant, 1787 Commonwealth of Virginia Land Office, Grants Book No. 11, pp. 556-557 Grantee: William Sharp 90 acres, Henry Co., Va. Date: 23 July 1787 Beverley Randolph Esquire Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all whom these presents shall come greeting know ye, that in Consideration of the ancient Composition of ten shillings sterling paid by William Sharp into the treasury of this Commonwealth, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said William Sharp a certain tract or parcel of Land containing ninety Acres by survey bearing date the thirtieth day of April one Thousand seven hundred and eighty three lying and being in the county of Henry on the branches of the North May River & bounded as followeth Beginning at Pointers in Stones line and Murrys line thence with Murrys line North eighteen and a half degrees East one hundred and ten poles crossing a branch to a red oak South eighty three degrees East one hundred and twenty poles to a hickory thence New line North seventy six degrees East eight poles to pointers in Chiles's line thence with that line North sixty five degrees West one hundred and thirty six poles to a white North ten degrees West thirty seven poles to a sorrelwood in Nashes line & Chiles's line thence with Nashes line South eighty degrees West ninety poles crossing a branch to a post oak at Pulloms line thence with it South sixty eight degrees West thirty poles to a sorrelwood thence New Line South thirty degrees East one hundred and three poles to a Spanish oak South fifty degrees East twenty four poles to a Gum South forty six Poles to a post oak in Stones line South forty five degrees East twelve 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 William Sharp and his heirs forever In witness whereof the said Beverley Randolph Esquire Lietenant 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 third Day of July in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and eighty seven and of the Commonwealth the twelfth. B. Randolph (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from a copy of the grant document, Library of Virginia, Electronic Card Indexes, Land Records, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Surname Index, "Sharp," Card No. 95 of 107, Retrieve Doc.) Submitted by Mary C. Smith **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************