William Priestley, Jr. Land Grant, 1801 - Rockbridge Co. VA

WILLIAM PRIESTLEY (JR.) VA LAND GRANT OF April 8, 1801:
45 Acres to William Priestley (Jr.), by virtue of a Land Treasury
Warrant
(VA Land Grant 47, pp. 605 & 606).

This grant for 45 acres and a second VA Land Grant for 31 acres "on the
waters of Buffaloe... adjoining William Skeen, Lewis, McCraw, and his
own
land," to William Priestley, are available on-line at the Library of
VA's Digital
Library "LAND GRANTS AND PATENTS." Click on the name,
"PRICHARD," to get to the Priestleys, then go to cards #57 & 58.

It appears that these two properties were included with the 115 acres
inherited
by William Priestley, Jr., in the sale of 196 acres on April 4, 1809, by
the Wm.
Priestley, Jr. Family to William Skeen (Rockbridge Co., VA Deed Bk. F,
pp.
443 & 444).

"James Monroe Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all to

whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know Ye, That by virtue of a land office Treasury Warrant number
fourteen
thousand three hundred and sixty six, issued the twenty fourth day of
September Seventeen hundred and eighty two, there is Granted by the said

Commonwealth unto William Priestley a certain tract or parcel of land
containing forty five acres by Survey bearing date the second day of
September one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine and being in the
County of Rockbridge on the waters of Buffaloe, adjoining the lands of
William
Skeen, Lewis and McGraw, and his own land and bounded as followeth to
wit,
beginning at a Chesnut and poplar corner to Lewis and McGraw, thence
with
these lines South sixty five degrees West eighty seven poles to a
chesnut
then South fifty and a half degrees East one hundred and sixty five
poles
to a large white oak, then South fifty seven degrees East fifty eight
poles to
a dead chesnut corner to said Priestleys old survey, then with a line of

the same, forth thirty degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to a
Stake
corner to William Skeen, then North twelve degrees East ten poles to the

beginning with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or
property
land with its appurtenances to the said William Priestley and his heirs
forever, In
Witness whereof the said James Monroe 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 eighth day of April in
the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one and of the Commonwealth
the
twenty fifth.

James Monroe



Submitted by M. L. Green <mlgreen@wvinter.net>

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