Obediah McFarling Survey, 28 acres in Stafford County, 25 April 1797, Virginia State Library & Archives, Northern Neck Surveys, Stafford County, 1798. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carmen J. Finley USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. ****************************************************************** Surveyed for Obediah McFarling as waste land in Stafford County by Virtue of a Land office Treasury Warrant No. 1961 Agreeable to an Entry made by said McFarling. Beginning at A a whiteoak Stump corner to Andrew Jackson's 908 acres Survey near the falls of Rappahanock River and now corner. Thence, runing with Jackson's line now Humes N61 W 117 poles to Brown the great road, In Waugh's line Thence returns to A the Begining and runs with another of Jackson's lines now Humes S 31 W 19 poles to C the main road. Thence down the sd road S 52 E 20 poles to B. Hence N 6 E (going near a large rock) 22 poles to Carter's corner latterly formerly Imids at present Hunters. Thence the same course continued with Hunter's line 74 poles E in Waugh's line. Thence with Waughs S 84.90 W 119 poles to B Hume's corner in Waugh's Line Containing 28 acres of Land. Begun the 3rd James Leach D.S.S.C. Compleated the 29 of September 1796 October 24th 1796 In examining the above plot & Survey I find it made agreeable to an Entry made by Obdiah Mcfarling by Virtue of a land offer Treasury Warrant No 1961 for 100 ????? Francis Daneil(?) Surveyor of Stafford County Cover page carries the following: Obediah McFarling, 28 acres, Stafford County, Recd 25 Apl 1797, Caveat entered the 9th Sept 1797 by Pat Hume; Caviat dismissed & Grant issued 7th June 1798. Recorded P. 588, Book no 4. Attached to survey is the following: March County 1798 Stafford County Patrick Home ....... Plt vs Caveat Obadeah McFarlane Dft This cause is discontinued by the Plaintiffs order A Copy Teste V. Peyton C.S.C. Note: Right next door in King George County, we find an inventory for Ralph McFarlane dated 10 January 1754 (King George Will Book 6:424). c:\mcfarl\mcfarl4.va aaa0008