Washington Co, VA - Lee Family Land Surveys Submitted to the USGenWeb archives by Tami Ramsey tami@i-plus.net March 1999 ********************************************************************* 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 for other than private research, 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. ********************************************************************* We the commissioners for the district of Washington and Montgomery Counties do certify that Peter LEE is entitled to four hundred acres of land lying in Washington County in the rich valley joining the big Lick tract to include his improvement = two hundred acres of which was surveyed the 5th day of December 1774 by virtue of an order of council dated 16th December 1773 be having proved to the court that he was entitled to the same by actual settlement made in the year 1769, as witness our hands this 27th day of August, 1781 Teste James Reid Commissioners Jos. Cabell, Harry Innes, N. Cabell I assign over to Evan LEE the part of my Cow right where said LEE now lives bounded as follows: beginning near the head of the rock of branch thence down said branch to where it intersects a small branch, thence crossing said branch a straight course to Peter LEE’s old line from thence along said line to his lick line, thence the marked line to the beginning. Judged to be 100 acres be the same more or less. Also one hundred acres to Alexander OUTLAW across the east ___? Of the within cow right to be. In their names. Witness my hand, April 1783 Peter LEE April 22, 1783 – I hereby assign all my right of the within certificate to Alex. OUTLAW Evan X LEE (his mark) Teste Aaron Lewis Surveyed for William LEE, ninety acres of land in Washington County, by virtue of Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant, and agreeable to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed in May 1779, lying on both sides of the South Fork of Cedar Creek a branch of Clinch River, and beginning at three white oaks Alexander McClenaehans and William Harrison’s corner and running with said Harrisons line ………… S.14 W.26 Poles to a white oak and dogwood thence leaving said line and running ……. S.47 E.130 “ “ to a sugar tree and poplar on the side of Clinch Mountain ……….. N.71 E.79 “ “ to a Citten? By a sink hole…………. N.10 E.65 “ “ to a white oak on James Donnelson’s line, thence with the lines of this land……. N.38 W.14 “ “ to two sugar trees and a dogwood…….. N.39 W.30 “ “ to a white walnut, thorn, black haw, Alex McClenaehans corner…… W.138 “ “ with said McClenaehans line to the beginning…. 4 April 1784 Benj. Sharp, APT. Robt. Preston, SWC Surveyed for Peter LEE two hundred and fifty acres of land lying in Washington County, the waters of the north fork of Holston river by virtue of a certificate from the Commr’s for the district of Washington and Montgomery Counties agreeable to an act of Assembly = one hundred fifty of which being assigned to Alex. OUTLAW as will appear by a reference thereunto = marked and bounded as followeth, viz: Beginning at a Beech on the side of a ridge thence running with said LEE’s old line……….. N.40 W.26 poles to three buckeyes an old corner on a point of a ridge … N.8 W.16 “ “ to a sugar tree on the South side of the Mill Creek above the Mill Dam N.40 W26 “ “ to a white oak, Sugar tree and Beech … N.7 W.86 “ “ crossing the creek, to a large white oak on the side of a ridge …. N.50 E202 “ “ to a poplar, Buckeye and Sugar tree a corner of OUTLAW survey S.61 E.36 “ “ with said OUTLAW’s live to two white oaks, Lee’s old corner S.20 E.26 “ “ to an ash and two beech saplings at the mouth of the branch, thence up the several courses of the branch 86 poles to a double Lynn above the spring N.50 E.34 “ “ to a Spanish Oak an old corner said to be LEE’s old survey S.41 E.90 “ “ to a hiccory, poplar and white oak on the top of a ridge S.69 W.320 “ “ leaving OUTLAW’s lines and running to the beginning. 23, April, 1783 Aaron Lewis, Asst. Robt. Preston, SWC We the commissioners for the district of Washington and Montgomery Counties do certify that Peter LEE is entitled to four hundred acres of land lying in Washington County in the rich valley joining the big Lick tract to include his improvement = two hundred and thirty acres of which was surveyed the 5th day of Dec. 1774 by virtue of an order of Council dated 16th Dec. 1773 be having proved to the court that he was entitled to the same by actual settlement made in the year 1769, as witness our hands this 27th day of August 1781. Teste James Reid, CCC Commrs: Jos. Cabell, Harry Innes, N. Cabell Surveyed for William WHEELER assignee of Evan LEE ninety two acres of land by virtue of a Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant No. 12955 lying in Washing County on the north side of the north fork of the Holston River below Tumbling Creek and beginning on the bank of said creek at a triple Poplar from thence with the meauders of the creek one hundred and four poles to the bank of the river and with the same sixty two poles to a large white oak and poplar thence S.65 W.34 poles to two poplars near the River bank and down the same two hundred and ninety two poles to a large Elue, thence leaving the river, N.54 W.100 poles to a stake; N.53 E.180 poles to the first station April 26th 1793 Walter Preston, Asst. Robt. Preston, SWC Surveyed for Evan LEE assignee of John LEE twenty two acres of land in Washington County by virtue of a Virginia Land Office Preeemtion Warrant No. 1966, and dated the 20th of Dec. 1781, lying on Berry Keywoods branch a water of the North Fork of the Holstein River and is bounded as follows to wit; Beginning at a white Oak and a sugar tree thence S.5 E.25 poles to a Linn on a hill side N.70 E.34 poles to a buckeye in the edge of the hollow N.19 E.25 poles to a large Spanish Oak N.60 E.20 poles to a Linn on a hill side N.12 E.38 poles to a sugar tree by said branch at the mouth of the hollow N.48 W.36 poles to a sugar tree on the side of a knob, thence S.24 W91 poles to the beginning October 30th 1795 Elijah Gillenwaters, Asst. Transcribed by Tami Ramsey March 22, 1999