Lewis County, West Virginia Benjamin Stout - Lewis Co VA(WV) Land Grants ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: 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. These 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. Submitted by Regena Cogar EMAIL: rlcogar@bellsouth.net ************************************************************************** VA Grants 89 p680 ------------------------------- Benj'n Stout 150 Acres Lewis County Maj Bland April 1839 DAVID CAMPBELL, ESQUIRE, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia: TO ALL TO WHOM these Presents shall come, GREETING: KNOW YE, That in conformity with a Survey, made on the 11th day of May 1838 by virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrant No 5743 there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Benjamin Stout A certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing One hundred and fifty acres situate in Lewis County and bounded as follows~ Beginning at a poplar standing on a line of the Williams survey Thence South 14 East 119 poles crossing Otter slide a branch of the South fork of Hughes River to a poplar, Thence S76 degrees W 213 poles to a beech on the bank of a small drain Thence N 14 degrees W 119 poles crossing said fork to an oak on the Williams line, and with said line N 76 degrees E 213 poles crossing said fork 9[?] times to the beginning with its appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its appurtenances, to the said Benjamin Stout and his heirs forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said DAVID CAMPBELL, 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 30th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty 8 and of the Commonwealth the 63rd David Campbell ------------------------------------------- NOTE: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ].. ************ "Benjamin Stout - Lewis Co VA Land Grant 1830," was posted by Regena Cogar on Wed, 17 Nov 1999 Surname: COGAR, BRADY, STOUT, PHILLIPS --- NAME: Regena Cogar EMAIL: rlcogar@bellsouth.net DATE: Nov 17 1999 VA Grants79 p105 --------------------------------------- Benj'a Stout 300 Lewis [---?] Del'd Mr. Johnson, 1832 John Floyd, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia: TO ALL TO WHOM these Presents shall come, GREETING: KNOW YE, That in conformity with a Survey, made on the eighteenth day of February, 1829, by virtue of two Land Office Treasury Warrants to wit: 200 acres by No. 5746, issued on Augt. 28th 181[6?] - 100 acres by No. 5743, issued Augt. 28th 1816, there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Benjamin Stout, A certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing Three hundred acres, situate in Lewis County on the Walnut fork waters of Finks fork of Leading Creek and bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at a sugar tree standing on the right hand fork and running thence S.85 degrees W. 40 poles crossing both forks to a white oak thence S [33?] degrees W. 122 poles to a white oak; thence S 5 degrees W. 92 poles to a white oak; thence S 45 degrees W. 220 poles to a white oak thence S 10 degrees E 134 poles to a white oak; thence S 43 degrees W. 20 poles to a sugar; S 18 degrees W. 42 poles to a sugar, thence S. 72. W. 40 poles to an oak; thence S 80 degrees W. 28 poles to a sugar S 40 W. 100 poles to a white oak thence S 60 degrees W. 77 poles to a stake; thence S [40?] poles to a maple and poplar ~ thence E. 88 poles crossing the Walnut fork to a [---?], thence N. 60 degrees E 150 poles to a beech, thence N 10 degrees E 100 poles to a white oak; thence N [55?]degrees E 68 poles to a hickory thence N. 58. W. 24 poles to a Gum; N. 5 degrees W. 50 poles to a poplar; thence N. 25 degrees E 90 poles to a maple; thence N 50 degrees E [160?] poles to a white oak; thence N. [?] degrees W. 40 poles to a white oak; N. 18 degrees E. 80 poles to a hickory; thence N. 62 poles to a white oak; thence N. 25 degrees E. 40 poles to a white oak; thence 81 degrees E. 24 poles to a Gum thence N 15 degrees E 72 poles to the beginning ~ TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its appurtenances, to the said Benjamin Stout and his heirs forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said John Floyd, 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 thirtieth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and of the Commonwealth the fifty fifth. John Floyd ----//---- -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]..