Monongalia County, WV   Land Patents for Rudolph SNIDER - 1786-1787

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    Library Of Virginia Digital Collections
    Land Office Patents and Grants
    Grants No. 6 (1786): p. 441 
    (margin notation: Rudolph Snider, 369 acres, Monongalia)
    Edmund Randolph Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to
all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know ye that by Virtue
of a Certificate in right of Settlement given by the Commissioners for
adjusting the titles to unpatented lands in the District of Monongalia,
Yohogania and Ohio & in Consideration of the Ancient Composition of two
pounds sterling paid by Rudolph Snider into the Treasury of this
Commonwealth there is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said
Rudolph Snider assignee of Anthony Hornback a certain tract or parcel of
land containing three hundred and sixty-nine acres by Survey bearing
date the - lying and being in the County of Monongalia on both side of
Husts Run a drain of Dunkard Creek and bounded as followeth to wit:
Beginning at a white oak thence South thirteen degrees West three
hundred twenty one poles and five Perches to a Black oak on the South
east side of a hill South thirty one degrees West one hundred and thirty
poles to a white oak South twenty three Degrees East crossing the forks
of Husts Run one hundred and forty poles to a white oak North Six
degrees East one hundred and thirty three poles to a [word marked
out--perhaps “poplar”]
    p. 442 
to a white oak North thirty four degrees East ninety six poles to a
white oak on the Bank of a Steep Hollow north three Degrees West ninety
three poles to a white oak and Walnutt North thirty degrees East sixty
nine poles to a poplar North five degrees East ninety eight poles to a
White oak North fifty eight Degrees East fifty seven poles to a large
white oak North twenty five degrees East forty forty [sic] five poles to
a white oak North fifty degrees West Thirty eight poles to a white oak
South Twenty two degrees West ninety poles to a black oak on the South
of a Steep hill South forty degrees West Crossing said run Eighty Six
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 to the
said [sic] Rudolph Snider and his Heirs forever. In Witness whereof the
said Edmund Randolph esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
hath hereunto Set his Hand & Caused the Lesser Seal of the said
Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the Third day of January one
Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Six and of the Commonwealth the
Eleventh. 
(signed) E. Randolph 

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    Library Of Virginia Digital Collections
    Land Office Patents and Grants
    Grants No.7 (1786-1787): p. 727
    (margin notation: Rudolph Snider, 184 Acres, Monongalia; =Ex’d)
Edmund Randolph Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to
all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know Ye that by Virtue
of part of a Certificate in right of Settlement given by the
Commissioners for adjusting the Titles to unpatented Lands in the
District of Monongalia, Yohogania & Ohio and in consideration of the
Ancient Composition of one pound Sterling paid by
    p. 728
Rudolph Snider into the Treasury of this Commonwealth there is granted
by the said Commonwealth unto the said Rudolph Snider assignee of
Anthony Hornback a certain tract or parcel of Land containing one
hundred and eighty four acres by Survey bearing date the twenty fourth
Day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty five Lying and being in
the County of Monongalia on both sides of Dolls run a branch of Dunkard
Creek adjoining Lands of the said Snider and bounded as followeth (to
wit) Beginning at a Black Oak Corner to said Snider thence North forty
eight degrees West one hundred and fifty poles to a white Oak North
Seventeen degrees West Sixty six poles & five Links to a white Oak North
fifty nine degrees West forty six poles to a white Oak North twenty
eight degrees West crossing a Small Drain Seventy three poles to a white
Oak North Sixty five degrees West fifty four poles to a white Oak North
fourteen degrees West fifty six poles to a white Oak on the West side of
a hill thence South Seventy five degrees West crossing Dolls run fifty
eight poles to a Hickory thence South fourteen degrees
    p. 729
East crossing the Pedlar run one hundred and twenty one poles to a white
Oak North sixty eight degrees East forty eight poles to a white Oak
South thirty degrees East forty eight: 5 poles, to a white Oak South
sixty nine degrees East twenty four poles to a maple South twenty nine
degrees East two hundred and fourteen poles to a Large white oak on a
hill side South forty one degrees East eighty six poles to a white Oak
corner to said Snider thence with his Line North twenty five degrees
East eighty seven poles crossing the said Dolls run to the Beginning
With its Appurtenances; to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of
Land, With its Appurtenances, to the [sic] Rudolph Snider and his Heirs
for ever. In Witness Whereof the said Edmund Randolph Esquire Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his Hand & Caused the
Lesser Seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond, on the
Second Day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty seven & of the Commonwealth the Eleventh. 
(signed) Edm: Randolph