Monongalia County WV Archives Deed.....Statler, John - Virginia, Virginia December 31, 1798
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Written: December 31, 1798
Recorded: December 31, 1798

John Statler
400 acres
Monongalia

James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all 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 & Ohio and in Consideration of the
Ancient Compensation of two pounds Sterling paid into the Treasury of this
Commonwealth, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto John Statler a
certain tract or parcel of Land Containing four hundred Acres by Survey bearing
date the the eighth day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety
five,lying and being in the County of Monongalia on Dunkerd Creek including his 
Settlement made thereon in the year on thousand Seven hundred and seventy and
bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning at a Sugar tree near the bank of Dunkerd
Creek and running up the said Creek with the Meanders thereof two hundred and
thirteen poles to a Sugar tree corner to William Dougherty, South twenty six
degrees West two hundred and eighty eight poles with a line of William Dougherty
to a black oak and Hickory corner to said Dougherty thence still with
Dougherty's line North thirty eight degrees West ninety four poles to a poplar
another corner of said Dougherty, thence leaving his lines South forty eight
degrees West one hundred and forty two poles to two Hickories South thirty five
degrees East two hundred and one poles to a poplar & Beech North sixty seven
degrees East forty three poles to a white oak North thirty seven degrees east
three hundred and forty poles crossing a run to the Beginning with its
Appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land With its
Appurtenances to the said John Statler and his Heirs forever In Witness whereof
the said James Wood 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 thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and of the Commonwealth the twenty
third

James Wood

(Virginia Land Office Grants No. 42, 1798-1799, pp. 77-78).


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