Jacob Humphreys Land Grant, 1838 - Monroe Co. WV Land Patent: Jacob Humphreys, 730 Acres, Monroe County, WV, >From VA Grants 87, pg. 668 Page 668 Jacob C. Humphreys 730 Acres Monroe Examined Deliv'd by M. Chapman April 4, 1838 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 21st day of June 1836 by virtue of Land Office Treasur Warrant Nrd [numbered] 265 A, 12416, 12432, 2654, 2653 & 12559 There is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Jacoc C. Humphreys A certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing seven hundred & thirty acres, situate In Monroe County, on Fitzes Run & head waters of Bush Creek, Joining the lands of Hugh Capertons heirs, James Nelson, William Lawrence & others, bounded as follows ~ Beginning at a white oak where two white oaks are called for, corner to Burkes 39 acres & Capertons Heirs & with the latter S[outh] 7 ° W 498 Poles to two Maples N 75° W 13 Poles to a white oak, S 45° W 60 Poles to a large white oak, corner to same & leaving same S 80° W 4 Poles to a black oak On line of Nelson & with same S 30° W 18 Poles to two spanish oaks, S 15° E 124 Poles To a white oak & two dogwoods corner to same & William Lawrence & with the latter S 31° E 40 Poles to a white oak on line of same & corner to John Lawrences late survey of 100 acres, & with the latter, N 76° E 200 Poles to two black oaks in a hollow, S 31° E 58 Poles to a white oak & two black oak saplings corner to same & on line of Burkes 2530 acres & with the latter N 66° E 360 Poles to a chestnut, where chestnut and black oak are called for, corner to same & the 1140 acres & with the latter N 40° W 36 Poles to a hickory & sourwood on line of John Lawrences 400 acres & with the latter West 82 Poles to a spanish oak by a Branch, S 63° W 70 Poles crossing a Branch to two white oaks, S 40° W 32 Poles cross- ing the Branch to two white oaks on the top of a ridge, S 80° W 100 Poles to a black oak & white oak near a Branch, S 35° W 22 Poles to a large white oak & suger tree by a Branch, N 58° W 14 Poles crossing a Branch & a road to a Poplar, N 14° E 180 Poles to an Elm & three Sugar trees from one root in a hollow by a branch N 75° E 30 Poles to a sycamore corner to Same & on line of Burkes 62 acres, with the latter, N 5° E 30 Poles to a white oak sapling N 25° W 21 Poles to two hickories, N 19° E 134 Poles to two beeches where two white oaks were Called for, corner to same & the 500 acres, & with the latter N 40° W 46 Poles to a white Oak where a hickory sapling is called for, N 74° E 5 Poles to a hickory sapling on line of Same & corner to the 39 acres & with the latter, N 36° W 122 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 Jacob C. Humphreys 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 3oth day of October In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty 7 and of the Commonwealth The 62nd. David Campbell [his signature] Transcriber's note: This survey seems obviously to be referring to a previous survey (notice the comments like "one white oak where two were called for" etc.). Submitted by Ed Marsh **************************************************************** 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, 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************