John Humphries Land Grant, 1789 - Monroe Co. WV, Greenbrier Co. WV Land Patent: John Humphries, 815 Acres, Greenbrier County, WV, From VA Grants 21, 1789-1790, pg. 487-488 John Humphries 815 Acres Greenbrier Beverly 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 Titles to unpatented Lands in the District of Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier and in consideration of the ancient composition of two Pounds Sterling paid by John Humphries into the Treasury of this Commonwealth (????) by Virtue of two Land Office Treasury Warrants Numbers one Thousand and five and eleven Thousand two hundred and forty four there is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said John Humphries a certain tract or parcel of Land containing Eight hundred and fifteen acres by Survey bearing the date the twenty fourth day of February one Thousand Seven hundred and eighty five, lying and being in the County of Greenbrier, in the Sink Settlement, and bounded as followeth, To wit, Beginniang at two hickories running South Sixty five degrees East fifty six poles to two White oaks thence North forty five degrees Easttwelve poles to two white oaks on the bank of second Creek South forty five degrees East ninety Poles up second Creek to two white oaks thence South twenty five degrees West one hundred and forty Poles to a black oak and white oak South fifty degrees West Sixty eight Poles to two white oaks North Seventy seven degrees West one hundred and Sixty Poles to two White oaks South twenty degrees West fifty six poles to two white oaks on a branch West fifty six Poles to two White oaks South Sixty degrees West Seventy poles to two white oaks North Seventy degrees West eighty poles to two white oaks North fifteen degrees West forty poles to two White oaks North thirty five degrees East one hundred and eighteen Poles to two White oaks North two hundred and twenty poles to two white oaks North thrity five degrees East two hundred and ten poles to two White oaks South Seventy degrees East twenty four poles to two Sugar trees North twenty degrees East Sixty poles to three White oaks South Seventy one degrees East Sixty poles to an allum and hickory South fifty seven degrees East one hundred and twenty two poles to three white oaks South twenty one degrees West one hundred and eighty 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 Humphries and his Heirs forever In witness where of the said Beverly Randolph Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath here unto set his Hand and caused the [lesser] seal of the said Commonwealth to be Affixed at Richmond on the Thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord, one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty nine, and of the Commonwealth the Fourteenth Beverly Randolph 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. ****************************************************************