John Allen Land Grant, 1879 - Wyoming Co. WV



    Henry M. Mathews, Esq. Govenor ot the State of West Virgina. To all to whom 
    these Presents Shall Come Greeting: Know Ye: That in the consideration of 
    the sum of one dollar and forty four cents heretofore paid by Anthony Lawson 
    into the treasury of the Commonwealth of Virginia, these is granted by the 
    State of West Virgina, unto Nehemiah Allen, Ann Collins late Ann Allen, Carr 
    Allen, Jane Gunnoe late Jane Allen, Hannah Blankenship late Hannah Allen, 
    Kesiah Tiller late Kesiah Allen, Harriet Burgess late Harriet Allen, Juliet 
    Roach late Juliet Allen, Brittain Allen, Emeree Blankenship late Emeree 
    Allen, John Allen, heirs at law of John Allen Sen. deceased who was assignee 
    of the said Anthony Lawson a certain tract parcel of land containing seventy 
    two acres lying in the County of Wyoming in the land fork of the big fork of 
    Guyandotte River, and bounded as follows vig: Beginning at a white oak stump 
    near the hous of John Allen Sr corner of survey made for David Toler thence 
    S50 E 32 poles to a willow in the creek bank thence up said fork M60 E32 
    poles to a stake due E76 poles to 2 beeches and lynn N27 E52 poles to a 
    large poplar on the top of a hill N11 E72 poles to a sycamore on the creek 
    bank S52 E34 poles to a spruce pine cornor to a survey made for Edward J. 
    Brickle N52 E34 poles to a poplar and bush on the bank of the Laurel Fork 
    N32 W100 poles to a spruce pine and hickory on a ridge above a cliff of 
    rocks S27 W140 poles to a rock thence S16 W136 poles to the beginning. By 
    virtue of survey dated December 26th 1857 with it appurtenances to the said 
    Nehemiah Allen, Ann Collins late Ann Allen, Carr Allen, Jane Gunnoe late 
    Jane Allen, Hannah Blankenship late Hannah Allen, Kesiah Tiller late Kesiah 
    Allen, Harriet Burgess late Harriet Allen, Juliet Roach late Juliet Allen, 
    Brittain Allen, Emeree Blankenship late Emeree Allen, John Allen and their 
    heirs forever:
    
    
    
    In witness where of the said Henry M Mathews Esq:
    Governor of Virginia has set his hand
    and caused the seal of the said State
    to be affixed hereunto at the City of Wheeling,
    on the 30th day of January in the year of
    our Lord Eighteen Hundred Seventy Nine
    and the state of the Sixteenth.
    Henry Mathews



Submitted by Pam Blankenship Honaker <pam_honaker@hotmail.com>
With special thanks to Sylvia Bragg <sbragg@mail.woolco.com>


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