Frederick County Virginia

Richard Taylor - Land Grant - 1788
Submitted by Clara Lawver


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Richd. Taylor
221 Acres
Frederick Coty.
Examined.

Edmund Randolph Esquire Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia To all To whom these presents shall
come Greeting. Know ye that by Virture of a Warrant Issued from
the late Lord proprietors office Of the Northern Neck and in
Consideration of the ancient Composition of one pound five
shillings sterling paid by Richard TAYLOR into the Treasury of
this Commonwealth. There is granted by the said Commonwealth
unto the Said Richard TAYLOR assignee of Richard CAHOON a ~~~
certain tract or parcel of Land Containing Two hundred and
twenty one acres by Survey bearing date the Twelfth day of
January One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Seven lying and
being in the County of Frederick joining the Land of Harrison
TAYLOR which he purchased of Joseph WILKINSON on Back Creek &
Bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at a pile of Stones &
corner to the said Land of Harrison TAYLOR and also the land of
Robert LOCKHART and running thence with LOCKHARTS line north
Seventy six degrees. West Seventy six poles to a white oak another
corner to said LOCKHART thence leaving LOCKHARTS line and running
South eleven and a half degrees west thirty Seven poles to a small
Walnut and hickory on the side of a hill in the line of the
Land of Thomas @ MARPOOL thence with his line South thirty
two and a half degrees East Sixty eight poles to between a Marked
spanish oak and red oak thence Continued with said MARPOOL
South fifty five and a half degrees west one hundred and forty
three poles to a large red oak near a branch thence South ninety
one and a half poles to a pine thence South Sixty five degrees
East ninety Six poles to a large Chesnut oak on the
North West side of the north mountain thence along same
Mountain North thirty five and a half degrees East Two hundred and
Eighty five poles to a pile of Stones near a marked wh
And Two Chesnut oaks on the line of the said Harrison TAY
thence...

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thence with his line North seventy six and a quarter degrees west One
hundred poles Crossing a branch to his corner white-oak thence north
thirteen degrees East thirty two poles to the Beginning with its
Appurtenances. To have and To hold the Said Land or parcel of Land
with its Appurtenances to the Said Richard TAYLOR and his Heirs for-
ever In Witness where of the Said Edmund RANDOLPH, Esquire Gover-
nor 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 Tenth day of October in the year of
Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty eight
and of the Commonwealth the Thirteenth

Edmund Randolph

Richard Taylor
221 Acres
Frederick County
Recd. 26th. Decr. 1787
Grant Issued the
10th of Octr. 1788
Examined

By a scale of 100 poles to an Inch

Frederick County Sct. Pursuant to a warrant Issued from

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from the Office of the late Proprietor of the Northern
Neck dated the 3rd day of April 1779 to Robert CAHOON and
Entry made thereon on the ninth day of January 1787,
for 400 Acres of Ungranted land Joining the land of
Harrison TAYLOR which he purchased of Joseph WILKINSON on back
Creek in the County of Frederick aforesaid. I have surveyed the
said warrant and entry out, on the application of Richard TAYLOR
assee. of the said CAHOON of which the above is a true platt, the
same being bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at A, a pile of
stones a Corner to the said land of Harrison TAYLOR, and also the land
of Robert LOCKHART and running thence with LOCKHART North 76
degrees West 76 poles to B, a white oak another corner to the said
LOCKHART, Thence leaving LOCKHART and running South 11 1/2 deg West
37 poles to a small walnut and hickory on the side of a hill, in
a line of the land of Thomas MARPOOL, thence with him South
32 1/2 degr. East 68 poles between a mark'd spanish and red Oak
thence Continuing with the said MARPOOL South 55 1/2 degr. West 143
poles to a large red Oak near a branch, Thence south, 91 1/2 poles
to a pine thence South 65 degr. East 96 poles to a large Chesnut oak on the
north west side of the north mountain, Thence along said Mountain
North 35 1/2 degr. East 283 poles to a pile of Stones near a mark'd white &
two Chesnut Oaks in the line of the said Harrison TAYLOR, Thence with
him - North 76 1/4th degr. West 100 poles Crossing a branch to his Corner white
Oak thence N 13 de E 32 poles to the beginning containing two hundred
and Twenty one Acres, Survey'd January 12th - 1787 by
John Cordell D S F C
Examd. Benjamin Ashby S F C

January the twelfth one Thousand seven hundred and eighty
seven

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