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Benjamin Harrison
Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all to whom these presents
shall come Greeting Know ye that by virtue and in Consideration of part
of a Land Office Treasury Warrant Number Twelve Thousand five hundred and
Eighty and Issued the Twenty Seventh day of June one Thousand seven hundred
and Eighty two there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Isaac
and Adam Clements Assignee of
Joshua Stone a Certain Tract or parcel of Land containing six hundred and
Thirty acres by Survey bearing date the Twenty seventh day of August one
Thousand seven hundred and Eighty two lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania
on the South side of Stanton river and on both sides of Reed Creek and bounded
as followeth, to Wit, Beginning at Richard Thurmans corner pine, and thence
his lines North Eighty five degrees East one hundred poles to a pine, North
Sixty two degrees East one hundred and two poles crossing a branch to a
pine South thirty three degrees East one hundred and twenty eight poles
to a red oak in Painter branch and down the same as it meanders to pointers
in Thurmans old line and thence along the same North Sixty three degrees
East Twenty five poles crossing reed Creek to a pine, and thence new lines
North thirty degrees West Sixty six poles to a pine North Seventy one degrees
West ten poles crossing the Creek to pointers in Adams line thence his lines
South Eighty six degrees West thirty seven poles to a red oak North one
degree East forty poles to a pine, North forty one and a half degrees West
Sixty poles crossing long branch to a pine Thence new lines North fifty
degrees West one hundred and eighteen poles crossing a branch to a pine,
North Eighty six degrees West eighty two poles to pointers North Twelve
degrees East one hundred and fifty eight poles to a pine North Twenty two
degrees West Eighty poles to a Creek in Stanton River, and up the same as
it meanders fourteen poles to Benjamin
Clements Decd. corner Spanish oak and thence off on his lines South
fifty degrees West twenty poles to a red oak South forty three degrees West
twenty eight poles to a pine South Sixty eight degrees West forty five poles
to a pine South twenty one degrees West forty poles to a pine South twenty
degrees West thirty eight poles to a white oak South thirty degrees West
one hundred and Sixty poles crossing a branch and the Road to a pine and
thence on Joshua Abstons lines South thirty eight poles to a pine South
fifty five degrees West one hundred and thirty six poles to a pine in Thomas
Robertsons line South forty five degrees East forty six poles to pointers
and thence new lines North Eighty five degrees East one hundred and twenty
four poles to a pine South nineteen degrees East forty poles to a pine South
thirty nine degrees East nine 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 Isaac and Adam
Clements and their Heirs forever In Witness whereof the said Benjamin
Harrison 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 fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand
seven hundred and eighty four and of the Commonwealth the Eighth
[Note: Pittsylvania County, VA,
Deed Book 10, pp. 258-259 records that Isaac
CLEMENT subsequently sold his part in the land acquired by the above
patent to Adam CLEMENT on 26
Aug 1795.
Pittsylvania County, VA, Deed
Book 17, pages 401-403 records that Adam
CLEMENT subsequently conveyed the land acquired by the above grant
and and subsequent deed to his sons Alexander
and George W. CLEMENT on 16
Oct 1811.]
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