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 Survey of Randolph Rutherford, Sr. farm

  • » Date: 1842-05-17
  • » Subject: Survey of Randolph Rutherford, Sr. farm
  • » Written By: Joseph H. Holston
  • » Addressed To: Randall Rutherford Estate
  • » Transcriber: Pen Bogert
  • » File # 401

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The annexed is a map of the land of Randal Rutherford deceased
Lying in Wythe county on the waters of Cripple creek and bounded as follows Viz Beginning at two white oaks thence with James T Gleaves land S 64 W 93 poles crossing a branch to a stake N 51 W 93 poles to a white oak on a ridge N 78 W 31 poles to a double white oak thence S 80 ¼ W 80 poles to a white oak on the point of a ridge near the creek S 11 W 54 poles to two white oaks near the creek thence with Rosenbum’s land S 25 E 36 poles to a white oak S 5 W 133 poles to two red oaks near a Spring thence with Fry’s land S 29 E 20 poles to three white oaks by the corner of a fence thence along said fence in part N 69 ¼ E 444 poles leaving Fry’s land and in part with an other tract of James T Gleaves land to three poplars from one root thence with Burr’s land N 80 ½ W 106 poles to a large white oak stump by which is a hickory marked N 68 W 39 poles to four maples on a ridge thence N 17 W 39 poles to the beginning containing three hundred and thirty five acres and two roods May 17th 1842

Joseph H. Holston, S. W. C.


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The heirs of Randal Rutherford
335 ½ acres

Wythe

Transcriber Notes

Survey of the land of Randolph Rutherford, Sr., made by Joseph H. Holston, Surveyor for Wythe County. The pointed finger shows the beginning point of the survey (the map is oriented to the southwest). Holston made the following notes on the survey: the area equaled 335 acres and 2 roods ( 1 rood equals ¼ acre); and the deviation from true magnetic north was 3 ¼ degrees east. The reader can plot his or her own metes and bounds maps by downloading free mapping software named MapDraw.

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