[Land Patent to John Murphey, 14 July 1769, Bedford Co. VA]
[Land Office Patents No. 38, 1768-1770, pp. 667-668, Reel 68, LVA]
[other patents mention Baron de Botetourt, William Trotter, James
McAlexander, Thomas Justice]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 19 Dec 2002]

667
Jno. Murphey
320 Acres
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George the Third &c. To all &c. Know ye that for divers good causes and
consideration but more especially for and in consideration of the sum
of Thirty five shillings of good and lawful money for our use paid to 
our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of
Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these presents for
us our heirs and succeSsors Do give grant and confirm unto John Murphey
on certain Tract or parcel of Land containing three hundred and twenty
Acres lying and being in the County of Bedford on the head or branches
of Back Creek and Pretty Creek and bounded as followeth, to wit,
Beginning at an ash in Hall's line on Merchant's branch, thence on the
said line West twelve poles to pointers in the said line off South 
fifteen degrees East one hundred and twenty poles to a post oak South
thirty three degrees East- thirty one poles to a white oak in Snow's 
line thence on Snow's line South forty five degrees East one hundred
and thirty nine poles to a pine off North thirty degrees East sixty
one poles~

669[sic-no 668]
poles to pointers in Verdeman's line on Verdeman's line North fifty
eight degrees West twelve poles to a white oak North twenty poles to a
white oak North eighty five degrees East thirty poles to a white oak
in the said line off North thirty degrees East ninety poles to a pine
North twenty five degrees West fifty six poles to a red oak North
seventy one degrees West one hundred and forty poles to a red oak on
the said branch and thence up the same as it meanders to the first
station With all &c. To have hold &c. To be held &c. Yielding and 
Paying &c. Provided &c. In WitneSs &c  WitneSs our Trusty and well
beloved Norborne Baron de os Botetourt our Lieutenant and Governor
General of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburg under the seal
of our said Colony, the fourteenth day of July one thousand seven
hundred and sixty nine In the ninth year of our Reign.
Exd.		Botetourt

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