Patent for 400 acres of land on Wintipomack Creek in Amelia County
Issued 5 June 1746
Virginia Patent Book 24 page 233
Issued 5 June 1746
Virginia Patent Book 24 page 233
The following is an abstract:
John Perdue Patent, Amelia County, Virginia. 400 Acres. VPB 24:233. 5 June 1746.
"..Lying and being in the county of Amelia on both sides of the head of Winticomack Creek, adjoining Tesdales, Colemans, and Munford's lines and bounded:
Beg. at corner shrub white oak in Munford's line thence,
East 252 poles to a faced corner, thence,
North 35o East 118 poles to Tesdale's lines, thence along his lines
West 35o North 116 poles to his corner, thence,
North 28o East 60 poles to Coleman's corner, thence along his line
West 35o North 161 poles to Munford's line, thence along his line
South 35o West 150 poles to his corner large forked pine, thence
South 18o West 113 poles to his corner pine, thence
South 5o East 81 poles to the beginning..."
In 1758 John deeded to his two eldest sons, John and William Pardue, two hundred acres each, of the original 400 acres. John, the Younger, sold his share in 1767 and joined his father in North Carolina and William sold his share in 1780 and joined his remaining brothers in North Carolina.
Genealogy is never done; it is always a Work In Progress!
East 252 poles to a faced corner, thence,
North 35o East 118 poles to Tesdale's lines, thence along his lines
West 35o North 116 poles to his corner, thence,
North 28o East 60 poles to Coleman's corner, thence along his line
West 35o North 161 poles to Munford's line, thence along his line
South 35o West 150 poles to his corner large forked pine, thence
South 18o West 113 poles to his corner pine, thence
South 5o East 81 poles to the beginning..."
In 1758 John deeded to his two eldest sons, John and William Pardue, two hundred acres each, of the original 400 acres. John, the Younger, sold his share in 1767 and joined his father in North Carolina and William sold his share in 1780 and joined his remaining brothers in North Carolina.
Genealogy is never done; it is always a Work In Progress!
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