Bishop Survey 30 April 1794 - Transcribed by Gail M. Walczyk
NOTE: Spellings and punctuation have not been changed.
April 30th 1794
Surveyed at the request of William Bishop one hundred and Sixty Six Acres of land and run a division line through a corner thereof which laid of Ralph Justice 10 acres which lands are situate and being in the Parish and County of Accomack and Bounded as follows, towit, On the S.W.by the lands of Muns Bishop on N.W. by the lands of Ralph Justice, on the N.E.by the lands of James Moore, on the S.e. by the lands of Bennet Mason, Sarah Melson, Richard Savage and Charles Fox and in the by Ralph Justice's Clemmons land and Plat, Corners, Distances and other particulars as follows.
Parker Barnes DS
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AB |
N54.10 |
17 |
|
|
BC |
N23.30E |
10 |
Post in Corner |
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CD |
N16.00E |
14 |
near road |
|
DE |
N4E |
10 |
Stump at Corner |
|
EF |
S53E |
15 |
Do Pine |
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FG |
S50E |
5 |
|
|
GH |
S56E |
9.5 |
Do Oak |
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IJ |
S58E |
6 |
|
|
JK |
N87E |
2 |
|
|
KL |
N73E |
5 |
|
|
LM |
N85E |
9.6 |
Corner at Wallps road |
|
MN |
S28.39W |
69 |
to oak Foxs corner |
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NO |
N56.30W |
10 |
to Clemons [-----] |
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PQ |
N37E |
4 |
|
|
QR |
N46E |
10 |
}along Wallops road |
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RS |
N30E |
7.5 |
|
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ST |
N50W |
5 |
|
|
TU |
N57W |
9 |
}along the land |
|
TA |
N43W |
10.7 |
|
|
S56.30E |
63.5 |
Division line |
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Source:
_____. Accomack County Survey Book 1:259.
