[...] on the premises find the land to contain fourteen hundred & twenty nine
acres lying in the three Different Bodies (viz) sixty three in one called the pitman
place seventy seven called the Cokey land & the Balance lying in a Body on the
south side of Tar River partly Joining said River Bounded as follows Begining
at the mouth of a ___ on Tar River at T then up the said ___ to a red oak
___ on the edge of ___ at S then along the old line of marked trees to
a pine at R then west 43[?] poles to Elisha Battles line then along his line So[?]
one hundred & fifty eight poles to the corner a pine as at O then West three hundred
& fifty poles to a pine at M then south 141 poles ___ Daniel Rosses line then along
his line east two hundred & three pols to the corner in Abisha Horn's own line
___ K then So[?] 115 poles to a pine at J then East 546 poles to a pine at I then
north[?] 160[?] poles to a red oak at H then No. 55 ___ 120[?] poles to Hickory at G then
along his said line So. 63 poles to a small Hickory at F then West 148 poles
to a certain pine called the Blazed pine prices corner at E then along aline
of marked trees to a Corner standing in a Branch at D then down[?] said branch
To the mouth then down the Buck Swamp the various windings to Tar River at
A then up the various windings of said river to the Begining we after viewing
the whole of the Lands assessed the same at one thousand one hundred and
twenty eight pounds or two thousand three hundred & fifty six Dollars the
Lands was then laid out into five parts equal in number of acres and
Bounded as followeth (viz) No. 2 containing the Pitman land the Cokey
land & one hundred + forty five acres of the land lying westerly of the sd
home land Begining at a Black oak at X then So.[?] along aline of marked
trees to a red oak at W then west 164_ [The last digit looks like a 2, but I'm not sure.] poles to apine Daniel Rosses corner
___ then[?] No.[?] ___ poles to M then East to X containing ___ acres[?] ___ lot No. 2[?] was[?]
Drawn by Wilie Horn [...]
No. 1 containing the Dwelling House & river land valued at three hundred and
thirty two pounds + Drawn by Abisha Horn Bounded as followeth viz
Begining at the mouth of Buck Swamp at A then running up said swamp
to a red oak on the said swamp at B then then No. along aline of marked trees to a
Black oak standing on the road[?} at U then No. ___[?] 87[?] poles to a spanish oak[?]
standing in the old line at Q then by the old line to the river then down
the said river River to the Begining No 3 Bounded by the lines BUQPOXWKV
___ to the Begn. valued at two hundred + fourteen pounds ten shillings drawn by Josiah
Horn No. 4 Bounded by the lines VJ then along the lines JI 300 poles to a
Black oak at Y then north along aline of marked trees to a pine at E
called the Blazed pine then along the lines before Described to B then
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along the old line that Divded the old Grants[?] to the Begining which said lot was val
ued at two hundred + fourteen pounds ten shillings & Drawn by Joel Horn No. 5
Containing the Land lying nearest Grays valued at two hundred + fourteen pounds
Ten shillings Drawn by Joab Horn Bounded by the old lines & the line of No.
4 which is before Described which said Bounds was ___ in afair &
Impartial manner. Given under our hands & seals this 24th day of Novem.
one thousand seven hundred & ninety six