Source: Virginia Land Office Grants No. 28, 1792-1793, p. 169

Granted to John Hotton on December 21, 1792

[In "Geographical Sketch of the Meek Neighborhood, 1772-1839" p. 23, publication Series II, No. 10 and 11, September 1973, The Historical Society of Washington County, VA, the tract sketch is labeled with the following: John Kirk, 129A - 1783, sold to John Hatton]

Assignee of John Kirk

129 acres in Washington County, VA on both sides of Bakers Creek a branch of the Middle fork of Holstein River

Land Office Treasury Warrant #16521 issued May 19, 1783

Survey Date: February 11, 1783

Beginning at John Baties corner
being 3 white oaks
and with his line
N 34° W 109 poles
to a white oak
corner to Robert Bakers survey
N 44° E 92 poles [matches Robert Baker's line]
on said Bakers line
to 3 white oaks
a corner of Walkers old survey
and with a line thereof
N 33° E 120 poles
to 3 white oaks
corner Jacob Hices survey [Thomas Bates acquired this Hice tract]
S 5° E 101 poles [matches Thomas Bates line]
with a line of said Hices survey
to a white oak and black oak
S 58° E 79 poles [matches Thomas Bates line]
to a poplar
said Hices corner thence
S 38° W 176 poles [matches John Kirks line]
on a line of the settlement survey of said Kirks
to the beginning

[text in brackets added by J. La Favre, 2008]

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