Source: Virginia Land Office Grants No. 11, 1787, p. 246

Granted to John Starnes on June 13, 1787

[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 Starns, 160A - 1774]

Heir at law to Leonard Starnes, deceased

160 acres in Washington County, VA on the waters of the Middle fork of Holstein River

Certificate in Right of Settlement

Survey Date: June 16, 1782

Beginning at a white oak on James Thompsons old patent line and with said line
S 178 poles [line shared with James Thompson, I don't have survey data of Thompson's tract]
to the corner of the old patent tract
to 3 white oaks
S 89° E 174 poles [line shared with James Thompson, I don't have survey data of Thompson's tract]
to a white oak
on the said old line
thence leaving the old line
N 24° E 84 poles [apparently no one owns land on other side of this line]
to white oak and gum
N 55° W 68 poles [matches Jonathan Cunningham line]
to a large white oak
W 63 poles [matches Jonathan Cunningham line]
to 2 white oaks
N 11° E 36 poles [matches Jonathan Cunningham line]
to 2 red oaks
N 71° W 102 poles [matches Jonathan Cunningham line, except his is 103 poles]
to the beginning

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

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