Culpeper County, Virginia, Deed Book K

pp. 248-250

This indenture made the thirteenth day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty, between James Duncanson and Mary his wife, of one part, and Thomas Porter, of the other part.  Witnesseth that James Duncanson and Mary his wife, for the sum of one thousand two hundred pounds current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by these presents doth bargain and sell Thomas Porter, his heirs and assigns, forever that tract land lying in county of Culpeper whereon James Finnie formerly lived, containing six hundred acres by the same more or less and bounded:  Beginning at a hickory on the East side of White Oak Run in Andrew Carpenter’s line, extending thence South 65 degrees, East 172 poles to a white oak in the said line, thence South 11, East 125 poles to two red oaks, thence South 27 East 276 poles to a white oak on Dark Run, thence up said Run to the mouth of a branch called Finnie’s Spring Branch, thence up said branch to three blazed pines in the said branch, thence West 180 poles to a red oak near a branch, thence South 15 West 118 poles to a hickory at the head of a branch corner to Layman and Elliot Buchannon, then South 52 poles to three hickories corner to said Buchannon on a hill thence North 75 West 94 poles to a black oak and hickory corner to said Buchannon, thence North 50 East 200 poles to a white oak on a ridge corner to John Wayland, thence North 15 West 80 poles to four sycamores on the White Oak Run thence down the said run to the beginning together with all houses, fences, waters and all other appurtenances belonging to have and to hold said premises with the appurtenances to said Thomas Porter, his heirs and assigns, forever.  In witness whereof James Duncanson and Mary his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.    James Duncanson, Mary Duncanson

At a Court held for Culpeper County the 16th day of October 1780 this indenture was acknowledged by within named James Duncanson and ordered to be recorded.