Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-04
OLD DEEDS.
Number of Them Recently
Found in Wheeling.
Parcels OF Land Transferred i'm this
C0unty-Borders of the County We're
Much Larger Than They are Now
Echoes Of a by Gone Time-fnterest-
ing Recital of the Finding.


Mr.. NJ. E. Tracey, Of this city, has
a most interesting set of papers which
are of considerable value, says the
Wheeling News. They consist of
number of deeds the records of which
were destroyed in the great fire at
Richmond during the civil war. One
of them is for 500 600 acres of land on
Sandy and Guyandotte rivers in what
were the counties of Wythe and Rus
sell, in Virginia, and being located ac-
cording to survey bearing date of 0c-
tober 2sth, 1894. This is from Rob
ert Morris and wife, of Philadelphia,
TO James Swan, Of Dorchester, Mass,
dated November 9Th, and recites that
1T is made for the sum of five shillings
and other consideration previously re-
ceiged, and other considerations preVi-
ously received, and then hotes the
fact that deed poll dated July 10th
had been executed for this property
with the understanding that it was to
be executed on demand, and that this
] was in compliance with that agree
tment. This was acknowledged by
Morris and wife before Mathew Clark
son, mayor of Philadelphia, on the
same date of its execution, November
10, 1876, was recorded on motion be-
fore the general court at Richmond,
Va, November Is, 1895, and certified
by j. Brown, clerk of court. This
is the deed which was made famous
in the King case and which the court
in deciding that case held had never
existed. All attempts of those claim
ing under the deed to locate were un-
successful.
Another one of the deeds is that of
VIM. McCleary and wife, of Mononga-
liza county, Va, to James Swan for
10l, 2129 acres, located in Kanawha
county, Va, on the waters Of the Big
Sandy. This was acknowledged in
open court and recorded at Richmond,
Va, June Is, 1895.
Another is that of Thomas Wilson
and wife, of Monongalia county, Va,
to James Swan for 10000 acres of
land situated in Randolph county, Va.
(now Randolph county this state), on
the waters of Middle Fork and Valley
rivers and Dry Fork of Elk. This is
dated January 1st and was recorded
lin general court at Richmond, Janu-
airy It'll, 1896.
Another deed is that of VIM. Nc
Cleary and wife to James Swan, dated
January I'd, 1896, and acknowledged
( in open court at Richmond and re-
Icorded by ]. Brown, clerk, on the
same date, for 100, 900 acres of land
on Gauley river (now in this state).
The consideration named for this was
$11, 900.
Still another deed is from Henry
Lee and wife, conveying sixteen diff
erent tracts of land situated on the
waters Of Monongalia (now Mononga-
hela) river and it's tributaries. The
consideration stated is five shillings.
There was transferred by this deed
1905 acres. The deed was acknowl-
edged before Clerk Brown January I,
1895, and proven in open court in
Harrison county on oath January
18th.
One of the deeds is for 100, 900 acres
Of land from VIM. Bowyer and wife
and VIM. Breckenridge to John Daw-
son for the sum of 3, 1913 pounds and
s pence. The deed is dated April goth
and recorded in Augusta county, Clerk,
Jacob King. The land is located in
Randolph county on Cheat river.