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Prior to the Revolutionary War, when land was surveyed, the “metes and bounds” system was used to define boundaries. The system is still in existence today for land which was acquired before the present system of surveying land was adopted.<ref>[{{Metesandboundstemplate}}]. No copyright given.</ref> States which used this form of surveying were the thirteen original colonies (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia) as well as the state land states Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and parts of Ohio. | Prior to the Revolutionary War, when land was surveyed, the “metes and bounds” system was used to define boundaries. The system is still in existence today for land which was acquired before the present system of surveying land was adopted.<ref>[{{Metesandboundstemplate}}]. No copyright given.</ref> States which used this form of surveying were the thirteen original colonies (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia) as well as the state land states Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and parts of Ohio. | ||
Genealogy Tools at http://genealogytools.net/deeds plots state metes and bounds land descriptons. | Genealogy Tools at http://genealogytools.net/deeds plots state metes and bounds land descriptons. | ||
==== Metes ==== | ==== Metes ==== | ||
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:link: 7.92 inches | :link: 7.92 inches | ||
:perch/pole: 16.5 feet or 1/4 chain or 25 links or 198 inches | :perch/pole: 16.5 feet or 1/4 chain or 25 links or 198 inches | ||
:rod: | :rod: 16.5 feet | ||
:chain: 66 feet 4 rods or 100 links | :chain: 66 feet 4 rods or 100 links | ||
:furlong: 664 feet | :furlong: 664 feet | ||
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Note that there is a '''starting point '''(stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook) The '''"mete" (direction and measurement) '''sections are indicated by: south westerly from...west line of...westerly three rods to...northerly five rods to...easterly three rods to the west line of...southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground. The '''"bound" (physical feature)''' sections are indicated as: runs across the road now occupied by...the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by...to a stake and stones...line of the highway...to the place of beginning. Note those who have land bounding this property as the widow Phrelove Leonard and the late Arnold Leonard. | Note that there is a '''starting point '''(stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook) The '''"mete" (direction and measurement) '''sections are indicated by: south westerly from...west line of...westerly three rods to...northerly five rods to...easterly three rods to the west line of...southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground. The '''"bound" (physical feature)''' sections are indicated as: runs across the road now occupied by...the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by...to a stake and stones...line of the highway...to the place of beginning. Note those who have land bounding this property as the widow Phrelove Leonard and the late Arnold Leonard. | ||
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==== Platting Land ==== | ==== Platting Land ==== | ||
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