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==== Introduction ==== | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
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 | 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. | ||
==== Metes ==== | ==== Metes ==== | ||
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==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ==== '''Bounds''' ==== | ||
'''"Bounds"''' refers to the naming of physical features in defining the boundaries of the land. | '''"Bounds"''' refers to the naming of physical features in defining the boundaries of the land. Therefore, when land is surveyed in this manner, the results can be quite interesting. Common terms might be the name of a tree, creek, owners of land bordering the property and even piles of rocks. | ||
==== Example ==== | ==== Example ==== | ||
In a metes and bounds land description, there is a '''starting point''' which is always at a corner. This is followed by '''directions and measurement '''which may be written in a variety of ways, indicating a line leading to the next corner. The corners will generally be a '''physical feature.'''Often the '''property owners '''will be mentioned who bound the land being described. | In a metes and bounds land description, there is a '''starting point''' which is always at a corner. This is followed by '''directions and measurement '''which may be written in a variety of ways, indicating a line leading to the next corner. The corners will generally be a '''physical feature.''' Often the '''property owners '''will be mentioned who bound the land being described. | ||
An example of what might be found in a metes and bounds deed follows: | An example of what might be found in a metes and bounds deed follows:<br> | ||
Leonard, Rutland county, Vermont 1885<br>Beginning at a stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook that runs across the road South westerly from the dwelling house of the late Arnold Leonard deceased now occupied by the widow Phrelove Leonard and in the west line of the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by the widow Phrelove Leonard. Thence Westerly three rods to a stake and stones. Thence northerly five rods to a stake and stones. Thence Easterly three rods to the west line of the highway. Thence Southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground be the same more or less. | Leonard, Rutland county, Vermont 1885<br>Beginning at a stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook that runs across the road South westerly from the dwelling house of the late Arnold Leonard deceased now occupied by the widow Phrelove Leonard and in the west line of the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by the widow Phrelove Leonard. Thence Westerly three rods to a stake and stones. Thence northerly five rods to a stake and stones. Thence Easterly three rods to the west line of the highway. Thence Southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground be the same more or less. | ||
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'''To Learn How''' | '''To Learn How''' | ||
*If you wish to learn how to plat land, see the wiki page entitled [[Platting Land|Platting Land ]] | *If you wish to learn how to plat land, see the wiki page entitled [[Platting Land|Platting Land ]] located in the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] section. | ||
==== For Additional Information ==== | ==== For Additional Information ==== | ||
*E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States''(Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997). ({{ | *E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States''(Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997). ({{FSC|973 R27h}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36074524 WorldCat entry]. Has a section describing metes and bounds (pages 61 - 65) and a section on platting metes and bounds (pages 89-96). | ||
*Powell, Kimberly [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm "Metes, Bounds and Meanders - Platting the Land of Your Ancestors"] ''About.com | *Powell, Kimberly [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm "Metes, Bounds and Meanders - Platting the Land of Your Ancestors"] ''About.com : Genealogy,'' a part of the New York Times Company, 2010 | ||
*[http://www.surveyhistory.org/metes_&_bounds_vs__public_lands.htm "Metes and Bounds vs. Public Lands Analysis of the System of United States land Surveys"]''Virtual Museum of Surveying'' | *[http://www.surveyhistory.org/metes_&_bounds_vs__public_lands.htm "Metes and Bounds vs. Public Lands Analysis of the System of United States land Surveys"]''Virtual Museum of Surveying'' | ||
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