Fielding Lewis Jr.'s 1000 Acre Tract

On 21 Feb 1783 a Mr. Floyd surveyed 1000 acres for Fielding Lewis Jr. that was located between the fish pools and the knobs of Salt River in northern Bullitt County. It was located just west of Gabriel Jones' tract which was surveyed on the same day. Lewis received a deed for the tract on 2 Dec 1785.

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Surveyed for Fielding Lewis Jr. by virtue of a treasury warrant No. 1332, 1000 acres of land in Jefferson County lying between the knobs and the fish-pools, beginning at [A] a white oak, sugar tree and mulberry, corner to Gabriel Jones, James McCawley and J. Francis Moore and bounded as follows - South 500 poles with Jones' line crossing a small creek to [B] two poplars and a mulberry on a hill side near the Salt works road, West 320 poles to [C] two large white oaks and hickory, North 500 poles to [D] three small hickory at the foot of the knobs, East 320 poles with McCawley's line to the beginning. J. Floyd, surveyor. 21 February 1783.

Virginia Grant Book 4, pages 422-423
Patrick Henry Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye that by virtue and in consideration of a preemption treasury warrant No. 1332, issued the 16st day of October 1779, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Fielding Lewis Jr., a certain tract or parcel of land containing 1000 acres by survey bearing date the 21st day of February 1783, lying and being in the County of Jefferson between the knobs and the fishpools and bounded as followeth, to wit.

Beginning at a white oak, sugar tree and mulberry, corner to Gabriel Jones, James McCawley and J. Francis Moore thence South 500 poles with Jones' line crossing a small creek to two poplars and a mulberry on a hill side near the Salt works road, West 320 poles to two large white oaks and hickory, North 500 poles to three small hickories at the foot of the knobs, East 320 poles with McCawley's line to the beginning with its appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Nicholas Lewis and his heirs forever.

In witness whereof the said Patrick Henry Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hath hereunto set his hand and caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the second day of December in the year of our Lord 1785, and of the Commonwealth the 10th. (signed) P. Henry

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