Thomas Owsley's 738 Acre Tract

This survey was located on the waters of Cedar Creek, a tributary of Floyd's Fork. This land was willed to Mary Bryant, wife of John Bryant, as shown in this quote from his will: "To my daughter Mary Bryant I bequeath and give seven hundred and thirty-eight acres lying on the Old Buffalo trace leading from the settlement now of Beards Town to Bullitt's Lick, and she is make a right to one third part of the same to the locator of said land for his trouble." This is transcribed from Madison County Will Book A, Pages 140-142.

Then in 1809, 500 acres of it were sold to Benjamin Summers by the Bryants.

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Surveyed this 12th July 1783 for Thomas Owsley by virtue of a treasury warrant No. 4378, seven hundred and thirty eight acres of land in Jefferson County; beginning at two beech trees and a poplar on the top of a ridge about 80 poles north of the great Buffalo Road leading from Bullitt's Lick to the head of Floyd's Fork and about 6 1/2 miles from said Lick and 56 poles to the East of a large branch of Cedar Creek, running thence North 70° East 246 poles to a sugar tree, hickory and elm on the side of a ridge and about 20 poles from the Buffalo Road, thence North 20° West 480 poles to two white oaks and a poplar in a large brier flat, thence South 70° West 246 poles to a black oak, hickory and elm in a large flat, thence South 20° East 480 poles to the beginning. George Wilson, Surveyor.

Virginia Grant Book 4, Page 389
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 land office treasury warrant Number 4378 and issued the 28th day of March 1780, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Thomas Owsley a certain tract or parcel of land containing 738 acres by survey bearing date the 12th day of July 1783, lying and being in the County of Jefferson and bounded as followeth, to wit. Beginning at two beech trees and a poplar on the top of a ridge about 80 poles north of the great Buffalo Road leading from Bullitt's Lick to the head of Floyd's Fork and about 6 1/2 miles from said Lick and 56 poles to the East of a large branch of Cedar Creek, running thence North 70° East 246 poles to a sugar tree, hickory and elm on the side of a ridge and about 20 poles from the Buffalo Road, thence North 20° West 480 poles to two white oaks and a poplar in a large brier flat, thence South 70° West 246 poles to a black oak, hickory and elm in a large flat, thence South 20° East 480 poles to the beginning with its appurtenances. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Thomas Owsley 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 tenth. (signed) Patrick Henry

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