Survey: Pleasant Valley - Thomas Bladen - 300 Acres - 1745

Last Update: Jan. 12, 2011

Prince Georges County Certificate No. 271

Surveyed: June 1, 1745
Examined & Passed:
Patent Issued: UNPATENTED

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Prince Georges County ss

By virtue of a warrant granted out of his Lordship's Land Office of this province unto his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq. for three thousand acres of land bearing the date the 16th day of April Anno Domini 1745.

I therefore certify as Deputy Surveyor of Prince Georges County under his said Excellency, I have carefully laid out for and in the name of him, the said Thomas Bladen Esq. All that tract of land lying in said County called The Pleasant Valley beginning at two bounded White Oak trees standing near the river bank about a mile below the mouth of Everts Creek, a branch of the Potomack, running thence...

1. N 9º W 72 perches
2. N 26º W 34 perches
3. N 24º W 66 perches
4. N 49º W 20 perches
5. N 60º W 80 perches
6. N 5º W 42 perches
7. N 58º E 12 perches
8. N 26º E 70 perches
9. N 12º E 22 perches
10. N 8º W 46 perches
11. N 1º E 14 perches
12. N 26º E 42 perches
13. N 6 Eº 40 perches
14. N 30º E 50 perches
15. N 32 perches
16. N 24º E 16 perches
17. N 1º W 18 perches
18. N 50º E 24 perches
19. N 39º E 26 perches
20. N 58º E 58 perches
21. S 49º E 24 perches
22. S 29º E 22 perches
23. N 77º E 32 perches
24. S 19º E 22 perches
25. S 75º W 38 perches
26. S 45º W 18 perches
27. S 73º W 28 perches
28. S 4º E 24 perches
29. S 41º W 64 perches
30. S 5º E 22 perches
31. S 13º W 34 perches
32. S 1º E 12 perches
33. S 28º W 26 perches
34. S 48º W 40 perches
35. S 5º E 34 perches
36. S 57º E 24 perches
37. S 6º E 30 perches
38. S 21º W 42 perches
39. S 10º E 52 perches
40. S 44 perches
41. S 16º E 100 perches
42. S 46º E 32 perches
43. S 25º E 60 perches
44. S 7º W 40 perches
Then by a straight line to the beginning trees.

Containing and now laid out for three hundred acres of land to be held of Calverton or Conococheague Manor.

Surveyed this first day of June, Anno Domini 1745
By me, Tho. Cresap

Assignment of Claim to Col. George Mason:

For a valuable consideration to me is hand paid by Col. George Mason of the Colony of Virginia, I do hereby, as attorney in fact for the within mentioned Thomas Bladen, Esq., assign transfer and make over unto him the said Col. George Mason all that said Bladen's, rights, title and interest, property claim and domain what so ever of in and to the within certificate and the land and promises within mentioned, and desires that patent may issue to him the said George Mason for the same. As witness my hand, this 14th day of June Anno Domini 1763.

Transcribed by Steve Colby