Lot 5th Begins at a Red O on a Rock Corner to Lot 4th & extendeth thence So 60 Et 244 Poles to 2 Chesnut Oaks & a Pine thence No 30 Et 262 Po. to a W: O by a Run thence No 60 Wt 154 po to an ash 108 po to ye Fork thence No 86 Wt 38 xing ye Fork 78 xing it again and 100 Po: to a R: O on ye mountain Side thence S 30 Wt 262 Po to ye Begg
[April 1st]
Lot ye 6th Anthony Regar Begins at a Red Oak on a Mountain side Corner to Lot ye 5th and extending thence along ye sd Line So 86 Et 100 po. to an Ash thence with another of ye sd lines So 60 Et 154 po: to a white Oak by a Run thence No 30 Et 256 po to 3 pines on a Hill side thence No 60 Wt 200 po: to ye Low Grounds 320 po to a Poplar standing in ye Fork thence to ye Begg
Lot ye 7th Harmon Shoker & Elias Cellars Begins at a Poplar standing on ye So Fork Corner to Lot ye 6th & Running along ye Line So 60 Et 244 po to a Pine on a Hill side thence N 30 Et 262 po by 2 Marked Pines thence No 60 Wt 46 po to ye Low G: 140 to ye Fork and 244 po to a Stone on ye side of a Mountain thence to ye Beging S 30 Wt
Lot ye 8th Vacant[34] Beginning at a Rock corner to lot 7 & Running along ye Line thereof So 60 Et 244 po by 2 Pines thence No 35 Et 266 po. to 3 Chesnut Oaks on a Steep Hill side thence No 55 Et 54 po. to ye Low Grounds 80 po. to ye Fork 190 po to ye farr Edge of ye Low G: 244 po. to a Chesnut Oak on ye Mountain side thence to ye Begining
[34] Vacant—this term, as used by surveyors, indicates that the tract of land so designated is neither claimed by an actual occupant or occupied by virtue of any official record. Many of the settlers on the lands of Lord Fairfax selected their farms and made improvements without any legal survey, warrant or title, other than a "tomahawk blaze" for a boundary mark, trusting that the actual owner of the land would recognize the improvement and occupant's claim and deal justly by them. These "tomahawk claims" were respected by the actual settlers, had a market value among land speculators and were admitted, to a certain extent, as evidence of rights in the courts.
Fryday April ye 1st 1748 This Morning Shot twice at Wild Turkies but killd none run of three Lots & returned to Camp
Saterday April 2d Last Night was a blowing & Rainy night Our Straw catch'd a Fire yt we were laying upon & was luckily Preserv'd by one of our Mens awaking when it was in a we run of four Lots this Day which Reached below Stumps
April 2d