1739, May 17. "Copy of the Courses of the Shannondale Tract Land Part in Loudoun & Part in Berkeley Cty deed made to John Colvil by Lord Fairfax the 17th day of May 1739 " recorded in the Proprietor's Office Book E, p. 22. recorded in the Proprietor's Office Book E, p. 22. The Plat is recorded in p. 42 & 43 " Containing 29170 acres." [Partly legible addition: "and 20 cont acres 30285?] [Note: This copy must have been made between 1772 and 1801, when Jefferson County was part of Berkeley. The land would have been on Orange County in 1739.]

Beginning at a Spanish Oak & Locust Tree marked W. Fx [1] standing on Potomac River side and under the East Side of the Blue Ridge opposite to the Falls of the said Potomac River called Shanandoah falls and about half a mile below the mouth of the Shanandoah, the Spanish oak the Beginning tree to a tract of 2340 acres of land surveyed by Mr. George Atwood from thence with a line of the said Atwoods lands South 13 degrees East twelve hundred and twenty two poles to B [2] three black oaks near a branch and corner to the sd. Atwood, and to another tract of lands containing 17296 acres from thence with a line of the sd. lands South 1 degree East two hundred and five poles to a black oak [3] on the Short Hill side and a corner to a tract of land surveyed for John Mills now Capt. Catesby Cook's from thence South 15 degrees West eight hundred and twenty four poles to four maples [4] near a small branch of Kitechton under the foot of the short Hill [illegible] of said Cooks from thence South five poles to E three poplars [5] [illegible] of a tract of 4000 acres surveyed for Capt. Awbrey [?] now Colo. Taylors [Tayloes?], from thence running with the said Taylors lines fifteen courses as follows North 53 degrees West forty two poles to a [illegible] oak [6] at the end of a ledge of white rocks of stones, thence South 72 degrees West eighty [illegible] poles to a white oak [7] on the side of the said hill, thence South 4 degrees West two hundred and forty poles to a small Spanish oak [8] thence South 36 degrees West five hundred poles crossing the north branch on Fork of Kitochtok Creek [9] and cornered at a small white oak about eight poles on the South side of the sd. fork, thence South 26 degrees West ninety six poles to a chestnut oak [10] on the side of the said hill thence South two hundred poles [11] thence South 55 degrees West eighty poles to a small red oak [12] thence South 32 degrees West eighty eight poles to a small hiccory sapling [13], thence South 15 degrees West 40 poles to a small hiccory [14] thence South 16 degrees East seventy four poles to a red oak [15] on the side of a branch, thence up the said Branch South 60 degrees West four poles [16] thence South 80 degrees West ninety four poles to a red oak sapling [17] in a valley at the foot of the said hill, thence North 50 degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to five oaks [18] on the north side of a glade thence South 60 degrees West thirty two poles to a white oak [19] on the side of a branch of the sd. fork of the Sd. Creek and near a lick, thence down the said branch and binding therewith South 20 degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to F [20] six white oaks on a branch side and the last of the aforesaid fifteen courses thence South 18 degrees West two hundred and forty eight poles to G [21] a Spanish and white oak marked WF and HW and the beginning of the tract of land of Capt. Samuel Johnstons from whence his courses North 33 degrees West four hundred and five poles to a red oak [22] standing on a small branch near a miles [?] above the end of the sd. Short Hill, thence North 68 degrees West one hundred and fifty seven poles to H [23] the end of the second courses of the sd. Johnston, thence South 79 degrees 30 minutes West one thousand and sixty eight poles crossing the blue Ridge between Williams and Georges Gap to F [24] a large marked white oak at the foot of a piney mountain and being a corner of a tract of land of Colo. Mann Page deceased from thence with the said Pages line North 16 degrees East two 65 thousand and seventy seven poles to K [25] where the said courses strikes Shannondoah River and on the South East side of the same, and opposite to a large bottom of low rich lands called Vestals Upper Bottom, from thence down the said Shannandoah River and binding therewith the following courses including seven islands in the said river as followeth South 70 degrees East sixteen poles [26] North 88 degrees East eighty poles [27] North 74 degrees East thirty five poles [28], North 69 degrees East thirty four poles [29] South 30 degrees East ninety poles [30], North 22 degrees East fifty four poles [31] North sixty poles [32], South 48 degrees East fifty eight poles [33] North 76 degrees East one hundred and forty poles [34], North 53 degrees East fifty two poles [35], North 44 degrees East fifty poles [36] North 80 degrees East one hundred and four poles [37], South 65 degrees East one hundred and ninety six poles [38] South 77 degrees East twenty poles [39], North 45 degrees East forty three poles [40] North 6 degrees West one hundred and twenty poles [41], North four degrees East eighty two poles [42], North 6 degrees West thirty two poles [43], North fifty five degrees West twenty two poles [44], North 42 degrees West forty poles [45], North 23 degrees West thirty two poles [46], North 12 degrees West ninety five poles [47], North 5 degrees West twenty poles [48], North one hundred and twenty poles [49], North 24 degrees East thirty two poles [50], North 44 degrees East fifty four poles [51] , North 59 degrees East thirty six poles [52], North 65 degrees East one hundred and ninety poles [53], North 53 degrees East forty six poles [54], North 30 degrees East one hundred and forty one poles [55], South 40 degrees East forty two poles [56], South 83 degrees East sixty [?] poles [57], South 75 degrees East sixteen poles [58], North .... .... ...ty poles [59], North 50 degrees East twenty four poles [60], North 18 [?] degrees East thirty five poles [61], ....... ....... ....... hundred and forty eight poles [62], North 56 degrees East thirty two poles [63], North 67 degrees East twenty ............. [64], ............... hundred and eighty two poles [65], North 72 degrees East twenty three poles [66], North 77 degrees ..................... [67], ............ _5 degrees East thirty two poles to the mouth of the said Shannondoah River [68], and thence [?] down Potomac River and binding therewith South 18 degrees East one hundred and twenty poles [69], thence South 7 [71?] degrees East twenty three poles [70], thence South 43 degrees East fourteen poles to the Beginning: The content within the bounds of the said survey is thus [?] three thousand three hundred and fifty three acres but then there is included three tracks of Capt. Cooks, one for seventeen hundred and sixty two acres, one other for eight hundred and sixty six acres, another for five hundred and forty acres, likewise a tract surveyed for Morgan Bryan of one thousand and fifteen acres, but granted by deed to William Fairfax Esqr. So that the remainder now surveyed is neet twenty nine thousand one hundred and seventy acres. Together with all Rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging Royall mines excepted and a full third part of Lead, Copper, Tin, Coals, Iron Mines, and Iron Ore, that shall be found thereon, to have and to hold the said twenty nine thousand one hundred and twenty acres called by the name of Shannondale.

From photocopy in Jefferson County Museum.