The recorded survey data of the Richd Perrin patent of 1672 cause trouble until it is realized that the data (1) 1st describe the north-side side line & head line - starting at James River & proceeding clockwise, then (2) again starting at the river, proceeding counterclockwise down James River to Cornelius Ck then into woods to meet the headline. If one were to start at th mouth of Cornelius Ck and proceeded counterclockwise, the survey data would read as follows: "RPERD672","15 Mar 1672","Richd Perrin [PB 6: 445], 474 acres called World's End - an interpretation.",5,474 "0. River 12 feet below Cornelius Ck, into woods",NEXN,104 "1. _____, then ",ENE,70 "2. Sta 5 assumed to be on Wm Cocke line, ",NWXN,185 "3. White oak corner, ",WSW,300 "4. River above Jno Burton's house, down river ","-",-1 (Here distances have been calculated in poles - 2 poles per chain) Plats of this and other "placed" patent surveys is available as the file Henrico.gz file useable by DeedMapper users.. www.ultranet.com/~deed/pool.html I have drawn maps locating the lines of the Perrin and other patents. They can be viewed at... ftp://owl.cc.rochester.edu/anonymous/ttb/patent maps/henrico/almond/patents.gif also at... ftp://owl.cc.rochester.edu/anonymous/ttb/patent maps/henrico/mtland/burton.gif T.T. Bannister Dept. of Biology Univ. of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 Tel 716-275-8716 Fax 716-275-2070 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html