Previous to 1860, the claimant was very poor, but in that year she came into a legacy of some $30,000 from a relative in Mississippi. She got $8000 cash, and out of it bought and stocked and put in fine order a farm of 273 acres, on which the present claim arises. The farm was in Fauquier County; 40 acres were timbered, chiefly with white oak and chestnut of original growth, the former proprietor having carefully preserved the wood-land from cutting and trespassing.
It was all enclosed with a good post and six rail and stone fence, and divided into 9 fields. With rail and stone fences, mostly rails.
[handdrawn map showing the 273 acre farm separated into what appears to be 7 sections of fields and 2 sections of timber which are numbered around the perimeter from 2 to 17. Graphic shows the turnpike road, the South Run (which indicate a stream), a compass rose with N, S, E, W and an indication of 273 acres with 28 poles (462 ft) ].
Purchased of [her husband's second cousin] Joseph Horner in 1859.
Survey made August 17th 1859, copied of original. [Missing page edges caused blanks below. Numbers in the description below correspond to numbers on the map above.]
"Aug't 17th 1859. At the request of J Horner Esq~ I surveyed a part of his extract of land lying just above New Baltimore. which survey is represented by the plat. Beginning at (1) a stone near th[ence] ____ by a stone, fence on the North West [corner]___ of the Turnpike Road. Hence along the West of said Road N 40 deg E 74 Poles (1,221 ft) to (2) ____ N 51 deg E 30.8 Poles (627 ft) to (3) a stone in Roache's ____ Thence leaving the Turnpike Road N 21 deg W ____to (4) a hickory stump south West of the [Turnpike] ____Road. thence along the East side of the [Turnpike]____ Road N 5 deg E (at 10.4 Poles (171.6 ft) passed a large ____ stone formerly a corner to Wm. Horner) ____ (5) a stone N 15 deg E 30 Pos (495 ft)to (6) a stone ____ 29.1 Pos (480.5 ft) to (7) a stone N 28 1/2 deg W. 43.4 Pos (716.1 ft) ____ a stone corner to Ogilvie and agreed upon ____ such. Thence leaving the Road and ____ with Ogilvie S 69 3/4 deg W 61 1/2 Pos (1,017.4 ft) to (9) a stone ____ in a decayed Poplar stump on the ____ side of the Old bed of South Run. Then ____ down said Run and binding therewith ____ reduced to a straight-line - S 10 deg E 34 ____ Ash at (10) on the East side of said .
Hence S 77 deg W 155.6 Poles (2,567.4 ft) to (11) the North ____ side of a stone fence just at the turn ____ of. Thence S 10 3/4 W 37.6 Pos (620.4 ft) to (12) a large ____ Oak. Thence S 60 deg W 25 Poles (412.5 ft) to (13) a p ____ just-in the turn of the stone fence ____ West-side. thence N 77 1/2 W 41.6 Pos (686.4 ft) to (14) ____ supposed to be in Ogilvie's line. Thence ____ the tract S 25 deg E 48.6 Pos (801.9 ft) to (15) the Eas ____ a large white flint set fast Rock abo ____ feet west of a Spring. Thence S 29 deg E 57. ____ to (16) a stone, about 15 feet North of the ____ leading to the Oat and Rye fields. Thence ____ 44 1/4 deg E 49.2 Pos (811.8 ft) to (17) a stone in a bunch of El ____ Bushes Thence N 38 deg E 83.4 Pos (1376.1 ft) to (18) a stone an ____ Gate and thence S 52 deg E 116.4 Pos (1920.6 ft) to the ____ containing Two hundred and seventy ____ acres 28 Poles (462 ft).
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Survey map completed by Y. B. Warder of farm of Mrs. Julia F. Claggett near New Baltimore, Fauquier County showing the 273 acre farm separated into seven sections of fields and two sections of timber. Numbers 2 to 17 correspond to the description above. (Edited and inverted) |
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1863 Map of the town of New Baltimore depicting the Claggett house or barn to the west, and the South Run (creek or stream) running through the property. |
Given under my hand.
August 22nd 1859.
Y. B. Warder Sur.
of Fauq'r Cou.