This plat represents 94 acres of land and swamp lying in the county of Pasquotank on the S W side of Pasquotank River the Newland at a place called Middle Swamp or White Oak Ground .Beginning at a beech a Corner Tree in Terry Murdens line then S 84 W 20 ½  chains along Murdens line to a pine Corner then S27 W 10 chains to the center of three marked trees Murdens Corner .Then S 57 W 20 chains along Robert Cochrans line to a pine a Corner Tree then N 8 chains to three marked Trees N 70 E 7 chains .Then n 20 E 11 ½  chains to a gum on Anthony Grays line. Then N 82 E 22 ½ chains through the field and Old Sheep Pen Then N 2 chains to the swamp then up the swamp(N 66 W 35 ½ chains -from drawing) binding Grays land to the lane. Then S 26 W 15 ½ chains to a pine then W 23 chains to a popler in the Desert then N 16 E 27 chains to a gum then N 66 E 81 chains down the swamp along the land of Thomas and John Leah__________?to a beech ____________? 2 ½ chains to the first station.
Anthony Gray                                                        Surveyed for David Forehand
 Sam Forehand                                                                       Aug 21,1785
Chainbearers                                                                 By John Becks  Surveyor