I won't be able to get our property surveyed for a year or so but I would like to see if I can get a better understanding of the description in the deed. Any help would be appreciated. I get the first part of the description but after it says "to include an acres and a half of land" it then says "and on the southeasterly side by said highway" Could this describing another part on the same side of the road or could it be on the other side of the road. https://surveyorconnect.com/members/bill93.87/&apos ;">Bill93 was nice enough to make this map to help but I am confused by the second part of the description. A link below shows a deed with the description.
http://rollestonelectric.com/pdf/property1.pdf 
I read it to say it is bounded on the southeast side by the highway. I see nothing that isn't already shown on Bill's sketch.
Guess what threw me off was where it said "bounced". Maybe a spelling error?
Robert Rolleston, post: 336002, member: 10403 wrote: Guess what threw me off was where it said "bounced". Maybe a spelling error?
Bounded would have been a better term.
Thank you everyone for all the help. I am understanding a lot better now.
It sounds like you got it. As indicated, I think the "first part" that you understand definitely makes it stay northwesterly. The preamble is held as a very controlling factor in the courts from what I understand.
Especially since the "c" and the "d" are typically typed by the same finger and the "c" is below the "d" a typo is a good assumption. I missed it on first reading. I expected to see "bounded" and didn't notice the typo at all until you pointed it out.
I really do wonder why thy worded the property description two ways though? Makes it confusing.
There are a lot of ambiguous and poorly-written descriptions out there. One thing to look for is, if if a particular line could be interpreted two different ways, will one interpretation make more sense with the rest of the description? Also, of course, resolving it with evidence in the field. Often even an unambiguous description can vary from all the field evidence. Field evidence many times takes precedence over written anomalies.
I think the hardest part when I decide to get it surveyed will be that the road was moved.
The description begins with the bounds and then repeats same with a misspelling. I wonder more about the repetition than the spelling.
Paul in PA