New help understanding old terms

Thank you for reminding me of my good fortune that my great-great grandparents moved out of Kentucky in the 1830 time frame.?ÿ I am not well suited for the old metes and bounds descriptions.

The best help you can give your friend is telling him that he needs to hire a registered land surveyor.

The current deed of record is the starting point of many hours of research and interviews needed to solve the puzzle.

@holy-cow?ÿ

Hallelujah!!!!

Those are essentially a trip back in time.

Lots of work.?ÿ

Have fun!

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In all seriousness, NCEES and the NSPS should take this in for a test question.

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I would research the history of that description back in time, possibly to the original deed. You might find that there were a lot of typos and dropped words in copying it from one deed to the next. Entire phrases could even have been dropped. I would also be comparing that description with the adjacent properties' descriptions, looking for commonalities, as well as conflicts. Old boundary lines are sometimes more visible in older aerial photographs, due being better maintained as recognized boundaries "way back then". This is definitely not a "read the deed, and all will be clear" situation.

The first thing I do when I get an unplottable deed like this is to start looking at the adjoining deeds. Often times they will have some bearings and distances that will make your deed a little easier to figure out.

long story short; you've got your work cut out for you...

My favorite deeds have no bearings and distances.

@thebionicman?ÿ

Posted by: @jitterboogie

In all seriousness, NCEES and the NSPS should take this in for a test question.

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I'd love to see the answer sheet if NCEES took this on as an exam problem, I see this as a great opportunity for a boundary line agreement, but that is based on my knowledge of California Law, in Kentucky we might be able to throw lawn darts and call it good. (wasn't knocking Kentucky with the lawn dart comment, direct slam on my knowledge of Kentucky law).

Well, the first thing to do is try to trace that description back and see if you find some other wording thatƒ??s been lost or changed through the years. Iƒ??m betting you get back to some hand written pages in the deed book. ?ÿThen you are going to have to try to do the same thing with Tom Johnsons and John Henryƒ??s and Bill Smithƒ??s deeds. ?ÿHopefully somewhere back there youƒ??ll ?ÿfind a clue that helps. Not an unusual description in Ky. deeds.?ÿ

It would be interesting to see images off this and surrounding deed descriptions posted. Iƒ??m sure the people that wrote them are long gone but any chance of some old timer in the area might have some memories from their youth that might help??ÿ

@jitterboogie You're being too serious

@true-corner?ÿ

Ok.

I'll tone it down a little bit...

Happy clouds and birds.....

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@thebionicman?ÿ

My favorite is when it's raining, and your standing in a swamp, holding a machete, and you're looking for corner that no one else has seen in 100 years...

You know, like if you were Indiana Jones

@dougie?ÿ

Tim the Toolman Taylor has the perfect grunt

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