1864 Lebanon County, PA Land Draft. Fink, Mays / Mees

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An 1864 Land Draught

For 51 Acres in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

For Philip Fink

Surveyed, Drawn, and Signed by Lebanon Surveyor George Washington Mays

Size:  11 x 8.75 inches

Above: A Manuscript, Hand-Drawn Land Draught

Drawn and Signed by Surveyor George Washington Mays.

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Above: 51 As. (Acres) 8 prs (perches) neat

Shows Neighbors: Henry Nace, Jacob Erb, Widow Brechbill, John Ream, George Weierich, John Leffler Jr., Estate of John Leffler, Christian Hostetter, John Kelchner,

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Above: Surveyed, Drawn, and Signed by Lebanon Surveyor George Washington Mase (Mays) / Geo. W. Mase

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Above:  The Reverse Side

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Above:  Draft / Philip Fink / 51 As. (acres) - 8 prs. (perches) neat measure.

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This Lebanon County land draft was created and signed by George Washington Mays (born 1822 - died 1890).  His family name was also spelled Mees and Mase.  He was the son of Jacob Mees and Susanna Rudy.

An advertisement in the May 17, 1876 newspaper Lebanon Advertiser lists his credentials as "George W. Mays, Surveyor and Conveyancer; Office No. 6 North Eighth Street, in Post Office Bldg., second floor, Lebanon, Pa."

His first wife was Sarah Spangler, who died in 1857.  She is buried at Schaefferstown.  His second wife was Malindi Phillippi.

His children were Thomas Jefferson Mays, William Henry Mays, Alfred Mays, Emma E. Mays, Jacob Wallace Mays, Amelia J. Mays, Alice S. Mays, Ulysses Grant Mays, Agnes L. Mays, Sarah Mays, Mamie R. Mays, Edith R. Mays, and Earl Raymond Mays.

This surveyor, George Mays / Mase surveyed the Kimmerlings Church Cemetery, where he is buried.  This is St. Jacob's Reformed Cemetery, located in Kimmerlings, North Lebanon Township., Lebanon County., Pennsylvania, located about 2 miles northeast of Lebanon.

Condition: No library or institution markings.  The paper has some separations to some folds.  There are some minor smudges.  The reverse side has an old paper repair.

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