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Land grants

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Subject Source: Fast

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Anderson, William A., 1821-07-14

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This file contains a land grant for William A. Anderson for fifty five and a half acres of land in Rockbridge County along the South River. The file also includes a typescript document verifying the original land grant's validity, certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Land Office in Richmond, as well as a handrawn map of the area.

Dates: 1821-07-14

Beverley, 1749

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This file includes a fragment of a land grant for William Beverley for one hundred and fifty six acres in Augusta County, VA in exchange for "twevle pound fifteen schillings" from 1749. Also includes photocopy of the grant fragment. Notes presence of Beverley Manor.

Dates: 1749

Bird, Andrew H. (copy only), 1812-01-27

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a photocopy of a land grant for Andrew H. Bird for two hundred and twenty two acres in Bath County.

Dates: 1812-01-27

Borden

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a typescript manuscript of the Borden Grant article by E.P. Tompkins. Also includes a photo of an annotated map of the Borden Land grant. Also includes a list of settlers who recieved the first Borden deeds between 1741 and 1743.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1749 - 1985

Borden (Fragment)

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

This file contains a fragment of a copy of the Borden Grant, as well as a photocopy of the fragment.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1749 - 1985

Borden Grant

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

This file contains two copies of E.P. Tompkins article on the Borden Grant, as well as a number of Lexington New Gazette articles on the same topic.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1749 - 1985

Bowland, Andrew (copy only), 1815-06-05

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This file contains a photocopy of a land grant for 250 acres of Bath County for Andrew Bowlands.

Dates: 1815-06-05

Crosswait, William (copy), 1830-08

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a handwritten copy of a land grant for William Crosswait for a plot of land in Orange County for forty shillings.

Dates: 1830-08

General, 1742 - 1880

 File — RHS Collection #0077, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This file contains a notebook with information about the Memoranda detailing the title to the Douthat Society, also includes noterized receipt for real estate sale from John and Margaret Delaaney. Also contains document noting the sale of 100 acres in Rockbridge County to the Walker family.

Dates: 1742 - 1880

Miller, John, 1783-12-24

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

This file contains a typescript copy of information related to a land grant granted to John Miller, for land in Botetort and Rockbridge County, Virginia of about five thousand acres. The copy includes information on bordering properities and their ownership.

Dates: Event: 1783-12-24

Oliver, John (copy only), 1791-01-19

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

This file contains a photocopy of a land grant to John Oliver for 102 acres in Augusta County, Virginia.

Dates: 1791-01-19

Peoples Family (copies only), 1985-09-25, 1779-12-25

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

This file consists of two copies of a land grant for one hundred acres in Rockbridge County near Buffalo Creek to John Peoples, as well as a note concerning the contents of the land grants from a Peoples family descendant.

Dates: 1985-09-25; Event: 1779-12-25

Trimble, 1758-12-15, 1799-07-10

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

This file consists of two land grant records. The first is to James Trimble for land in Augusta County, and the second is to Alexander Trimble for land in Rockbridge County. Signed by James Wood, governor of Virginia.

Dates: 1758-12-15; 1799-07-10