The land, for which Jacob Holtzclaw had a grant (including the earlier patent), was sold to other individuals. According to Woodford B. Hackley, the purchasers included John Young, J. Henry Hoffman, George Wayman, Harman Back, Jacob Fishback, and Harman Miller. The ownership of one other parcel from these lands is uncertain.
The J. Henry Hoffman here is not the Henry Hoffman who was the brother of the 1714 John Hoffman.
Apparently the Fishbacks kept their land for their own use. Besides the 790-acre tract previously mentioned, there was another grant for 186 acres to the north along the Hedgman (Rappahannock) River.
A number of Germans had grants in their own name. John Button had 100 acres in 1747. Joseph Coants (Kuntz) had a 127-acre grant in 1747. John Crim (Grimm) had a 127-acre grant also (on the day following Kuntz). Henry Otterback had a 200-acre grant, also in 1747. A James Spilman had a 400-acre grant in 1751. Tilman Weaver had a 400-acre grant in 1751. Also, Jacob Nay had a grant of 146 acres in 1752. Several English grants and patents were interspersed among the Germans.
The Moravian missionaries visited the Little Fork area on their trips through Virginia. Brother Gottschalk, on his trip in 1748 said:
"[Little Fork] is situated about twenty-two miles from the Great Fork toward the Potomac. Twelve families of the Siegen district, being of the Reformed religion, live there close together. They are fine, neighborly and friendly people, who love each other in their manner, and live together very peacefully. The brother of our Matthew Hoffman, John Henry Hoffman, also lives there and I lodged with him."They built a small, neat and suitable church, and engaged one of their number, John Jung [Young] to be the 'Reader' in the church. He conducts services for them every Sunday. They cannot get a minister because they are so few in number. Hence they cannot raise enough money sufficient to pay a minister's salary. I preached for them, which they accepted with thanks. They expect more visits. They asked me to visit them again. John Jung and Hoffman's brother seemed to understand me when I spoke to them of the savior."
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