Two grants which shows an involved history are these:
Henry Ealer (probably Aylor), 26 Feb 1776 resurveyed 10 Apr 1776; 422 a. on Deep Run in the Great Fork being the same land granted to Joseph Bloodworth by King's patent; adj. James Newman & said Ealer. CC: Thomas Chissell & Tivolt Fife. Surv. George Hume. NB This land first taken up by Joseph Bloodworth who conveyed to Roan who conveyed to Thomas Newman & Thomas Porter who conveyed to Ealer. [I would appreciate learning more about the names Ealer, Chissell, and Fife.]Adam Fisher, assignee of Lewis Fisher; no warrant, date from survey, 4 June 1763, resurveyed 30 Nov 1764; 238 a. the remainder of a former survey made for Lewis Fisher excluding a patent granted to Thomas Dimack in 1727 for 500 a. in Spotsylvania (now Culpeper) and by Lewis Fisher's request is now returned in his son Adam Fisher's name; on the N. side of Round Hill Ridge; adj. Paul Planeanpetler [i.e., Balthasar Blankenbaker] now Lewis Fisher's, Dimmack. CC: Michael Planeanpetler and Adam Fisher. Surv. Richard Young. [Michael Blankenbaker was Adam's mother first cousin.]
More routines ones include:
Stephen Fisher, 3 Nov 1769 23 May 1770; 216 a. near Milam's Pass on the Blew Ridge, part in Culpeper and part in Frederick; adj. near his Lordship's Manor Line on top of the Ridge. CC: Adam Fisher & James Hobbs. Surv. Richard Young. [Adam was Stephen's brother.]
Stephen Fisher had another grant in the same general area as the previous for which the same chain carriers served.
James Maxwell had a survey made for a piece of land in 1748 but he assigned the land to Lawrence Garr. The chain carriers were the selection of James Maxwell. The transfer of the land from Maxwell to Garr was witnessed by Zacharias Blankenbaker, Adam Cook, and Michael Koch. [Zacharias was the brother-in-law of Lawrence. Michael Koch was probably the immigrant and Adam Cook was probably his son.]
Lawrence Garr, 5 Mar 1750/1 22 Mar 1751; 50 a.; adj. Adam Garr, John Carpenter. CC: Andrew Garr and Michael Blankenbaker. [Andrew was his brother and Michael was the brother-in-law of Lawrence.]
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