[More warrants and surveys follow.]
John Francis Lucus Jacobi, escheated from John Daniel Jacoby; 23 May 1772 resurveyed 2 Oct 1772; 341 a. adj. Capt. Compton. CC: William McClanihan & Daniel Jacoby. Surv: Richard Young. From the warrant: Francis Jacoby hath informed there are ca. 300 a. which his father John Daniel Jacoby by his last Will & Testament divised to his eldest son, Francis, on Condition he should have land valued and pay to his Brothers and Sisters a certain proportion. John Daniel Jacoby departed this life an Alien & the will is not valid in Law & the land escheats to the Proprietor. P.S. The above petitioner says he spells his name thus John Francis Lucas Jocobi. [Francis Jacoby married Johanna Frederika Lotspeich in London, and the larger Jacoby family came to Virginia shortly before the time of this warrant. The father died shortly after their arrival, but had appointed Francis his attorney; the other children were minors. I would like to contact individuals who know more about the Jacoby and Lotspeich families. The Lotspeich family is German and the nationality of the Jacobi family is not so clear to me.]John Francis Lucus Jacoby, 2 Mar 1773 18 Mar 1775; 368 a. on Eastham's R. & the Bastard Mt. At the foot of the Blue Ridge & foot of Peaked Mt.; adj. Presley Thornton, Esqr., John Oldham, Dad's line, by the Bear Waller; adj. Alexander McPherson. CC: Charles McQueen & James Browning. Surv. George Hume. [I wonder if "Dad's line" refers to the previous grant to Francis Jacoby. If so, Francis might have been very comfortable with the English language.]
Christopher Kabler/Cabler, 13 May 1762 17 May 1762; 136 a. in the Great Fork on the S. arm of "Mount Poney"; adj. Adam Yeager (now Conrad Kabler's), Timothy Scisk [or Seisk?]. CC: Conrad Kabler & Thomas Older. Surv. Richard Young. [Christopher and Conrad were brothers. Note that this is also a "connection" between the Yager and Kabler families. Adam Yager is often said to have married Susanna Kabler, but no proof is ever presented. Circumstantial evidence such as this makes the statement believable, but not necessarily true.]
[Leonard Ziegler was a chain carrier for Capt. Goodrich Lightfoot but this was probably a paid job, not a favor for a relative.]
Adam Kilby, 16 Mar 1776 9 Apr 1776; 42 a. in the Great Fork about two miles from the Hazel R.; adj. John Kilby, decd, himself, John Vawter, William Thompson, John Reynolds. CC: John Kilby & Jonathon Wall. Surv. George Hume. [I threw this warrant in because of the names which often appear in the extended region around the Germanna community.]
[A "pilot" led the way for the surveying party and showed the line which was to be surveyed. The "marker" made monuments for the corners which might be a pile of rocks. Lines and corners might also be marked by blazed trees.]
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