[More grants, or more specifically, warrants and surveys preliminary to grants.]
Jacob Manspile, 29 Mar 1779 17 July 1779; 817 a. includes the surplus in a tract granted to him by patent from the Crown 3 Oct 1731 (400 a. patented land & 417 a. surplus); adj. his old lines, Henry Aylor. CC: Adam Delp [Delph] & Conrod Wilhoit. Surv. George Hume. [One interesting point about this grant is that it was made during the Revolutionary War. The grantor was Thomas Lord Fairfax, perhaps considered by some to be an English citizen; however, the government of Virginia considered him as a Virginian for he had lived many years in Virginia, and he was allowed to continue to make grants during the Revolution. After the Revolution, he died without any direct heirs, and some relations in England came forth to claim his rights. The State of Virginia would not allow these people to continue as Proprietors and settled with them to terminate their claim.]
[Conrad Wilhoit was the son of Tobias who was the son of Johann Michael Willheit. Conrad married Elizabeth Broyles. Adam Delph married Magdalena Aylor.]
Jacob Nay of Orange; no warrant, date from survey, 10 Jan 1748 24 Jan 1748 [the year by our calendar would have been 1749]; 146 a. on branches of Negro Run [upper part of the Little Fork]; adj. William Harris, Charles Dewit, Otterback, Button. CC: Harman Miller & Joseph Conts (?)[no doubt Countz or Koontz]. Surv. John Baylis. [Harman Miller was the son of John Frederick Miller, who came from Freudenberg in 1738 on the ship Oliver; however, I am going to think some more about this statement and may report more.]Henry Otterback & John Button, no warrant, surveyed 20 July 1748; 198 a. & 214 a. on NW side of Red Oak Mt.; adj. Otterback's own land, William Harris, Capt. Grant, decd. CC: Frederick Fishback & Harmon Miller. Surv. John Baylis. [On the reverse the following appears] 11 Aug 1748 Jacob Nay, 16 years old, an orphan, claims 100 a. within this survey bought by his Mother of Chas. Dewit. By Jacob Houlsclaw I am informed Nae has got 140 a. & is satisfied. Draw deed as surveyed. [Note that Jacob Holtzclaw seems to have a position of leadership and authority in the community.]
Adam, George, Frederick & Joel Pamgarner/Bumgardner, 12 Jan 1763 10 Mar 1763; 993 a. (593 a. surplus) on S. side Huffman's br.; from warrant Adam Bumgardner hath informed of surplus land in bounds of a 400 a. tract granted to his father; from survey tract formerly granted to Frederick Pamgarner 20 July 1736 who devised by will to his 4 sons; adj. John Huffman, Peter Weaver, Jett, Kirtley (now Joseph James). CC: Adam Broyle & John Fray. Pilots Peter Weaver and John Wilhoit. Surv. Richard Young. [Frederick Baumgartner was a nephew of Michael Willheit so John Wilhoit [the exact one is not clear] is related to the Baumgartners.]
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