[More warrants and surveys follow.]
Martain, Matthew & Adam Rouse; 7 Mar 1747/8 14 Jun 1748; 318 a. on White Oak Run in the fork of Rapidan R.; adj. Micall Holt. CC: Adam Eager [Yager] and Micall Holt. Surv. George Hume. From warrant Mary Rouse, widow of John Rouse late of Orange Co. having set forth by Petition that her said husband being a German & neglecting to naturalize Himself died an Alien, Pray his Lordship will give his land to his 3 sons, Martain, Matthew & Adam Rouse according to the will of their father. His Lordship consented. Martin, Matthew & Adam Rouse advised by Adam Eager, Micall Holt, Adam Wilhide & Micall Cafer, desire one deed in their 3 names. They would divide the land & their mother should have her Life in the plantation where she now lives. [Now follows something which seems chronologically out of place.] 7 Jan 1741/2 By vertue of an Exheat [Escheat] Warrant from the Secretaries Office at Williamsburg, surveyed for Mr. John Grame, Gent., of the College of William and Mary, being part of the a 600 a. patent to John Rouse; 305 a. on White Oak Run; adj. Micall Holt, Thomas Wayland. Surv. J. Wood. 10 Sep 1741 Surveyed for Richard Quin, 800 a. in fork of Rappahannock R. on Derby's Run; adj. Charles Blunt, Benjamin Cave. This tract formerly surveyed 28 Sep 1728, but survey is incorrect. Surv. J. Wood. [The best that I can make this all out is that half of the original Rouse patent of 610 a. reverted to the colony [Crown, more exactly], perhaps because of a lack of development. John Grame obtained a title to this. The other 305 a. of the original Rouse tract went by Mary Rouse's petition to the three sons. What the remarks about Quin was doing in this document is a mystery. If anyone can improve on this interpretation, please speak up.]James Shirley, 7 Jul 1769 2 Jan 1770; 55 a. waste land between 3 tracts lately belong to Philip Roots on drs. of Quaker Run, a br. of Robinson R.; adj. 2 patents granted William Rush & Benjamin Walker (now Root's), Thomas Phillips (now Roote's). CC: Thomas Garrett [probably Garriott] and James Sherly, Junr. Surv. Richard Young. [Shirley and Garriott family members married members of the Germanna families besides each other.]
Henry Souther, no warrant, date from survey 28 Mar 1748 12 Aug 1748; 324 a. in fork of Rapidan in Orange; adj.William McDonnach. CC: Daniel Crisler and Steven Hansburger. Surv. George Hume. [Probably the name Souther was derived from the German Sauder. I cannot place Daniel Crisler.]
John Tacquet, assignee of Francis Brown for whom surveyed; 24 Jun 1752 1 Jun 1757; 367 a. on brs. of Potato run in the Great Fork of Rappahannock; adj. Timothy Sisk, Frederick Cabler in warrant and Conrode Cabler in survey. CC: Thomas Brown & Christopher Cobler. [The Kabler and Brown families seem to be close, but a closer connection may have existed between John Tacquet and Thomas Brown.]
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