John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 769

Christopher Yewell, no warrant, date from survey, 24 Aug 1748 ­ 3 Dec 1748; 80 a. adj. his own land, John Thomas.  CC: David & James Yewell.  Surv. George Hume.

John Yowell, 7 Mar 1770 ­ 22 May 1770; 29 a. on N. br. of Robinson R.; adj. his own land, George Roe [Row/Rowe], Powell.  CC: James Hurtt & Nicholas Wilhoite.  Surv. Richard Young.

Frederick Zimmerman, 1 May 1762 ­ 19 May 1762; 27 a. in the Great Fork of Rappa.; adj. Charles Carter, Esqr., James Conners, the Parish line, the Rev. John Thompson (the Glebe Land).  CC: John Ballenger, Morgan Murrah.  Surv. Richard Young.  [Rev. John Thompson married the widow of Alexander Spotswood and lived at Salubria very close to where the Zimmermans lived.]

Frederick Zimmerman, 15 Aug 1764 ­ 17 Dec 1764; 80 a. near Mt. Run in Great Fork Rappa. & E. side Mountpony [Mt. Pony]; adj. Charles Carter, Esqr., Edward Ballenger, Sr., John Pitcher, Nicholas Kabler.  CC: Conrad Kabler & Thomas Bryan.

[Frederick Zimmerman in the previous two warrants/surveys was a half-brother of John Zimmerman in the following.  The two men lived in distinctly different areas, with John in the Robinson River Valley.]

John Zimmerman, no warrant, resurveyed n.d.; (a 400 a. tract surveyed for Zimmerman 24 Mar 1734) 805 a. in the Great Fork of the Rappa.; adj. Peter Fleshman, John Huffman, Richard Burdyne, John Shepard.  CC: John Sheppard & John Fleshman.  Surv. Philip Clayton.

John Fishback of Stafford Co.; 20 Nov 1730 ­ 1 Apr 1731; 1,028 a. on brs. of Broad Run of Occoquan, Broad Run Mt., br. of Goose Creek; adj. John Towards.  Surv. John Warner.  [The time of this was just about the same time as the County of Prince William was being formed from Stafford and King George.]

Peter Hitt, Jr., 6 Jun 1746 ­ 7 Feb 1746/7; 276 a. near Rosser's br.; adj. Joseph Martin, Mr. Richard Buckner & Willis, Peter Kemper, Henry Martin (survey shows Joseph Martin).  CC: Henry and Hermon Hitt.  Pilot: Joseph Williams.  Surv. James Genn. NB ­ Peter Hitt desires deed issue to his son Peter Hitt.

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