John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1084

There are several land records that say the Jacobi family had a presence in Virginia earlier than the marriage of John Francis Lucas Jacoby to Johanna Friederika Lotspeich, in 1764.  These records also suggest that Francis may have been several years older than Friederika.  Some of the records are:

  1. Daniel Jacobus, warrant for land in the Northern Neck on 2 Oct 1747, surveyed 12 Jan 1747/8.
300 acres where he lives in the little fork of the Rappahannock River on Cattle Run; adjacent James Compton.
Chain carriers:  George Strother & John Poe.
Marker, Fra. Jacobus.
Deed drawn and delivered to Fra. Strother.

  1. John Strother, warrant for land 2 Oct 1747, surveyed 26 Oct 1747.
800 a. on N. fork of Rush River, adjacent Francis Slaughter.
Chain carriers:  Francis Jacobus & Alexander Monroe.
Surveyor:  James Genn.

  1. Francis Strother, warrant 4 Aug 1750, surveyed 23 Aug 1750.
159 a. on Kennerlys Mt.  Adjacent himself, Gerard Manifield, Thomas Kennerly.
Chain carriers:  John Francis Lucus Jacobi & John Strother.
Pilot:  James Wade.
Surveyor:  John Mauzy.

  1. John Oldham of Prince William, assignee of John Francis Lucus Jacobi/Jacobus, son of Daniel. Warrant 5 Apr 1751, surveyed 11 July 1751.
179 acres to include Bastard Mt. on warrant & on the side of Piked Mt. in survey.
Adjacent to Presley Thornton.
Chain carriers:  John & Robert Gooch.
Surveyor:  George Hume.

  1. John Francis Lucus Jacobi, escheated from John Daniel Jacoby, warrant 23 May 1772, surveyed 2 Oct 1772.
341 acres adjacent Capt. Compton.
Chain carriers:  William McClaniham and Daniel Jacoby.
Surveyor:  Richard Young.
From the warrant:  Francis Jacoby hath informed there are ca. 300 acres which his father John Daniel Jacoby by his last Will & Testament devised to his (eldest) son, Francis on Condition he should have the land valued & 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 Jacobi."

  1. John Francis Lucus Jacoby, warrant 2 Mar 1773, surveyed 18 Mar 1775.
368 a. on Eastham's R. & the Bastard Mt. at the foot of the Blue Ridge & foot of the Peaked Mt., adj. Presley Thornton, Esqr., John Oldham, Dad's (?) line, by the Bear Waller.
Adjacent to Alexander McPherson.
Chain carriers:  Charles McQueen & James Browning.
Surveyor:  George Hume.

The above information was taken from Peggy Shomo Joyner, " Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys ", Vols. I and III.
(01 Feb 01)

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