John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1743

I like the suggestions made in response to the last note that William Jeliff could conceivable be William Chelf, or, as the name was sometimes known at the German Lutheran Church, Jelf.  At the Church, the man's name was Phillip Chelf, but that was a generation later than the late 1730's that we are talking about.

In the 1737 list, I will pick up the names, after skipping a few, with some of the names we had in the previous note:

Anthony Strader Phillip Root Peter Rucker William Offill William Pirce John Garth Thomas Stanton Edward Ferrell John Skilton Samewell [Samuel?] Bird Walter Lenard Thos Zachary Thos Jackson William Jackson William Phillips John Mackdanall [McDaniel?] Robert Cave Thomas Downer James Dyer Charles Blunt Benjamin Coward William Crawford Benjamin Tomson [Thompson?] Anthony Hed Thomas Wood William Stone William Pelam Henry Haws Richard Halcom Thos Binns John Scott John Wise Elias Smith John Rogers Thomas Colmon John Harsnap Cornealus Blan Learance Chrise John Hufmon Cortley Broyles Andrew Careker [Kerker] Andrew Carr [Garr] William Carpinter Michals Cook George Myers Michale Capher [Kaefer] Abraham Bledso Thomas Bledso Michale Smith Nichles Yeage Adham Yeago John Brenesford Mathias Caselear [Castler] George Long Mark Fink Mathias Smith Christopher Taner Michale Holt William Rice David Bruce Gye Meeks Mihcale Pireeon [?] David Phillips

When one looks at the locations of some of the original Land Patents, the conclusion is that David Phillip's precincts were on the south side of Robinson River, on both sides of White Oak Run, perhaps to the east where the Robinson meets the Rapidan River.  This leads to the conclusion that John Huffman lived south of the Robinson River.  This is a surprise to me, as most of his land was north of the Robinson River.  Another surprise to me was seeing the name Christopher Tanner in the list which would place him also on the south side of the Robinson River, opposite to the land of his father.  The location of Christopher's land is unknown to me.  Most of the land of the Germans in this list is known to me as I have plotted the original patents.  Some of the "English" holdings are known to me, but the majority of these are not.

George Smith generated a list of names in his precinct, but they are all English, and also the list has no date.  Another undated and unsigned list of names is English, with many "quarters", some of which have more than ten Tithes.  Remembering that Orange County ran to the east of Germanna, and included all of the Great Fork, there is a lot of room where these names could be located.
(26 Aug 03)