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gusta order-books to 1778, a petition to the General Assembly, a pamphlet his- tory of New Monmouth Church, Foote's Sketches of Virginia, and Chalkley's Digest of the Augusta Records; for Section XIV. chiefly the marriage-bonds and lists of marriages for Rockbridge, Augusta and Botetourt, the various record-books of the aforesaid counties, and the newspaper files in the office of the county clerk of Rockbridge.
It is hoped that the gleanings presented in this department may prove ser- viccable to the investigator who wishes to trace out some given family line in an exhaustive manner. It is easy to fill a book with a history of the descendants of one pioneer. It is utterly impossible to do this in hundreds of such instances, and still expect the results to be marshaled within the covers of a single volume.
By "group-family" is meant all the descendants of some particular pioneer.
SECTION I
GIVEN NAMES AND SURNAMES
The pioneers of this county did not use much variety in given names. The favorite ones for each sex were not more than twenty. Perhaps not more than one-twelfth of the population bore names outside of such a list. Almost innumerable were the men named Alexander, Andrew, Archibald, Charles, David, George, Henry, Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Michael, Nathaniel, Patrick, Richard, Robert, Samuel, Thomas, or William, and the women named Agnes, Catharine, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Esther, Hannah, Isabella, Jean, Magdalene, Mar- garet, Martha, Mary, Phœbe, Rachael, Rebecca, Sarah, or Susanna.
The larger share of the above names are taken from the Bible, bearing wit- to the influence exerted by the Reformation upon the Ulster people. Those ap- plied to the female sex are almost entirely scriptural. But Charles, George, Henry, Hugh, Richard, Robert, and William are Norman-French. Alexander and Archibald, names of Greek and Teutonic origin, respectively, have been great favorites among the Scotch.
The various pioneer families had each their favorite names, and these were handed down from generation to generation. This circumstance is of much help to the genealogist.
Until little more than a century ago, middle names were infrequent. In a group-family we are therefore likely to find a number of Samuel Wilsons, Thomas Paxtons, or William Moores. And yet the woman named Mary in one place is very probably the Jean of whom we find mention somewhere else. In such in- stances, both the given and the middle name were not ordinarily used at the same time.
A middle name was more common among the German people than among the British. But since a German family might include a John Adams, a John George, and a John Michael, it was then the middle name which was in com mon use.
Our forbears were unacquainted with our modern hurry, and abbreviated names were rather less in use than among ourselves. They took time to say Susanna and Lucinda, instead of Susan and Lucy. So it is rarely that Henry Kirkham becomes Hen Kirkham, or that Patrick O'Brian becomes Pat O'Brian. But Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, and Sarah very often assume the forms Polly, Patsy, Betsy, and Sally, the styles prevailing to such an extent that oftentimes the nickname was used to the exclusion of the proper term. In like manner Agnes was often turned into Nancy. In some families, Martha was regularly pro- nounced Marthew, and Susanna was clipped to Susann with the accent on the last syllable.
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Middle names came into vogue after the establishment of the Federal government in 1789. The practice of giving two names grew with such rapidity that within fifty years a single name had become the exception. The new fash- ion was largely political in its origin. Partisan feeling and a new-born Ameri- canism ran high in those days, and we often find the initials G. W., T. J., and B. F., standing for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Frank- lin. It was but a step further to name a boy for some respected minister or some other man of local prominence. And the custom once established, middle names were given to girls as well as boys.
Since the war of 1861, and particularly during the latter half of this period, the American people have been living in a new era. In nothing is this more evident than in the changed usage with respect to given names. The number in fashion has very greatly increased, and it is not thought to matter very much if a name does happen to be unusual or peculiar. Much less often is a once favorite name perpetuated in a family. Nathaniel and Susanna, and all other long Bib- lical names are now rare, but such names as James and Mary, also taken from the Bible, continue very much in usc.
As to surnames, the number in the Rockbridge area is surprisingly large. Not less than 1,500 come to light in a gleaning of documentary local history. while the actual number is as a matter of course somewhat larger yet. About three-fourths of this total are now extinct, so far as this county is concerned. In many an instance, it is true, the occurrence of a name is like a visit by a bird of passage. A single family, or perhaps only an unmarried person, lived here a few years and then passed on. In not a few instances, however, a family connection remained here two or three generations, yet disappearing so long ago as to leave but a faint memory behind. Others of the extinct families, like the Grigs- bys and the Edmondsons, have figured very largely in the local annals. But the tendency ceases only with the supply, and with each decade the old names be- come fewer.
The heavy emigration from Rockbridge is the leading cause of the disap- pearance of names, A subsidiary cause lies in the fact that posterity in the fe- male line tends to grow in a more rapid ratio than in the male line. If a certain John Smith has two sons and two daughters, all of whom marry and have each two sons and two daughters, and if the same average rule holds for later genera- tions, no cousin-marriages taking place within the connection, then out of the 256 great great-grandchildren, only sixteen would be Smiths. The other 249 would be Browns, Whites, Joneses, etc.
An in pection of the vast array of names occuring in the first century of settlement hows an overwhelming predominance of the Scotch-Irish element. But as was explained in an early chapter of this book, the Scotch-Irish is a
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composite stock, its own elements being Scotch, English, Irish, French, and Welch. Names originating in the Scottish Highlands are Celtic, and therefore are peculiarly Scotch. But a dialect of English has been the speech of the Low- lands for more than ten centuries. Ulster was colonized mainly from the south of Scotland and the north of England. Many surnames are common to both districts. Hence it is not always evident whether an Ulster surname has a Scot- tish or an English source. Could all doubt be removed, it would unquestionably show that the percentage of the English strain in the Ulster population is com- monly underrated.
The Borden Tract was primarily settled by Ulstermen and by occasional families from east of the Blue Ridge. Other Ulster people were as a rule the original settlers of the remainder of the Rockbridge area. Yet in several in- stances, notably in the conspicuous one of the Sallings, German families were on the ground at a very early day. The German representation has increased, relatively as well as absolutely, and is a considerable infusion in the present pop- ulation. The German has been less dispersive than the Ulsterman and more inclined to hold fast to good land. In Rockbridge he has been in the minority and has lived in close social relations with his neighbors of British stock. The fusion has therefore been quite complete. The clannishness seen in various counties of Pennsylvania is fortunately absent, as is also the persistent clinging to a broken down German dialect that serves no legitimate purpose whatever. Henry Ruffner, himself the grandson of a German immigrant, said of the "Valley Dutch" that, "without an efficient school system in Virginia another century will pass away before they become an intelligent people or adopt fully the language and manners of our general population."
Among the German names in the list we have mentioned are the following: Albright, Almonrode, Altizer, Armentrout, Bosserman, Counts, Crist, Ents- minger, Fulwider, Ginger, Harnsbargar, Heizer, Hickman, Hite, Hostetter, Hoylman, Isenhower, Mohler, Muterspaw, Ornbaum, Rader, Rapp, Replogle, Ruffner, Salling, Shultz, Snider, Standoff, Stoner, Swisher, Swoope, Troxal, Unroe, Wence, Wilhelm, Windle, and Zollman.
The Irish, French, and Welch names are few and appear with the Ulster immigration. Among the Irish names are Bogan, Donoho, Dougherty, Flannagan, Ford, Kelly, McCafferty, McFadden, McMannama, Milligan, Murphy, O'Brien, O'Friel, Ryan, Shaner, Shaw, Sloan, and Sprowl. French names are Coursey, Defries, Dehart, Demasters, Estell, Flournoy, Larew, Lyle, Maupin, and Saville. Welsh names are Davis, Doak (Doag), Evans, Guin, Hughes, Owens, Pritchard, and Rogers.
The only Holland names we have noticed are Hull (Hohl), Sly, and Van- sandt.
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Names that are clearly English are Abbott, Adams, Bagby, Baxter, Ben- nington, Borden, Carter, Chandler, Chittum, Dryden, Fulton, Goodwin, Grigsby, Hadley, Harper, Nelson, Patton, Paxton, Taylor, Turpin, Ward, Watson, and Yonell.
For many years the spelling of proper names has become nearly "stand- ardized." But in the colonial time spelling was by sound, and surnames not in- frequently appeared in a guise more or less unlike the prevalent usage of today. Notable instances are the following :
Baggs-Beggs, Beiggs.
Braford-Brafford, Brawford.
Bunton-Buntin, Buntain.
Dale-Deal, Dial.
Dryden-Dredin, Dreadden.
Eakin-Akin.
Edmondson-Edmiston.
Galbraith-Galbreath.
Houston-Huston.
Hutchinson-Hutcheson
Kennedy-Kenady. Logan-Loggan. Poague-Poage
Salling-Salley
Sawyer-Siars, Sayers.
Summers-Sommers. Telford-Talford. Tedford. Walkup-Vahub, Vachob. Waughub. Weir-Ware.
SECTION II CONVEYANCES IN BORDEN TRACT, 1741-1780
The name of purchaser is followed in consecutive order by the acreage, the price, the year of sale, the description,-when definitely given,-and the first transfer prior to the organization of Rockbridge. When it is not quite clearly certain that the transfer is of the actual tract in question, a question mark is put down. The original sales recorded in Orange are indicated by a star attached to the date of purchase. All other sales are recorded in Augusta. P, s, and d are abbreviations for pounds, shillings, and pence in the old Virginia currency. To reduce pounds to dollars, add one cipher and divide by three. The shilling is 16 2-3 cents, and the penny is 1 7-18 cents. The name of a consort is in paren- theses.
Adams, William-360-4p-1758-Moffett Cr.
Alexander, Archibald-987-29p-1747-near Punchbowl-sold (?) : to Samuel Cum- mins of Chester County, Penn., 250 acres for 20p, 1763; to Joseph Alexander, 1765, 256 acres for 30p; to William Alexander, 1769, 208 acres for 8p.
Alexander, Ebenezer-312-100p-1748-corner George Jemison.
Allison, John (Jean)-291-8p 10s-1748-SW side North River, corner to Gilbert Campbell and John Moore-sold to Joseph Walker, 1765, for 100p.
Allison, John-290-30p-1768-near mill of Andrew Hays.
Allison, Robert-279 39-40-8p 5s-1747-North River near Halbert McClure.
Allison, Robert-200-30p-1771-North River.
Anderson, Jacob-350-10p-1750-sold to Isaac Anderson, 1756, for 9p.
Baxter, Andrew-200-6p-1742-near patent line-sold by Andrew (Sarah) Steven- son, 1766, to John (Mary) Paul for 50p. Stevenson was grandson to Baxter.
Beard, Thomas-605 39-80-33p, 5s-1753-Moffett Cr. near John Roseman-sold to William Beard, 1760 for 100p.
Beaty, John-118-5s-1750.
Beaty, Francis-265-17p 18s-1751-sold to Joseph Alexander for 50p in 1768, when land cornered on John Kerr's "old place." Beaty was then deputy collector of Mecklen- burg county, N. C.
Berry, William-145-5s-1746-Moffett Cr.
Berry, William-130-5p 10s-1752.
Berry, Charles-326-12p-1752-140 acres sold to Robert Gamewell, 1753, for 20p 5s.
Bowyer, Michael-226-1p-1758.
Boyle, Mary (widow)-200-20p-1768-bank of North River.
Boyle, Charles-180-10p-1770-corner to Low Todd.
Brown, Abraham-482-14p 8s 9d-1754-W side North River.
Buchanan, John (Margaret)-634-19p-1742-North River-sold to William Young, 1756, 100 acres for 20p; to James Anderson, 1757, 200 acres for 75p; to Jacob Anderson, 1757, 232 acres for 40p; to Robert Allison, 1757, 83 acres for 25p.
Buchanan, John-29334-8p 18s-1743.
Buchanan, John-100-3p-1750.
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Buchanan, John-370-10p-1753.
Buchanan, Andrew-250-7p 105-1750-corner to Andrew McCoskey
Buchanan, Andrew-200-25p-1770-corner to Robert Kirkpatrick.
Buchanan, James-415-10p-1757-corner to Francis McCown.
Buchanan, William-280-10p-1758-corner to James Miles on North River.
Buchanan, Archibald-400-51-1762-McCown's Run.
Buchanan, Samuel-240-37p-1770-corner to Robert Steele on Buffalo Draft. Campbell, Gilbert-389-11p 13s 4d-1742-Woods Cr.
Campbell, James-434-6 p 10s-1756-adjoining James Young.
Campbell, James-115-30p-1768-Woods Cr.
Carr, John-280-7p-1743-Kerr's Cr.
Carr. David-368-30p-1750.
Caruthers, William-340-20p-1753-near Gray's 650-acre tract
Caruthers, William-96-3p-1754.
Clements, Ezekiel-400-55-1746-South River.
Coalter, John-212-6p-1753-Hays Cr .- sold. 1766, by James Coalter to Michael Coalter for 40p.
Cooper, James-112-5p-1768-adjoining Joseph Kennedy.
Cousart, Richard-333-10p-1742-corner Samuel Eakins-sold. 1752, to John Cun- ningham and Hugh Wier for 30p, and in 1736 Cunningham sold his interest to Weir for 100p. Crowden, William-200 7-40-6p 2d-1742-corner to William Smith.
Craighead. Alexander-533-220p-1753-in 1765, Craighead, then in Mecklenburg County, N. C., gave Archibald Alexander a power of attorney to sell.
Culton, Robert-368 133-160-3 p 115-Moffett Cr.
Culton, Joseph-553 1-2-17p 10%,-1742-Moffatts Cr .- 100 acres-sold 1752, to John Walker for 20s 6d.
Cunningham, Hugh ( Sarah )-281-55-1748-sold to John McKee. 1770, for 300p Cunningham was then in Botetourt.
Davis, James-626-18p 15s 712d-1746.
Davis, James-430-165p-1762-corner to William Todd.
Davis, Samuel (Mary )-200-55-1761-corner to James Anderson-sold to Samuel Lyle. 1764, for 55p.
Davis, William-100 55-1761-corner Francis Rennolds
Davison, John-35312-11p-1747-Mill Cr., cornering on John Houston and John Gray.
Donahy, Charles-231 9 20-2p 64 11d-1742-Moffett's Cr.
Dryden, David, tailor-130 47 80-3p 104-1717-corner to Wilham Baskins. Bask- ins went to the Carolinas.
Dunlap. Robert ( Fhzabeth) 188 17 20-5p 15% 3d-1742-sold to John Wardlaw. 1757, for 20p
Dunlap, Samuel-55012-16p 15% 90-1742-corner to John Houston ; 170 acres sold, 1750. to David Dunlap foc 23p. 34913 acres sold, 1753, to Thomas Beard, for 140p
Dunlap, Samuel ( Margaret)-150-2-1750-E bank North River opposite island at south of Havs-sold to Patrick Woods, 1769, for 10p.
Dunlap. John (Jenne)-150-11-1700-SW' side Hays Cr .- sold to Joseph Woods. 17(9. for 10p
l'*km, James-52211-15s-134 8d-1742
Edmiston, Matthew-238-10p-1751 sold by John ( Margaret) Edmondson to Samuel l'atter ou, 1764, for 55p
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Edmiston, John (Margaret)-448 and 609-55p-1753-sold, 1765 to Samuel Steele for 140р.
Edmiston, Robert-244-7p 11s 8d-1746-corner to Matthew Lyle.
Erwin, Robert-205-5s-1748.
Erwin, Robert-100 6p-1757-Kerr's Cr.
Evans, William-249-7p 9s 5d-1742-patent line, corner to Thomas Wilson-sold by Nathaniel Evans to William Ward, 1762, for 90p, and by Ward, 1769, to John McClung, for 55p 10s.
Finley, William (Mary)-500-5s-1742-part of 3143-acre tract.
Fitzpatrick, Andrew-150-20p-1765-corner to Moran and to John Fitzpatrick.
Fulton, John-200-6p-1752-Moffett Cr., adjoining Thomas Beard-sold to Thomas Fulton, 1758, for 40p.
Gay, Robert-100-10s-1765.
Gay, Samuel-175-5s-1747-Timber Ridge, corner to John Mathews and John Houston.
Gilmer, John-250-5s-1748.
Gilmer, James (Martha)-328-5s-1748-sold to Andrew McCampbell, 1764, for 111p.
Glasgow, John-427-15p 16s-1748-sold to William Parris, 1753, for 66p.
Gray, Benjamin-260-25p-1767-corner to William Taylor.
Gray, David-100-5s-1761-corner to John Davidson.
Gray, David (Ruth)-100-5s-1761-corner to James Greenlee-sold to James Mc- Croskey, 1768, for 18p.
Gray, Isaac (Mary)-270-12p-1751-Mill Cr .- sold to Isaac (Jr .? ) and Jacob Gray, 1752, for 18p.
Gray, Jacob-450-15p 10s-corner to John Brown.
Gray, John-2031/2-6p 2s 1d-1742-NW side Timber Ridge.
Gray, Robert-100-10s-1765-Moffett Cr.
Gray, Samuel-650-2p-1754-at William Caruther's old corner.
Gray, William-300-9p-1754-cornering on Beverly Manor line.
Greenlee, James-200-5s-1747-cornering on John McDowell-sold to Samuel Green- lee, 1763, for 50p.
Guin, William, yeoman-132 119-160-4p-1743.
Hall, William-353 11-40-10p 10s-1743-James River.
Hall, William (Janet)-150 -?- 1761-corner to Halbert McClure-sold to William Hall (son), 1766, for 5p.
Hall, William-346-26p-1763-adjoining homestead-sold to Nathaniel Hall, 1766, for 40p.
Hamilton, James-250-7p 10s-1751-sold to Robert Christian, 1753, for 70p.
Handly, John (Grosel)-257-15p-1751-adjoining Joseph Kennedy-sold to William Rhea, 1764, for 50p.
Harris, James-200-14p-1767-Hays Cr., near Francis Wilson.
Hays, Andrew-717 (3 tracts)-13p-1754-adjoining homestead.
Hays, Andrew-200-120p-1763-on hill above mill.
Hays, Andrew-100-20p-1766-Back Cr., adjoining Isaac Anderson.
Hays, Charles-189 9-16-6p-1742.
Hays, Charles-165-4p-1766-Hays Cr.
Hays, Charles-200-6p-1766-Hays Cr.
Hays, David-124-3p 15s-1749.
Hays, David-124-3p 5s-1749.
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Hays, John ( Rebecca)-318 59 80 -?- 1740-Hays Cr .- sold by widow : 50 acres to Charles (son), 1752. for 5p; 258 acres to John (son), 1752, for 50p; cach son given a half interest in the mill and the 10 acres around it.
Hays, Patrick ( Frank )-254-7p 12s 5d-1742-Beverly hne-sold to William Hays, 1759, for 100p-deed says this tract is part of 854 acres held by Borden and Beverly.
Hazard. Samuel, gentleman-220-5p-1750-Beverly line.
Henderson, George, yeoman-320-9p-12s.
Henderson, George-282-hp-1750-Moffett Cr., corner to John Roseman-sold to Hugh Wardlaw, 1762, for Wp.
Henry, James ( Mary ), blacksmith-408-31-1757-surveyed by Robert Henry-corner to Andrew Steele-200 acres sold, 1759, to Robert Telford, joiner, for 50p; 508 (?) sold. 1762, to Robert Buchanan for 32p.
Hill. Thomas-50-2p-1754-corner to Thomas Beard.
Houston, Robert-306 51-80-9p 35 10d-N side Timber Ridge-1742
Houston, Robert-200-61-1748-Timber Ridge.
Houston, John-228-7p 10s-1748-corner to James Eakın.
Hunter. Elizabeth-124-3p 14s 5d-1743-Moffett Cr.
Kennedy, Joseph-414-30p-1752-corner to Andrew Steele-sold to William Ken- nedy, 1760, for 100p.
Kennedy. Andrew and John-341-20p-1762-Mill Cr., corner to Andrew Steele-sold to James Wardlaw, 1765, for 100p.
Kinner, Andrew-252-40p-1773-corner to David Hays.
Kirkham, Henry ( Margaret )-198 73-160-5p 19: 4d-Woods Cr .- sold to John Paxton. 1750, for 100р.
Kirkpatrick, Robert-612-37p-1750.
Lackey, James-200-30p-1767-near Matthew Robertson.
Lam, Conrad-212-10p-1757-part of 800 acres.
Lapsley, Joseph-3-3-10p 2s 10d-1742-Woods Cr.
Lapsley. Joseph-1-25 6d-1754-patent line adjoming homestead.
Little, Joseph-380 -- 72p 10 .- 1774-corner to John Alphin and James McKee.
Lockridge, William ( Agnes)-265 71 160-7p 195 4d-1742-sold to John Weir, 1765. for 131p.
Lockridge, William-250-4p-1755-llaliway Cr., corner to Thomas Hill-6 acres sold. 1752, to Thomas Hill for 55 l'ad: 244 acres sold. 1762. to David Steele for 100p.
Logan, John-262-15p-1753-Kennedy's Mill Cr .- sold ( ?) to Alexander Logan (son), 1755, 237 acres for 10p.
Logan, John-195-6p 155-1755-adjoining Thomas Beard
Lowry, John, ycoman-34414-10p-1742-Moffett Cr
Lowry, John-200-6p-1748.
Lowry, John-170-3p-1757-adjoining Steele and Henry Dunlap.
Lowry, Robert-412-15p 165-1753-sold (?) to Witham Edmondson, 1759, 130 acres for 34p 10$ 4d.
Lusk. James-170-5p-1749-adjoining patent line and Samuel Mccutcheon-sold by James ( Eleanor) Lusk, 1754, to James Trotter for 40p.
Lusk, James-257-12p-1768-corner to Robert Lusk and Hugh McFadden.
Lusk. Robert-241-10p-1768-corner to Hugh McFadden.
Lusk, Wilham-200-55-1765-Mill Cr
Lyle, Damel-257-7p 145 0d-1743-corner to Robert Houston
Lyle. John-734-22p 55-1746-corner to Matthew Lyle.
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Lyle, Matthew-300-9p-1742-SE side Timber Ridge.
Lyle, Matthew-451 47-160-13p 10s-1746-adjacent to Thomas McSpadden, John Mathews, John Gray.
Lyle, Samuel-235-10p-1751.
Lyle, Samuel-100-11p -- 1767-adjoining homestead.
Martin, James-752-22p 11s 3d-1742-Moffett Cr.
Martin, Henry-674-16p 6s-1747-corner to James McDowell-sold (?) to Benjamin Borden, 1749, 624 4-5 acres for 80p.
Martin, Hugh-500-12p 10s-1748-Back Cr .- sold (?) : to Charles Hays, 1752, 250 acres for 55p; 250 acres to Andrew Hays, 1754, for 30p 5s.
Mathews, John-295 9-20-8p 18s 5d-ncar Timber Ridge, corner to John Gray.
McCallister, James-150 -?- 1754-patent line on Kerr's Cr., adjacent to Robert Er- win-sold to Patrick McConnell, 1766, for 47p.
McCampbell, Andrew-73-6p-1765-adjoining Samuel Norwood.
McCanless, William-296-8p 17s 6d-1742-corner to John Moore-sold |?), 1768, to Andrew Moore, 150 acres for 60p.
McCanless, William-37-2p-1753.
McCaskery, John-440-5p-1749.
McCaskery, Alexander-200-20p -- 1750.
McChesney, Walter-100-10p-1775-corner to Henry Campbell.
McClenachan, John-359-28p 12s-1750.
McClary, Alexander-147 1-20-1p 8s 3d-1742.
McClung, William-314 29-32-30p 7s-1746-corner to Andrew Baxter.
McClung, William-165-5p-1754-adjoining homestead.
McClung, James-200-6p-1754-corner to John Mackey.
McClung, Henry-70-11p -- 1764 corner to Samuel Lyle.
McClung, John, Jr .- 40-1p 15s-1775-adjoining homestead.
McClure, Alexander-266-7p 11s-1747-Mill Cr., corner to Isaac Taylor.
McClure, Arthur-1531/2-10p -- 1749.
McClure, Halbert-203-6p 1s 6d-1747.
McClure, Halbert-300-25p-1765-corner to Moses Trimble.
McClure, John (Catharine )-205-8p-1749-sold (?), 1751, 41/2 acres to Nathan McClure for 2p.
McClure, Nathaniel (or Nathan)-180-5p 6s 6d-1747-Worm Run, a branch of Mill Cr.
McClure, Moses-380-2p-1748-"Warar Run," a branch of Mill Cr.
McClure, Moses-219-30p-1771-on the river.
McClure, Moses-110-3p 6s-1755-corner to Whiteside.
McClure, Samuel (Mary)-282-10p 10s-1752-50 acres sold, 1752, to John Paxton for 25p ; 232 to James Campbell, 1760, for 160p.
McColerath, Robert-230-40p-1768.
McConnell, Francis-328-3p-1746.
McCorkle, Alexander, by power of attorney, to John Bowyer-300-3p-west side North River, corner to Abraham Brown-1761-150 acres sold, 1756, to Patrick McCorkle for 25p.
McCown, John-437-12p 18s-1750-Kert's Cr.
McCown, Francis-328-3p-1746-corner to Joseph Kennedy; barrens on S side of creek.
McCroskey, John-306-9p 2s-1747-adjacent to Isaac Anderson.
McCroskey, John-284-10p-1748-corner to James Glasgow.
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Mccutchen, Samuel (Frances)-&M-18p-1742-Beverly fine-300 acres divided equal- ly, 1768, between Samuel Mccutchen, Jr., and John Mccutchen ; consideration, good will
McDowell, Ephraim-300-55-1747-cold in James McDowell, 1755, for 5p; by the latter, 1755. to John Bowyer for 175p; by Bowyer, 1763. to James McDowell for 200p.
McDowell, Samuel-1359-1. 1755-400 acres of this (the John McDowell homestead) conveyed to John Paul.
Mcllheny, Robert-280-11p 12s-1750.
McElheny, Robert-100-15p-1708-Kerr's Cr.
Mcl.Iwrath, Robert-230-40p-1768-Walker's Cr.
McGavock, Alexander-100-3p-1763-Walker's Cr.
Mckay, John-390-19p-1747- side Mill Cr. corner to Baptist Me Nabb.
McKee, James ( Lydia )-310-51-1757-corner to Samuel Norwood-sold 10 Thomas Kirkpatrick, 1765, for 6&p 10s.
McKec, James-301-50p-1766-corner to John Lyle.
McMurray, Thomas-250-35p-1750 former to John Patton-sold to the Rev. John Brown, 1755.
McNutt. Alexander-301-9p-1753.
McNutt, James-185-10p-1753.
McMurtry, Samuel and John-200-3p-1759-corner to Hall.
McPharrin, John-319-14p 115 6d-1749.
McSpaden, Thomas-106-3p 35 3d-1744.
Miller, Alexander, blacksmith-248-8p-1744-adjoining James McDowell-sold to Alexander Telford, 1763, for 120p.
Montgomery, James-654-3p-1746.
Montgomery, John-24712-7p 65-1747-corner to John Houston and Samuel Dunlap.
Montgomery, John-150-4p 104-1754-cornering on Beverly line
Moore, James-327-10p-Hays Cr .- 1743.
Moore, John-3015-9p 25 50-1743
Moore, John-50414-12p-1748-corner to William Moore and Joseph Lapsley-sol ! to Robert Alexander, 1760, for 95p 10s.
Moore, Alexander-200-6p-1750
Moore, Alexander-120-10p-1764-corner to McClung.
Moore, Alexander of Andrew-250-7p 105-1754-part of 700-acre tract.
Moore, Andrew, only son of Samuel-250-Ap-10-1754-part of 700
Moore, David of Andrew-250-op- 1754-part of 700.
Moran, Dominick-150-10p-1703-corner to Samuel Davis.
Morehead, Matthew-32-5p-1771-adjoining old survey.
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