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Alexander Stuart, of Back Creek
b.Bef 1749
 
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Name Alexander Stuart, of Back Creek
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 1749

Alexander Stuart was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land in Virginia:


  • Page 160 - Alexander Stuart, 340 acres, South River. Beginning at the mouth of Back Creek. Adjoining John King, William Chesnut corner on the River bank called the Red Banks and his old survey. May 9, 1770. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 54].


Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:


  • Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER 7 1769, Land survey, 120 acres between South River and Back Creek adjacent to John King, Alexander Stuart, Augusta Co., VA.
  • Page 172 - John Wilkeson, 780 acres, between South River and South Mountain. Adjoining Edward Hall, King, Stuart, Chestnut. May 7, 1770. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 62].
  • * Page 171 - William Chestnut, 320 acres, South River. Beginning at Red Bank, corner to Alexander Stuart, Beverley Manor, May 8, 1770. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 62].

Notes

Need to determine which Alexander Stuart this was, there were several of adequate age to acquire land by 1769/70.