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Facts and Events
Andrew Ewing was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Processioning List of 1767/8
- "Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settler’s lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:
- Vol. 2 - PROCESSIONING LIST: Page 444.--1767-1768: Processioned by Robt. Cravens and Jeremiah Harrison: For Daniel Smith, for Lennard Herren, for Samuel Sample, for Thomas Harrison, for John Harrison, for Wm. Snaddone, for John McClure, for Saml. Briggs, for John McGill, for John Fowler, for Saml. Hemphill, for Jeremiah Harrison, for William Gregg, for Pat. Guin, for Jno. Cravens, for Robt. Cravens, for Daniel Love, for Daniel Harrison, for John Brown, for David Ralston, for John Hinton, for Vaulintine Saveyer, for Francis Hughes, for Alex. Harrison, for James Fowler, for Edward Shanklin, for Jennett McDonaId, for Alex. Miller, for Jno. Hardman, for Henry Ewen (Erven), for William Ervin, for Andw. Ervin, for Walter Crow, for Michael Waren, for John Curry.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Page 135.--17th November, 1761. Same (From John, James and Moses Green, of Culpeper) to William Ewing, £140, 708 acres on easternmost branch of Linvel's Creek, conveyed by Hite, et als, 3d October, 1746. Delivered: Andrew Ewin, October, 1769.
Notes
One source claims that Andrew's wife was Susanna Shannon.
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Ewing, Andrew
Section 8
ID # 80017
Historical Marker at end of Box Tomb
Andrew Ewing
Son of William Ewing & Ann Shannon.
Lived in Rockingham Co. Va. 1742-1780.
Signer of Cumberland Compact May 1, 1780.
Leading figure in preservation of Nashborough Settlement and nearby Forts.
Clerk of Govt. of Notables 1783.
Ambassador to Chief McGillivray.
Patriot of the Revolution.
Marker placed by his Descendants
Sponsored by Campbell Chapter DAR
May 1, 1935
History
The tombstone was relocated from the original family cemetery location to the City Cemetery.[1]
Nathan Ewing Cemetery (Removed)
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