Person:Jacob Ruhlman (1)

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Jacob Ruhlman, of South Fork, Potomac River, VA
b.Bef 1706 Germany
d.Bef 17 Nov 1772 Augusta County, Virginia
  • HJacob Ruhlman, of South Fork, Potomac River, VABef 1706 - Bef 1772
  • W.  Alpon (add)
  1. Mary Catherine Ruleman1726 -
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Name Jacob Ruhlman, of South Fork, Potomac River, VA
Alt Name Jacob Roleman
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 1706 Germany
Marriage to Alpon (add)
Death[2] Bef 17 Nov 1772 Augusta County, Virginia

Jacob Ruhlman Doe was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 155.--15th August, 1759. Jacob Gillespy ( ) and Hannah ( ) to Jacob and Christian Rollman, £30, 280 acres on a branch of Beaver Creek called Howell's Branch; corner to land formerly belonging to Henry Smith. Teste: Thos. ( ) Shankland. Delivered: Jno. Shankland, May, 1762.
  • Page 440.--24th May, 1763. William Green, of Culpeper, to Jacob Rollman and Catherine Zorn, £__, 200 acres on South Fork of Potomac, part of 600 acres patented to James Wood and William Russell, deceased. and said William Green; corner Boston Hover. Teste: Boston Hover ( ). Delivered: Andrew Johnston, June, 1767.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 261.--21st June, 1763. Jacob (mark) and Margaret (mark) Rollman and Christian (mark) Rollman to Henry Black, £60, 280 acres on Howell's branch of Bever Creek; corner Robt. Poage. Delivered: George McVey, 31st June, 1774. (Margaret, wife of Jacob.)
  • Page 631.--20th June, 1764. Jacob ( ) Rollman and Margret ( ) to Christian Rollman, £50, 200 acres, part of 600 acres patented to James Wood. Wm. Russell and Wm. Green, conveyed by them to Jacob, 23d May, 1763; corner Catherine Zorn's land. Teste: Mark ( ) Swadley. Joseph Gamwell. Delivered: Moses Hinckle, Esq., 3d July, 1793, by order of Rollman.

Estate Records

From Chalkley's:

  • Page 21.--17th November, 1772. Christian Roleman and Henry Stone's bond (with John Skidmore, George Kile (Coile)) as administrator of Jacob Roleman.
  • Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER 19, 1772. - (439) Admn. of Jacob Roleman granted to Christian Roleman.
  • Page 64.--1st December, 1772. Jacob Roleman's estate appraised by Mathew Patton, Robert Davis, etc.

Processioning List of 1760 & 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 - Page 272.--1760: Processioned by John Malkem and Alex. Blair, viz: For John Young, for Robert Young, for James Anderson, for Alex. Blair, for John Anderson, for John Francey, for Wm. Cunningham, fnr John McKemy. for Walter Trimble, for Hugh Dever, for John Davies, for _____ Doughlas, for Daniel Smith, for Bigham's land formerly known by the name of Gragg's, for Gabriel Pickens, for Robert Poage, for Abraham Smith, for Isaiah Shipman, for David Robiston, for Silas Hart, for John Cunningham, for Henry Smith, for Widow Ramsey, for Thomas Woodal, for Moses Hall, for Andrey McCown, for James Bell, for Edward Erwin, for Alex. Craig, for Wm. Frame, for Thos. Waterson, for Francis Brown, for John King, for John Searight, for John Kear, for Hugh Campbell, for Alex. Kile, for Robert Fowler, for James Gamble, for James Leeper, Sr. and Jr., for James Blair, for Edward Erwin's land formerly known as Brownlee's place, for Adam Stevenson, for Umphrey's place on North River, for Stevenson's place they live on, for Jacob and Christian Roleman, for John Malcom, for William Flimen, for Charles Campbell, for Robert Campbell, for William Brown, for Widow and John and James Alexander, for Michael Dickey, for James Young, for James Patterson, for Andrew Erwin, for John Erwin, for Edward Erwin, for Francis Erwin, for Hugh Campbell, Jr., for James McGill, for Robert Brown, for James Young.
  • Vol. 2 - Page 445.--1767-68: Processioned by Henry Stoon and Henry Pickle, Sr., viz: For Honnical Simmons, for Hannah Hawse, for Posley Hover, for Mark Swadley, for Henry Pickle, for Adam Stroud, for Jacob Roleman, for Christian Roleman.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Page 28.--28th June, 1758. Peter Moser's estate settlement, by Michael Mallow, allowed 19th May, 1761--To Cathron Moser, Jno. Hopkins, Danl. Love, James McDole, Jno. Wright, Fardrick Kestor, Jacob Harper, Andrew Arewen, Powl Shaver, Eaform Love, Nickles Hofman, Edward McGary. (2nd vendue held 8th November, 1758?) To Alex. Miller, James McGill, Jno. McCoy. (3d vendue held 3d October, 1760.) Credit by Patterkole money received on Peter Moser's account. From Jno. Madison, from George Caplinger, from Henry Carr, from Captain Cartley (Keartley), Capt. Abraham Smith (patterole money), from Captain Smith, for provender; from Captain Smith, on account of Wm. Wood; from Jno. Hogleer; from Capt. Ephraim Love, for provender and paterrole (patrol) money; from Capt. Smith, patterole money. Paid Jacob Rolman, paid Daniel Smith for clorking, paid Fredk. Opp for schooling, paid Fredk. Easter for salt and store goods, paid Johnson Hill for weaving, paid John Hughes, paid Stephen Conrad, the blacksmith.
References
  1.   Bates, Edward Bryant. A compilation of data on the Zorn family in America
    Pg. 4.

    Jacob ZORN married Mary Catharine RUHLMAN. the daughter of JACOB AND ALPON RUHLMANN. According to this account.
    Jacob and Alpon Ruhlmann arrived in America on 28 August 1733. Mary Catherine was listed as "Maria" aaed ?.. and a 'brother "HANS", aged 9

  2. Bates, Edward Bryant. A compilation of data on the Zorn family in America
    Pg. 7.

    Jacob Rulemann died in 1772, The bond of Christina Roleman and Henry Stone as administrators of the estate of Jacob Roleman deceased was dated Nov 17. 1772
    Auausta Co. Will Book 5. pg. 21)