Person:Jacob Smith (103)

Records in Virginia

Page 21: Jacob Smith, 60 acres, Curtises (Kirteses) Creek. Adjoin­ing Henry Deck, Nelson. February 15, 1782. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 104].

1783: Jacob Smith listed in Capt. Pryor's Company in Botetourt County, Virginia with 2 Horses and 2 Cattle. WVAncestry Website - James River Communities in Botetourt County, 1770-1783

1 April 1785: Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, To all whom these present shall come greeting: Know ye, that by virtue of a part of a certificate eight of settlement given by the commissioners for adjusting the titles to unpatented lands in the district of Washington and Montgomery and in consideration of the ancient composition of one pound sterling paid by Jacob Smith unto the treasury of this Commonwealth there is granted by the said commonwealth unto the said Jacob Smith a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and sixty five acres by survey bearing date the twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Two ther lying and being in the county of Montgomery on Stroubles Creek the waters of New River and Bounded as followeth to wit, .... bordering William Preston's patent land.... with its appurtenances to have and hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Jacob Smith and his heirs forever in witness where of the said Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the commonwealth to the affixed at Richmond on the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five and the commonwealth the Ninth. [Signed] Patrick Henry.

Jacob Smith, 1785, through William Preston, 280 acres both sides of Sinking Creek. German New River Settlement: Virginia, Genealogical Publishing, 1976

June 21, 1787. David Little — 63 acres adjoining Jacob Smith, Matthew Cooney and his_own land. WVAncestry Website - Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg. 468

31 March 1794: Robert Brooke Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all to whom these present shall come greeting know ye that by virtue of two Land Office Treasury Warrants numbered 10,975 and 21,940 there is granted by the said commonwealth unto Jacob Smith, a certain tract or parcel of land containing 194 Acres by survey bearing date the 31st day of March 1794, lying and being in the county of Montgomery on both Sides South Fork of the Roanoke adjoining the land of William Stapleton and John Pickleshimer and bounded as followeth to wit beginning at Two Black Oaks on a hillside thence south 20 degrees West 36 poles to Two Black Walnuts by a fence n a line of William Stepletons land and with it through a field and across a mill pond south 66½ degrees East 100 poles to a Red Oak and White Oak on the bank of a creek corner to said land South 3 degrees East 84 poles passing Stapletons corner to a Black and White Oaks South 76 degrees East 118 poles to 3 White Oaks and a Red Oak on the north side of a hill North 79 degrees East 76 poles to a White Oak and a Red Oak on a hill side North 3 degrees West 100 poles to a large Chestnut North 65 degrees West 56 poles crossing the creek to a large Spanish oak a corner of John Pickleshimers land North 22 degrees West 22 poles to a Spanish Oak and a White Oak Sapling on a hillside thence North 81 degrees West 208 Poles to the begging with its appurtenances to have and hold the said tract of parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Jacob Smith and his heirs forever in witness there the said Robert Brooks Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his land and caused the lesser seal of the sale commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the 6th day of April in the year of our Lord 1796 and the Commonwealth 20th. [Signed] Robert Brooke.

May 8, 1795. Jacob Smith — 15O acres adjoining David Mitchell and Jas. Allison. WVAncestry Website - Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg. 470

1798: Jesse Hall tract, Deed, 45 acres on both sides South Fork, from Jacob Smith. WVAncestry Website - Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg. 580

8 December 1801: John Page Esquire Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. To all whom there presents shall come greeting: Know Ye, that by virtue of a Land Office Treasury warrant number 3593 issued on the March 9th 1780 there is granted by the said commonwealth unto Jacob Smith a certain tract or parcel of land containing 28 acres, by survey bearing the date December 9th 1801 lying and being in the County of Montgomery (Now Floyd County) Virginia on the waters of the South Fork of Roanoke and bounded as folooweth to wit: Beginning at a black oak on a line of the Widow (Rosannah in Census) Shillings and Webb, and with his line South 19 degrees West, 94 polies crossing a branch to a maple, thence leaving said line, North 65 degrees West 41 poles to 2 ash saplings in a branch, South 77 degrees West 16 poles to a white oak sapling on a line of Lewis's and the same North 15 degrees West poles crossing a branch to a chestnut by a path on the Widow Shillings (Rosanna Shockey) line, and with the same North 65 degrees East 100 poles to the beginning with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Jacob Smith and his heirs forever. In writing where of the said John Page Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and causes the Seal of the said Commonwealth to be officed at Richmond on the November 27th 1804. [Signed] John Page.

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   1. Jacob Smith bought land on the South fork of the Roanoke at that time it was in the boundaries of Botetourt County and he was in Barnetts Company.
   2. Jacob Smith was part of the Tax Lists of Botetourt County all the way through the 1780s.
   3. 1792 he is now in the Montgomery County Borders.
   this can all be proven with Tax Lists. and its awesome.
   4. The Jacob Smith listed in those tax records had to have been born at least.
   1782-21=1761 to be in the 1782 tax list as being 21 or older.
   5. He doesnt have any tithable white males between 16-21 in 1789 which might prove that hes not Jacob Smiths father. I need to get a better understanding of who is to be listed in that section.
   6. 1798 he sells the land he had to Mr. Hall. using Hugh Crockett as attorney
   7. A Jacob Smith still owns land in 1801 on the south fork of Roanoke and is not an assignee of anyone. This Jacob Smith was born between 1770 and 1773 and he married in 1796 to Mary Shockey.
   8. Jacob Smith in the 1810 census of Montgomery County Virginia is the only Jacob Smith of Montgomery County Virginia. he has 5 sons. one of those sons was still present in 1825 Montgomery County Virginia to marry Rebecca Picklesimer possible daughter of John Picklesimer of the South Fork of Roanoke.
   
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