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James Hanna 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 96.--17th November, 1767. Abraham Smith (and Sarra) to James Hanna, £5. (This is a deed of B. and S., but recites a lease prior which does not appear of record at this place.) 150 acres; corner Hugh Diver's land. Teste: William Crow, James Hill, Benj. Keys. [Note: Other records indicate that this tract was located on Briery Branch, a tributary of the North Branch, Shenandoah River]
Land Grant Surveys in Virginia:
- Page 118 - James Hanna, 300 acres, Briery Branch. Adjoining James Diver and his own land. June 24, 1768. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 43]. [Note: other records listed indicate that Briery Branch was a tributary of the North Branch, Shenandoah River. This tract appears to be adjoining the tract he acquired from Abraham Smith in the preceding year]
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 480.--8th February, 1769. James Hanna to John Crawford and Robert Bruster, £50, 150 acres on Briery Branch, corner Hugh Diver's land. Teste: James Divier, Charles Callahan, Robert Dunwoody, Daniel Henderson. Delivered: Samuel Dunn, 11th March, 1773.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records: (unless otherwise listed)
- Page 117 - Reuben Daniel, 248 acres, Briery Branch of North River of the Shenandoah. Adjoining James Hanna. July 8, 1768. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 43].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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