Person:Richard Cousart (1)

Richard Cousart was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Processioning List of 1748 3 Records in Orange County, VA 4 Records in Augusta County, VA		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Richard Cousart's land (Borden Tract NE, 333 acres, acquired in March 1743) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:

• Pages 379-82. 14-15 March 1742/3. Benja. Borden of Orange County to Richard Cousart of same. Lease and release; for £10 current money. 333 acres, part of 92,100 acres of Benja. Borden's pattin land, 6 Nov. 1739...by the side of a small dry meadow corner to James Eakins land... in Samuel Dunlap's line... corner to William McCanlasses land... line of Robt. Dunlap's land... nere the head of a spring... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: John Stinson, Wm. Evins, Nathaniel Evins. 28 July 1743. Acknowledged by Benja. Borden, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 7, Dorman, pg. 62].

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 390.--19th August, 1752. Richard Cousart and Martha to Jno. Cunningham and Robert Weir, 333 acres. In Borden's tract; corner James Eckins, Samuel Dunlap's line; corner Wm. McCanless, Robert Dunlap's line. Teste: Samuel Huston, James Eakin, Andrew Lockridge.

Processioning List of 1748

"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 settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:

• Vol. 2 - Page 16.--12th April, 1748: John Montgomery and Francis McCown: 18th January, processioned for Patrick Hays; 12th January, processioned for Samuel Dunlap, Pat Hays present; 12th January, processioned for Wm. Lockridge, Samuel Dunlap present; 18th January, processioned for James Archer, Richard Cousor present; 18th January, processioned for Wm. Mc Canless, Robt. Dunlapp present; Jno. Lowry, Robt. Dunlapp present; Robt. Dunlapp, Robert Lowry present; 14th January, processioned for Samuel Anderson, Wm. McCanless present; Geo. Henderson, Ro. Lowry present; Wm. Mitchell, Jas. Moore present; 15th January, processioned for Wm. Cowdon, Robert Bags present; Francis McCown, John Downy present; James Moore, Alexander Walker present; James Robinson, Jas. Walker present; 15th January, processioned for Alex. Walker, Jno. Walker present; 27th January, processioned for John Walker, James Walker present; processioned for James Walker, James Robinson present; processioned for Samuel McCutchen; processioned for James Shields; processioned for John Shields; processioned for Nathan Lusk; 28th January, processioned for Thomas Berry; processioned for Wm. Berry; processioned for James Trimble; processioned for James Martin; processioned for Joseph Coulton; processioned for Robert Coulton.

Records in Orange County, VA

• Pages 92-96. 16-17 Aug. 1742. Benjamin Borden of Orange County to Samll. Dunlap of same. Lease and release; for ₤16.15.9½ current money. 559½ acres, part of 92,100 acres by pattent 6 Nov. 1739... corner to Richard Consart's and John Justor's land... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: John Moore, Robt. Dunlap, John Lowrey. 26 Aug. 1742. Acknowledged by Benja. Borden, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 8, Dorman, pg. 71].

• Pages 159-63. 16-17 Aug. 1742. Benjamin Borden of Orange County to William McCanlass of same. Lease and release; for £8.17.6 current money. 296 acres part of 92,100 acres patin 6 Nov. 1739... corner to John More's land... to Robt. Dunlap's line... to Richard Cousort's land... corner to Samuel Dunlap's and William Lockridge land... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: John Moore, John Lowrey, Samll. Dunlap. 26 Aug. 1742. Acknowledged by Benjamin Borden, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 8, Dorman, pg. 74].

• Pages 366-69. 13-14 March 1742/3. Benja. Borden of Orange County to Wm. Evins of same. Lease and release; for £7.9.5 current money. 249 acres, part of Benja. Borden large tract of 92,100 acres the pattent 6 Nov. 1739... corner to Borden land... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: John Stinson, Nethenel Evins, Richd. Cousart. 29 July 1743. Acknowledged by Benja. Borden. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 7, Dorman, pg. 61].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 1 - DISTRICT COURT. List of deeds recorded in Orange County executed by Benjamin Borden, 1734-1745: Richard Consort, 14th March, 1742-3. [Listed among many others]

• Page 500.--18th May, 1748. £7.10.0. Benj. Borden, &c., to John Huston (sold in testator's lifetime), 228 acres, part of 98,100 acres; corner to James Eikins and Richard Consard; corner to Consard and Samuel Dunlap. Teste: Robt. Davis, Jas. Caldwell, George Gardner. Acknowledged as above.

• Page 336.--28th November, 1750. Samuel Dunlap to David Dunlap, 170 acres, part of 559-1/2 acres, conveyed by Benj. Borden in Orange, 27th August, 1742; Richard Cousart's line; corner Wm. Loughridge. Teste: Wm. McCaules, Wm. McClung, David Moore, Jno. Lowrey.

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   Richard Cousart first appears in the Scotch-Irish settlements of Orange Co, VA, in the year 1742. On March 15th of that year, he purchased 333 acres of land. According to Mrs. S.B. (Elizabeth Stewart) Bundy of Monroe, NC, Richard was born on shipboard while his parents were en route to America. Richard is listed in Capt. John Buchanan's Militia Company in 1742 as "Rich Courser". How much action he saw is unknown. On 19 Aug 1752, Richard and Martha sold their property, today located in Rockbridge County.
   The earliest source we have for the history of the life of Richard after he came to South Carolina is in the record of the lands that were granted to him by George II and George III of England. The first of these, in Feb 1753 calls for 400 acres of land in Craven County. Richard died just about the time that his community became the scene of some of the most sanguinary fighting of the Revolution. He was too old to take an active part, but it's reasonable to suppose that his end was hastened by the desolation that the conflict brought to his very front door. His home, as nearly as we can place it, was only nine miles from the scene of Buford's massacre, and the firing of the guns at Camden and Hanging Rock must have been audible from his room. Three of his sons, Archibald, Nathaniel and James, bore an honorable part in the fighting around their homes and in other parts of the state." This information was taken from the book "Down the Waxhaw Road", by James English Cousar, Jr. Richard's will was made in 1779 and proved on 1783.
   
   Marriage 1 UNKNOWN MARTHA b: Abt 1721 in of Augusta Co., VA
   
   Married: Abt 1742 in of Augusta Co., VA 1 2
   
   Children:
   
   Catharine COUSART b: Wft Est 1734-1751 in Augusta County, VA
   Jane Or Jennet COUSART b: Wft Est 1737-1753
   Nathaniel COUSART b: Wft Est 1737-1763
   Archibald COUSART b: 1746 in VA
   James COUSART b: 26 Feb 1748/49 in Augusta County, VA
   Martha COUSART b: Abt 1751 in of Augusta Co., VA
   Letitia COUSART b: Abt 1753 in of Augusta Co., VA
   
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