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Facts and Events
Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Land Grant Surveys in Virginia:
- Page O14 - Samuel Short, 215 acres, Shenandoah River. Adjoining Fulches, John Breedin. March 17, 1781. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 101].
Records in Frederick County, VA
- P-64: Philip Prince Sr. of Frederick Co. assignee of Solomon Ryan, 217 acres on Hawksbill in said Co. Surv'd in 1750 for Ryan by George Hume and forfeited by advertisement & recorded in Book N. Deed to Philip Prince. Adj. Samuel Short, Edward Price. 4 Sept. 1771. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 213].
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - 1779--August 24th, Relief of Elizabeth Spikeard, wife of Julius and mother of George Spikeard, soldiers. These are bound out: Moses Deaver. born 24th April, 1770; Wm. Deaver, born 10th March, 1772; Robert Deaver, born 25th March, 1774; Daniel Deaver, born 4th March, 1777. These are shortly to remove, viz: Spencer Breeden, Fred. Stoneberger, Saml. Short, Thomas Windall, Wm. Ferret. Relief of Ann, wife of Claypole Gum, a soldier. Caleb Cash, son of John Cash, aged five years, 10th October last, to be bound. Relief of Ann, mother of Wm. McCay (McCoy), a soldier. Mary, daughter of Julius Spikeard, to be bound. [Note: the inclusion of Spencer Breeden, Samuel's step brother-in-law, in this record makes it likely that this record refers to this Samuel Short].
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