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Facts and Events
Valentine Zinn was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records: [unless otherwise stated]
- Vol. 1 - Akerling vs. Linn (Zinn?).--Will filed 1767. Samuel Akerling (Ekerling), late of County of Augusta, in year 1750, owned land on Dunker Bottom, on New River, sold it to Garret Zinn. Bonds were put in hands of orator's brother, ____ Akerling, who lived on Gawgawganie, where he was taken prisoner, his house and effects burned by Indians. Garrett Zinn, in order not to be murdered by the Indians, moved to Carolina, where he died intestate, leaving Valentine Zinn (defendant) his eldest son and heir, who sold the land to Israel Christian (defendant).
- 1768-008: [Augusta County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1912] Samuel Akerling vs. Valentine Zinn etc. - Samuel [Akerling's] brother lived on the Frontier of the Colony upon the waters of the Yawyawganie. In the last war he was taken prisoner by the Indians and his house was burned. Garret Zinn had bought land from the brother. Garret took his family to North Carolina to prevent them from being murdered in the last war. He died there and Valentine Zinn is his son and heir at law. Library of Virginia Website
- Vol. 1 - MARCH 23, 1769. - (103) Samuel Ekerling versus Valentine Zinn, son and heir-at-law of Garrett Zinn.--Chancery.
Records in Botetourt County, VA
- 1771, Aug. 13 - Robinson, David for Valentine Zinn & Chronomus Zinn, of Province of South Carolina to Ingles, Wm., Gent., 400 acres on West side of New River, called Dunkar's Bottom. [Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, pg. 543].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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