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From: Teressa Hasty, person communication, 31 August 2009

The ... 150 acres that Abner Sold to Ellswick Scifers in 1835 appears to be the same land that was sold to Harvey Cifers in 1847. Ellswick was the son of Andrew Cifers and the brother of Harvey. When Ellswick died, his land went to his father. It identifies the land as being located on Cove Creek. Quick edit: The land purchased by Harvey, brother to Ellswick deceased, was purchased in 1847 from his father Andrew Ciphers.

From: Isham Linder 1997, fide Teressa Hasty

Smyth county VA Deed Book 4, Pg. 375 "This Indenture made this 20th day of February in the year of our Lord 1847 between Nancy Scifers of Smyth County and State of Virginia, John Bishop and Malinda his wife formerly Malinda Cifers of Russell County and State of Virginia, Richard Brooks and Micey his wife formerly Micey Cifers, Samuel Brooks and Mellender his wife formerly Mellender Cifers of the County of Tazewell and State of Virginia, Archibald Brooks and Ellen his wife formerly Ellen Cifers, Jonathan Jordan and Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Cifers, Gideon Cifers and Mary Cifers of the County of Washington and State of Virginia, heirs at law of Ellswick Sifers, late of said Smyth County, deceased, and joint parceners with him and Andrew Sifers, the father of said Ellswick Sifers, deceased, and Harvey Cifers of the said County of Russell of the second part; Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the aggregate sum of eight dollars to them in hand paid by the said Harvey Cifers, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do and each of them doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Harvey Cifers all their interest in a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and fifty acres, lying and being in the said County of Smyth, on the Waters of Cove Creek, or which the said Elswick Cifers, the brother and father of the parties to these presents died seized and possessed and the legal title to said land descending to his father the said Andrew Cifers; With all its appurtenances to have and to hold all the interest of the said parties of the first part in the said tract of land and appurtenances unto the said Harvey Cifers and his heirs, to the sole use and behoof of him the said Harvey Cifers and his heirs forever. And the said parties of the first part, for themselves and their heirs, do covenant with the said Harvey Cifers and his heirs that they the said parties of the first part and their heirs all their interest in the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances unto the said Harvey Cifers and his heirs against the claims of all persons whomsoever shall and will by these presents forever warrant and defend. In Witness Whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Jonathan J. Jordan - Elizabeth Jordan Archibald T. Brooks - Eleanor Jane Brooks Gideon Cifers - Mary Cifers Richard Brooks - Mary Brooks Samuel Brooks - Malinda Brooks Andrew Cifers Some wrong spellings in the deed - Micey must be Mary; Mellender must be Malinda, and lots of ways to spell Seifers. [This shows] ...that Gideon was son of Andrew. Andrew's wife was named Mary, according to other deed records. - Isham Linder

Cove Creek, waters of Beaver Creek, was on the Russell-Washington Cos, VA line and just northwest of Shelby's Fort. Also on Cove Creek were the Anthony & and Mary HEAD, Sr. family, the latter having married Isaac BAKER, Sr. following the death of Anthony:

Note from Teressa: I believe the “Cove Creek” mentioned in the above deeds are Locust Cove Creek. The above map [not shown here, copy right issues; will insert a replacement] shows Cove Creek as bordering the Russell, Scott and Washington County lines. The Cove Creek [sales] involving Abner, Andrew, Ellswick and Harvey are listed in Smyth County. Cove Creek in Washington County does not run off of the North Fork of the Holstein. Locust Cove Creek does and Pine Mountain is North of the North Fork of the Holstein, with the river running along the foot of it. Saltville, Allison’s Gap area.

In the 1815 Directory of Va. Landowners, Abner is listed in Washington County as having land on the South Side of Pine Mountain and the north Fork of the Holstein River; 20 NE.

Abner sells to Elswick Ciphers in 1838, Smyth now a County, and it states 150 acres.

The 1815 Directory of Landowners also shows Andrew Saifors, of Wythe County, Rich Valley- 24NE, Cove Creek on the North side of North Fork of the Holstein River 33NE.

Also listed is a John Saffer, Cove Creek.

It’s all in the same area.

Locust Cove Creek Patent

From Library of Virginia, 1/3/2008 fide Teressa Hasty

Willes, Abner.

Publication 1 December 1812.

Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.

Note Location: Washington County.

Description: 150 acres on the south side of the Little Pine Mountain near the head of a branch of Cove Creek.

Source: Land Office Grants No. 63, 1812-1813, p. 332 (Reel 129).

Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Subject - Personal Willes, Abner. grantee.

We are certain that this is the record you seek. Although the Grant was not issued until 1812, the treasury warrant giving him the right to survey the land was dated 14 June 1783. This information is stated within the Grant itself. A free digital image of the Grant can be viewed by clicking on the URL link above. We cannot explain why Abner Willes waited nearly twenty years to have the land surveyed before submitting it to be recorded in the Land Office.

By the way, please don't be confused by the term Grant. This was not land freely given to Willes, but rather it was vacant land purchased by the grantee from the Land Office. The term Grant simply refers to the document by which unappropriated land was conveyed by the state government to an individual after October 1779. It replaced the term Patent used for the same transaction conducted prior to 1774. Hope this helps with your research.

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