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Facts and Events
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Benjamin Faucett |
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Benjamin Fawcett |
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Benjamin Faucette |
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Male |
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of Bath County, Virginia |
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to Unknown |
Benjamin Faucett 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:
- Vol. 2 - Salvage vs. Faucett--O. S. 380; N. S. 139--Bill, 1821, by Benj. Salvage, that in 1796 he formed partnership with Benj. Faucett, then living in Rockingham, to manufacture iron. Fawcett owned a furnace in Rockingham called Idaho Furnace. Agreement was that the lands owned by Faucett should belong to the partnership. There was no division (the furnace failed for lack of iron), and Fawcett moved to Bath, and died, intestate, leaving children, viz: Joseph, Charles, Benj., Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Catherine, Hannah, Abigail, Drusilla. Mary married Wm. Harrison, Ann married John Bright, Elizabeth married William Kinkead, Catherine married John Hodge, Hannah married Wm. Kinkead, Abigail married Alexander McKillen (Kalips), Drusilla married William Hodge. Deed, 18th February, 1796, by Benj. Fawcett, of Rockingham, to Benj. Salvage, of same place, half of Maho Furnace and all lands. Contract as to operation of furnace in partnership. Deed, 23d June, 1794, by Gasper Haines and Margaret, of Rockingham, to Benj. Fawcett, 19 acres on Yeager s Run, part of 166 acres patented to Tohn [John?] Davis. 5th September, 1749, and by him conveyed to Jane Jones and by her to Robert William and by him to Elijah McCallister, 18th March, 1773, and by him to Gasper Haines, 27th January, 1794. Recorded. Recorded in Rockingham, June, 1794. Patent, 29th August, 1800, to Benj. Faucette, 16 acres in Rockingham, corner Armentrout, Gasper Haines. Patent, 22d September, 1800, to same, 9 acres in Rockingham, corner Adam Fought. Patent, 20th October, 1800, to same, 700 acres in Rockingham, on Smith's Creek and Cub Run, corner Andrew Doreman, James Laird. David Taylor, Moal's corner, corner Nathaniel Shepherd Armstrong, Jno. Hite, Paul Pross, Jacob Thomas. Patent 19th March, 1796, to Benj. Faucette, 58 acres in Rockingham, corner David Laird. Patent, 21st September, 1800, to same, 36 acres in Rockingham, corner Nathaniel Shepherd, Armstrong and Mole. Patent, 24th March, 1796, to Benj. Focit, assignee of Thos. Cambell, 89 acres in Rockingham, corner Cratzen, corner Solomon Mathews, near iron mine.
Records in Bath County, Virginia
5g) 1807, 12 Oct: Thomas KINKEAD and Susanna his wife and Joseph KINKEAD and Nancy his wife. Thomas KINKEAD acting by a power of attorney from Joseph KINKEAD of 9 Oct 1807, sell to Benjamin FAUCETT of Bath, for L1800, 2 tracts, 158 acres being part of a tract of 262 acres lying on both sides of Stuart Creek a branch of Cowpasture, beginning at 3 white oaks on South [sic] of a branch at the foot of a hill, n30e 117p to a white oak corner to Gideon VIAH, with his line n62w 32p to a white oak at the edge of a bottom, n3w 45p to 2 white oaks, leaving sd line s34w 136p to a white oak on a bank, s60w 20p to 2 white oaks, s32w 78p to a pine & white oak, s6e 76p to a white oak and plum bush, s45w 12p to 2 white oaks by the road and creek, s5w 82p to a white oak and pine near the creek, n73e 54p to a pine on a hill, n26e 160p to the beginning; 47acres part of a tract formerly the property of John EDDE, beginning at a white [sic] and with sd line s32e 22p to a stake by the wagon road, s50w 30p to a white oak near road, leaving sd line s22w 22p to a pine, s65e 86p to a white oak and pine near the creek, n5e 80p to 2 white oaks by the creek and wagon road, n45e 12p crossing a part of sd creek to a walnut and plumb bush, s6w 26p crossing sd creek to 2 white oaks the old corner, with this line s50w 68p to a black oak & locust on a hill side, s20w 32p to the beginning. Signed Thos. KINKEAD for Joseph KINKEAD, Susan KINKEAD. Oct Court 1807 Thomas and Susanna KINKEAD prove the deed, she privately examined.
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