Person:Francis Awbrey (1)

Name	Capt. Francis Awbrey
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Abt 1685	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt 1710	Virginiato Frances Tanner
Death^[1]	Abt 1741	Prince William County, Virginia

1 Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
2 Records in Maryland
3 Records in Virginia
4 Citations

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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

C-180: Francis Awbrey of Prince William County, 4,000 acres in Prince William County on Brs. of Kittoktan Creek, among the broken hills. 2 July 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 110].

D-23: Francis Awbery of Prince William County, 2,250 acres in Prince William County on Potomack River above Kittockton Creek adj. Nath'l Wood, land of Awbrey. 31 Aug. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 115].

D-53: Francis Awbrey of Prince William County, 224 acres in Prince William County on Indian Cabbin Branch of Potomack River adj. Mr. Awbrey, the wid. Hawlin. 10 Sept. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 116].

E-47: Capt. Francis Awbrey of Pr William Co obtainied promise of Deed from Col Carter late Agt dec'd. Surv by Mr James Thomas. Awbrey assigned his Right to Maj Joh Colvill of Pr William Co 4063 A Grant to Colvill in Pr Wm Co on Kittoktan Cr adj Samuel Marksberry, Patrick Lynch, John Tuton, on Indian Cabin Br, Awbrey's former land, Potomack R, Dutchman's Run, Cox's Cabbin Br 18 May 1739. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 122].

E-49: Capt. Francis Awbrey (See E-47) Grant to John Colvill 4403 A in Pr William Co on Kitoktan Cr adj Cox's Cabbin Br, Awbrey's former land, Patrick Lynch (now Mr Cocke's), Samuel Marksberry. 18 May 1739. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 123].

E-109: Capt. Francis Awbrey of Prince William County, 2,998 acres in Prince William County. Surv. by Mr. James Thomas was erroneous. Resurvey by Mr. John Warner. Above Goose Creek, adj. Awbrey's Cool Spring Tract, Richard Wood, George Slestor, land of Lunch, Joseph Dixon, end of Piney Mt., John Richardson. 26 Nov. 1739 #. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 126].

E-137: Capt. Francis Awbrey of Prince William County, 764 acres in said County on Goose Creek, adj. Albin Thacker and King, Amos Sinclair, Awbrey's land, on Potomack River, Richard Averill. Surv. by Mr. John Awbrey. 12 Feb. 1739. # [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 127].

E-138: Capt. Francis Awbrey of Prince William County, 330 acres in Prince William County above Goose Creek adj. Richard Averill, Amos Sinclair, John Gordon, Clark's Run, Albin Thacker and King, Awbrey's land, John Tutell. Surv. by Mr. John Awbrey. 13 Feb. 173_. #. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 127].

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Records in Maryland

Nolands Ferry Originally licensed by Ebenezer Floyd in 1742, ferry operations at this landing were taken over by Philip Noland around 1754. (Noland was the son-in-law of Francis Awbrey, who had licensed a very early Potomac ferry operation at the base of Conoy Island, two miles upstream, in 1735.) Noland competed successfully with Josiah Clapham’s ferry at the mouth of the Monocacy (mile 42.2). Historically, this spot on the river was part of the Monocacy Trail (the Monocacy River runs nearby), an Indian trail and Potomac River crossing. The ferry operated as early as 1742 and there was a community established here with a small town. Crossing the Potomac River at Noland's Ferry near Point of Rocks, Maryland,

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Records in Virginia

C-224: Catesby Cocke of Prince William County, 1,303 acres in Prince William County on Brs. of Kittockton, Dutchmans Run, adj. Mr. Francis Awbrey. 20 Aug. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 113].

E-502-5: Col. John Colvill of Pr William Co set forth he possessed 11,461 A in said Co granted by several deeds (746 A granted Francis Awbrey 18 Dec 1728, 2250 acres granted said Awbrey 31 Aug 1731, 4063 A granted Colvill 18 May 1739.) Surplus in bounds of same. Surv by Mr John Warner. 4835 A surplus. Inclusive Deed. On Potomack R, Kittocktan Run or Cr, Br of Beaver Dam Run the Waggon Rd to Vestall's Gap, Cornelius Ellery? now Esq. Fairfax's, Messre Cock & Mercer, John Mead, Samuel Marksbury now Richard Brown's. 14,766 A & 1124 A adj John Tuton now Capt Francis Awbrey, Indian Cabbin Br 16,296 A 6 Oct 1742. (4895 A surplus.) (Acreage as stated in Deed.) [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 146].

F-224: Thomas Awbrey executor of Fairfax County, 207 acres in Prince William County. urv. Mr. John Warner. Capt. Francis Awbrey dec'd in his lifetime obtained warrant for two tracts adj. his other land & the widow Hawling now Sinclair. Thomas Awbrey son of Francis Awbrey asked Deed in his name whereby he may make distribution of the two tracts as devised in Father's Last Will. Adj. John Tuton survey, now Awbrey's, Margaret Hawling now Sinclair. 17 June 1745. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 12].

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