Person:Henry Piper (3)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• O-338: Mr. Harry Piper of Fairfax County, assignee of Joseph Watson, 200 acres on South Branch in Hampshire County. Surv. John Moffett for said Watson 12 April 1763 and forfeited by Advertisement from Office and recorded to Book N. Deed to Piper. Adj. Moses Thompson. 3 Dec. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 207].

• O-338: Mr. Harry Piper of Fairfax County, 396 acres on South Branch in Hampshire County. Surv. John Moffett. Adj. Joseph Watson. 4 Dec. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 207].

• O-340: Mr. Harry Piper of Fairfax County, 357 acres on South Branch in Hampshire County. Surv. John Moffett. Adj. said Piper. 5 Dec. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 208].

Will Abstract

Piper, Harry.

1 Nov. 1774. 22 Feb. 1780.

Legatees: Elizabeth Sargent, Jean Walker (sisters), William Walker (husband of sister Jean), Miss Mary Dixon (dau. of John Dixon, Esq.), Betty Ramsay, Sarah Masterson, William Ramsay. Sally Harrison (goddaughter), Anthony Piper (brother), servant Charles to have his freedom.

Exrs: Brother Anthony Piper and John Dixon, Esq.

[Source: Abstracts of Wills and Inventories, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1742-1801, pg. 23].

Records in Virginia

• H-187: Mr. Lewis Stephens of Frederick County, 1,384 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. Robert Rutherford. On Shannondoah, adj. John Stickley, George Bowman, survey made for the use of the Dutch Chappel, Daniel Curry & Henry Piper, Stephens former survey, the Great Waggon Road, Craibel. 5 Aug. 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 61].

• N-53: Philip Sunner, Michael Feezel and Bostion Feezel of Frederick County, 524 acres on Funk's Mill Run of North River of Shannandoah in said County. Surv. Robert Rutherford. Adj. John Tory, Frederick Ops, George Dillinger, Henry Piper. 15 July 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 171].

• o-277: Alexander Hite of Frederick County, 230 acres on Mulberry Run of Cedar Creek in said County. Surv. Peter Stephens. Adj. Henry Piper, Philip Sunnar, Hieronymus Baker. 5 May 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 204].

• O-297: Christian Craibill of Frederick County, 350 acres on North River of Shannandoah in said County. Surv. Robert Rutherford 5 Mar. 1752 and forfeited by Advertisement in Office in Book N. Deed issued to Craibill. Adj. Henry Piper, George Dillinger, Great Waggon Road, said Craibill, Peter Stover. 25 July 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 205].