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Jacob Powesley
b.Bef 1731
Facts and Events
| Name |
Jacob Powesley |
| Alt Name |
Jacob Powsley |
| Alt Name |
Jacob Pousel |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bef 1731 |
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Jacob Powesley was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:
- Jacob Powesley, 23 Sept. 1749-28 Oct. 1749; 314 acres on Jumping Run where he lives; adj. John Pennywite, Michael Henlen. Chain Carriers: John Pennywite & Michael Henlen. Daniel Holeman present on survey. Surveyor: George Byrne. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 30].
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
- H-34: Jacob Powesley of Augusta County, 314 acres in said Co. Surv. Mr. George Byrne. On Jumping Run where he lives, adj. John Pennywite, Michael Henlen. 30 Aug. 1751. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 53].
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 343.--10th August, 1753. Jacob Pousel and Barbara to Griffith Thomas. From Fairfax, 30th August, 1753, John Pennywite cor; cor. survey for Michael Henten; Jumping Run, 314 acres. Teste: Thomas Moore.
Records in Augusta County, VA
- H-211: John Penny of Augusta County, 240 acres in said Co., purchased of Jacob Powsley on Jumping Run. Surv. Mr. George Byrne. Adj. Michael Hinlin. 15 Nov. 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 63].
- Jacob Pennywit/Pennywite, 28 Sept. 1753-27 Dec. 1753; 286 acres on North Side of Mill Creek, a branch of North River of Shannandoah; adj. Mr. George Byrne, the said Pennywitz, Richard Morley/Marlin. (Jacob Rowsel mentioned in warrant.) Chain Carriers: Peter Vankeller & George Ghost. Surv. Robert Rutherford. John Pennywit assigned this trace 16 Dec. 1786 "unto my son Jacob Pennewit." Witnesses were George Bird & Philip Wolfenberger. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 30].
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