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Facts and Events
Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
- B-190: John Fischback of Stafford County, 280 acres in King George County on Rappahannock above Great Run. 27n Feb. 1728/9. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 97].
- C-158: John Fischback of Prince William County, 1,028 acres in Prince William County on Broad run of Occaquon adj. John Toward, on Goose Creek. 112 June 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 109].
Records in Virginia
- A-63: Capt. Thomas Hooper late srvr. made a surv. for the Germans seated upon Licking Run of Occaquan in Stafford County. Germans returned platt by Thomas Barber surveyor for 1,805 acres 108 Per. Grant in names of 3 of their members that are naturalized: John Fishback, John Hoffman, & Jacob Holtzclaw in Stafford County 22 Aug. 1724. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 76].
- C-198: Jacob Holtzclaw of Prince William County, Virginia, 362 acres in Prince William County on Goose Creek and Broad Run Mts. adj. John Fischback. 9 July 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 79].
Notes
Johannes was christened in 1691. His godfather was Johannes, son of Johann Holzklau.
Johannes immigrated from Germany to Virginia and settled in Germanna (now Orange County, Virginia). He later moved to Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia about 1721.
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