Facts and Events
John Strain was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Records of John Strain in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 1 - SEPTEMBER 21, 1763.- (237) John Strain, Adam Edgar, jurors.
- Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER, 1764 (A). - Hugh (mark) Botkins. Bond dated 19th September, 1761, to Handry Picket, conditioned to making deed to 174 acres, comprehending the place John Kare sold to Richard Botkin, joining Robert Reburn and John Strain, on the east; Robert McMahan and John Botkin, on the west; John Richey and James Orrey and Edward Beard, on the north. Test: John and Mary Botkin.
Possibly this John Strain:?
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 1800 (K to Z). - William McGarvin and wife, Polly, vs. John Strain and wife, Eleanor.-- Slander.
- Vol. 1 - MARCH, 1802 (A to L). Mathew Burnet vs. John Strain and Eleanor.--Slander. Mathew was a school teacher.
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