Person:John Towles (1)

Name	John Towles
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	5 Apr 1712	Middlesex County, Virginia
Marriage	9 Oct 1735	Virginiato Margaret Daniel
Death`^?`	1781	Edgefield District, South Carolina

Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

Pages 97-100. 24-25 Aug. 1737. Richard Mauldin of St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline County, to John Towles of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County. Lease and release; for £17 current money. 135 acres, part of a pattent granted Richard Mauldin... on the Jerman Road... corner to Thos. Walker... to John Laton's corner... corner to Collo. Wm. Beverley. (signed) R. Mauldin. 25 Aug. 1737. Acknowledged by Richard Mauldin. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 41].

Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:

John Towles, late from Middlesex, 6 Aug. 1747 - 25 Sept. 1747; 300 acres adj. John Kilvey when surveyed not to exceed half a mile from his house towards the land James Maxwell claims & George Martin. CC - Thomas Kennerly & John Ambargo. Marker - John Kilvy. Surv. James Genn. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 15-16]. (Note: record appears to be duplicate of record listed below).

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1742-1775, Volume 2:

G-42: John Towles of Orange County, 300 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. James Genn. Adj. George Martin & John Kilvy. 16 Feb. 1747. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 24].

H-712: John Towles of Culpeper County, 136 acres in said County. Surv. Phil'p Clayton. In Great Fork of Rappahannock River on Long Piony Mountain, adj. James Maxwell, near top of Bank's Mountain, 20 Oct. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 88].

H-713: John Towles of Culpeper County, 136 acres in said County. In Great Fork of Rappanhannock River, adj. Towles's own line. Surv. Philip Clayton. 20 Oct. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 88].

H-714: John Towles of Culpeper County, 100 acres in said County. Surv. Philip Clayton. Adj. James Maxwell, on a Branch of Stone House Run, 20 Oct. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 88].

Disposition of Land in Culpeper County, VA:

Deed Book C, pp 377-381 22-24 April 1758 - Isaac Medley and Jeane his wife, John Towles and Margeret his wife of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper co, to Valentine Severe of Augusta co, for £30 current money, 135 acres on the foot of the mountain and corner to William Beverley, Joseph Towles, John Layton... corner to William Clark to the Robinson River to the mouth of Stony run to the first fork. [Culpeper County Virginia Deeds, Vol 2. 1753-1762, Dorman, pg. 53].

H-737: Samuel Hening of Culpeper County, 400 acres in said County in Gr. Fork of Rappahannack River. Surv. George Hume. On South side of Stoneridge's Run, adj. John Towles, George Martain, Thos. Stonehouse. 15 Nov. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 90].