Person:Mathias Kersh (1)

Watchers
Mathias Kersh
b.Est 1735
m. Est 1760
  1. Mathias 'Cash' KershAbt 1763 - Aft 1810
  2. Johan George Kersh1765 - 1844
  3. Christina KershAbt 1767 -
  4. John Jacob Kersh1768 - Bef 1820
  5. Catherine KershAbt 1769 -
  6. Dorothy KershAbt 1769 -
Facts and Events
Name Mathias Kersh
Alt Name Mathias Scarse
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1735
Marriage Est 1760 to Anna Margaret Unknown
Death? 1807 Rockingham County, Virginia

Mathias Kersh was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land in Virginia:


  • Page 3 - Mathias Scarse, 130 acres between Shenandoh River and Peaked Mountain. Mentioned Switzers Meadows. May 3, 1762. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 1-2].
  • Page 169 - Mathias Keish, 180 acres, between the Peaked Mountain and the Shenandoah. Adjoining Sellers and his own land. November 24, 1770. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 61].
  • Page 214 - Mathias Scarce, 65 acres, Shenandoah River. Adjoining his own land, Henry Monger. March 11, 1773. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 77].
  • Page 43 - Mathis Kirsh, 80 acres, between his own land and Gasper Hain. May 25, 1785. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 77].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:


  • Land Grant Survey: Page 168 - Samuel Thornhill, 145 acres, between the Peaked Mountain and the Shenandoah. Adjoining Kersh. April 20, 1770. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 61].
  • Land Grant Survey: Page 205 - Adam Sellers, 542 acres, Shenandoah River. Adjoining John Miller, Samuel Thornhill, Mathias Scarce, Henry Sellers, Peter Sellers. [Abt. April/May 1773] [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 74].
  • Land Grant Survey: Page 43 - Gasper Hain, 77 acres. Adjoining Mathias Kirsh, Adam Seller. May 25, 1785. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 112].