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Facts and Events
| Name |
Matthias Sheets |
| Alt Name |
Matthias Schutz |
| Alt Name |
Matthias Sheetz |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bef 1728 |
Germany |
Emmigration to America
The following were included on the Passenger List of the ship "Snow Rowand", that sailed from Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, 29 September 1753:
- Jacob (X) Shutz
- Matthias Schutz
Source: Immigrant Ships Website.
Acquisition of Land in Virginia
From "Virginia Northern Neck Grants", Vol. 2:
- 0-133: Mathias Sheets of Pennsylvania, 1,000 acres on Narrow Passage Run of N. T. of Shannondoah in Frederick County. Surv. Robert Rutherford. 9 Mar. 1768.
Records of Matthias Sheets
- 1769-February 25 Frederick Co VA:Anthony Knizley/Nizely of Frederick Co 347 acres near Narrow Passage ca. 3 miles from Woodstock; adj from war’t – Saml Nizely, Isaac Ruddel, Matthias Sheets, Adam Yager, John Martin Folts/Fults/Fouts, George Segler adj in survey-Fults, Yagar, Henry Gabral Burgrat, John Hite, Lewis Stephens. CC-Antony Knisley, Senr & Michle Knisley. Surv. Peter Stephens proved:20 May 1769 (p14 4 6/5) Genforum post.
- Q-227: Henry Miars of Dunmore County, 82 acres near Narrow Passage in said County. Surv. John Hough. Adjoining Samuel Nizely, Miars, Peter Hanger, Mathias Sheets. 10 November 1777. [Virginia Northern Neck Grants, 1775-1800, Gray, pg. 14].
- S-189: John Hoover of Shannandoah County, assignee of Peter Hanger, 328 acres near Woodstock in said County, Adjoining Abraham Brubaker, Mathias Sheets, Henry Myers, Ulrick Keener. 21 April 1781. [Virginia Northern Neck Grants, 1775-1800, Gray, pg. 56].
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