Wellington Reasor, whose descendants this book concerns married and had a son named Virginia. Virginia married and had a son named Michael, who was born in 1735. Michael was of an adventurous nature and served in Dunmore’s war in 1774. Lord Dunmore, born in Scotland in 1732, had come to the colonies and had been named Governor of New York in 1770. In 1771, he was made Governor of Virginia and in 1774, he led a campaign against the Ohio Indians. This campaign is known in history as Dunmore’s War.
For his services in this war, Michael Reasor, Sr., received a warrant for fifty acres of land in Virginia. (See Vol. 2 p 328 Archives of Virginia State Library.) Michael Reasor, Sr. lived at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. From There he moved to Augusia County, thence to Washington County, where he took up 112 acres of land on O’Possum Creek (See page 1244 First Surveys of Land in Washington County, Virginia.) On April 29, 1777, Michael Reasor, Sr. was appointed Administrator of the Estate of John Sex in Washington County. (See Annals of Virginia Page 959). Michael Reasor Sr. died at the age of 94 in Washington County, Virginia.
Family and official records tell little more of the life of Michael Reasor, Sr. Only two sons are mentioned, Michael and Frederick. It is with the descendants of Michael Reasor whose lives fill most of the remaining pages of this book. On February 3rd, 1760 Michael Reasor [Jr.] was born at Winchester, Virginia.
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