Person:Robert McCorkle (1)

Name	Robert McCorkle
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Est 1726	Prob. Scotland
Marriage	Bef 1758	to Margaret Reid
Census`^?`		see "Tennessee Cousins", p. 722.
Death`^?`		Anson County, (Mecklenburg) North Carolina

Robert McCorkle was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
2 Will of Robert McCorkle
3 Information on Robert McCorkle

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Robert McCorkle's land (SW, 269 acres, 1749) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009. Note land of Robert's father, James McCorkle (370 acres, 1749) and brother, Samuel McCorkle (# of acres and date not known) are located nearby to the north and east.

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

Page 333.--13th October, 1749. William Beverley to Robert McCorkal, 269 acres in Beverley Manor. Branch of Christy's Creek known as Nutt's Mill Creek. James Caldwell's line. Teste: Thomas Sheels. Delivered to James McCorkle, 6th May, 1752.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

Page 214.—20th May, 1752. Robert McCorkal to William Marshall, 269 acres. Wm. Nutt's Mill Creek of Christian's Creek in Beverley Manor; James Caldwell's line. Teste: Edward Hall, Andrew Cowan, James McCorkall.

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Will of Robert McCorkle

From Anson County, North Carolina records:

Vol. XIX, p. 38 - Will of ROBERT MC CORKEL Of Anson County; To children ARCHABL MC CORKEL & ROBERT MC CORKEL ye plantation I now live upon also a tract on ye East side Cataba adj. Andrew Nott (sic), when of age..to wife (not named)..200 A on watters of Cain Creek..James Mc Corkel (seal), Wit: John Crocket, --White.

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Information on Robert McCorkle

Thought to be a son of James McCorkle or his brother William McCorkle.

Anson County, North Carolina Warrants, Surveys, and Related Documents 1-909 Secretary of State, Land Grant Office North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina

No. 114 - Robert McCorkill, 87 Acres, Grant No. 190, Issued April 6, 1753. Book No. 2, Page No. 39. Location E. side of Catawba River.

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