Person:Thomas Conway (12)

Thomas Conway was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

G-398: Thomas Conway of Prince William County, 1,007 acres in Augusta County. Surv. Mr. George Hume. On Dry run of Hawk's Bill. Adj. David Coffman (Koffman), James Murray, Widow Coffman, Bryan Breeding, Peter Ruffner, John Houldiman. 2 Aug. 1750. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 43].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's: [unless otherwise listed]

• F-232: Richard Lutterel of Prince William County, 58 acres in said County. Surv. George Byrn. Adj. Lutterel's other land, on Town Run, Crossby's now Edw'd Lawrence, Thomas Hooper, Thomas Berry's now Thomas Conway's. 27 July 1745. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 12].

• Vol. 2 - Furra vs. Ruffner--O. S. 186; N. S. 66--Bill 1810. Complainants are, viz: Christian and Samuel Furra, who before 22d April, 1796, came from Pennsylvania to Virginia to Shenandoah County and fell in with Joseph Ruffner, who offered to sell them 1,400 acres in two tracts, one called the Connoway tract and the other purchased from his father. Joseph Ruffner died testate. Answer by Daniel Ruffner mentions his uncle Benj. Ruffner. Sworn to in Kenawha County. Deed 7th March, 1797, by Joseph Ruffner, Sr., and Ann, his wife, of Kenawha County to Christian and Saml. Farrer of Shenandoah, conveys 394 acres on Hawksbill, conveyed to Joseph by Peter Ruffner and Mary, 26th April, 1773; brother Benj., brother Peter. 1,007 acres conveyed to Joseph by Henry Conway, 17th October, 1787, on Hawksbill. Recorded in Shenandoah, 13th June, 1797. Patent by Fairfax to Thomas Conway of Prince William County. On Dry Run of Hawksbill in Augusta County. Survey by George Hume. David Koffman's Company. James Murry's line. Widow Koffman's line. Corner Bryan Breeding. Peter Ruffner's line. 1,007 acres. Dated 2d August, 1750.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

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