Person:William Pickering (10)

William Pickering was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Land Grant Surveys in Virginia:

• Page 86 - William Pickering, 23 acres, Smiths Creek. Adjoining his own land, Lokey's [Thomas Lokey], McFarland [Alexander McFarland]. March 12, 1789. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 127].

Information on William Pickering

Historical events during the life of William Pickering: visiting English Troupe presents "The Beggar's Opera" in NY on December 3, 1750; Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass on July 3, 1775; Naval engagement between 'Bonhomme Richard' and 'HMS Serepis' where John Paul Jones says "I have not yet begun to fight" on September 23, 1779; birth of George Stephenson, principal inventor of the railroad locomotive on June 9, 1781; birth of Otto von Bismarck on April 1, 1815.

Sources

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