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Facts and Events
Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:
- William Stanton/Stantone, 29 Sept. 1747 - 21 Nov. 1747; 23 acres - 5 acres on an island in North branch of Rappahannock River & 18 acres water & rocks. Surv. George Hume. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 14].
- William Stanton, 29 Mar. 1747 - 25 Nov. 1747; 100 acres in great fork of Rappa River; adj. John Spotswood, Esq., George Hume; to another pat. of said Wm. Stanton. CC - Joseph Rosson & Gerrard Banks. Surv. George Hume. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 14].
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
- G-506: William Staunton of Culpeper County, 684 acres in Culpeper County. Surv. Mr. George Hume. He possessed 400 acres granted Thomas Stanton dec'd. 26 June 1731. Resurv. includes surplus. Adj. Thomas & Lynn Stanton, on Stanton River. 25 May 1751. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 48].
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records (unless listed otherwise):
- H-182: Isaac Smith of Culpeper County, 126 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. William Green. Adj. Thomas Staonton, dec'd, now William Stanton, Isaac Smith's land between Robinson & Stanton Rivers. 1 Aug. 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 61].
- Vol. 2 - List of Delinquents, 1755--List of Robert Breckinridge, Sheriff: Wm. Stanton, not found.
References
- Ancestry Family Trees. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.)
Ancestry Family Trees.
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