Person talk:Joseph Colville (5)

[11 October 2024]

Joseph Colvile's land"

Text under notes current states'

Joseph Colville Sr.'s 360 acre tract is located south of Opequon Cree'k about 1/2 mile north of Frederick County HIghway 622/Middle Road. County Highway 650 on the east side of Opequon Creek (on Thomas Marquis' and John Willson's 586-acre grant land) is the only road providing access to the Colvill tract. (tract 140N, Map8).

The survey for the 360 acre tract acquired in 1744 places it on the west side of Opequon Creek. One edge of the parcel runs up the Creek "along the meanders" over 7000 feet. other two legs are on the west side of the Creek.

Exact placement of the parcel is difficult to determine. the Opquon Creek leg is twice the length of the other two tracts. Getting the parcel to close is difficult to do, and still come up with 360 acres.

I can easily see this parcel laying on or close to Middle Road. County Highway 650 doesn't show up on my maps, unless State Route 650 was meant, but that is well to the north of Winchester, and not much more than a very local community road It's nowhere near Opequon Creek.

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Looking at this more closely, I can narrow down where this parcel was located. There is an historic feature in this area known as fort Colvin which is what is more appropriately known as a fort house. Joseph Colville is known to hav spent his last days here, taking tadvantage of a spring that originates just under the house. (Which is why the Fort House was located where it is, as the Spring would have ensured a water supply should the Fort House come under attack. It was built originally in 1755 following Braddocks Defeat in the French and Indiana War.) It's connection to Jospeh Colville is a little murky but hut its not on his land. He is supposed to have spent his final days here. He was a brewer and was probably using the spring as a convenient source of water for making beer. In anycase the NHRP description of the Fort House places it on the banks of the Opequon Creek directly across from Joseph 360 acre parcel. We know where Fort Colvin is located, and so we can place it where Joseph property was located. As shown below.

Note that this is a best fit Depiction. The metes and bounds description of the property do not allow us to make more than an approximate map of the location. this is reflected in the length f the property segment along Opequon Creek--The metes and Bound give it as 7870 ft., Our best fit shows it at 6.070 feet. Also the area is supposed to be 360 Acres, but this plot works out to 206 Acres. Given the segment lengths in black (directly from the Metes and Bounds, there is no way that this parcel can be fixed into the modern environment and come out with the required creek length and the requires area--no matter where the parcel is placed along Opequon Creek. If you changed the angles of the tow legs in black (by rotating the part=ce you might be able to get it to show the required Creek length and area.

Bill Willis 16:13, 11 October 2024 (UTC)