http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/ onthebullskin Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:25:08 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. Genealogy Geography http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/45.html Thu, 03 Mar 2005 06:23:14 GMT I picked this up from June on the FAUQUIER Co mailing list http://departments.umw.edu/hipr/www/Fredericksburg/buildads.htm The Virginia Herald and Fredericksburg Advertiser July 24, 1788 4:2 For immediate sale, A very valuable tract of land, situate on Evett's Run, a branch of the Shenandoah River, within one mile of Charles-town, Berkeley County, containing 250 acres. There are nearly 100 acres cleared and under good fence, 15 acres of which is in good meadow of an excellent quality, the whole of which can be well watered, without any trouble, having the... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=45 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/44.html Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:17:39 GMT Julie transcribed the will as promised and sent it to us but had trouble posting it so I am going to try to post it for her. Here is a copy of what she sent to us via email today Benjamin Beeler’s Will February the 28th 1827 In the uncertainty of life and a certainty of death always as it were present and I at this time labouring under disease that may eventually terminate in death. I having a wish to my affairs should be transacted in a manner to the best advantage... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=44 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/43.html Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:13:59 GMT Finally sent for Berkely County (West) VA Deeds and Will Abstracts Deed books 1-5 ( 1772- 1781) Will Books 1-3 ( 1772- 1805) which was abstracted from microfilm. Recieved it yesterday and am still going through it. It hasn't got a lot of the stuff Mike found but I did find one deed that I think Mike missed or at least I didn't see it posted in the xls listing of deeds. Here it is. Deed book 5 deeds of 1778- 1781 microfilm # 0829881 courthouse ledger page 744 8 Dec 1779 Rich WILLIS and Frances WILLIS 312 2/3 acres plus negroes for L 35.000 to Benjamin RANKIN land... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=43 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/42.html Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:32:16 GMT We had the unexpected pleasure of visiting Mount Hammond Friday (Oct 1). The house is very old -- whether it was built by James Hammond, or Benjamin Rankin is unclear, and the current owners have heard several stories. Hammond's initials are carved in a stone over one of the doors. But it could even be older than Rankin. It's quite likely a cemetery was on the property and Hammond and Rankin were probably buried there. A fragment of a stone to a grave of a granddaughter of Thomas R Rankin was found (Margaret? Little ca 1850) when the owners' parents began renovations more... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=42 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/41.html Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:21:23 GMT Julie writes: > Unless Benjamin Rankin purchased more than one parcel from John > Stephenson, isn't this the Deed that I obtained from Don Wood > in Berkeley Co. and transcribed already. I've attached the > transcription. Thanks; we should put that in http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~onthebullskin/Deeds/ Don't yet have anything there. Some Rankin entries: 1 1772/3 Davis Wm Rankin Benjm L&R 474 15 mar 1773 829879-1-474 >From the Grantee book p218 Mar 16/18 1773 Rankin Benj 2 Davis Wm L&R 1 ... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=41 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/40.html Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:17:51 GMT (was Re: from Joanne) HIRENE writes: > she sent and go through it to see what she actually sent. As for the > Woodford copy deed, I thought we already had that. Maybe not. Why Woodford > Co. Ky, I don't know. My history is not very good for right now. I know that > KY was a district of VA for some time. Don't remember when the partition was 1792 > and or/when it was granted statehood on it's own. Also possible reason it is > recorded there is that the parties to it lived in KY. In a way that makes > little sense but in another way maybe it does given the... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=40 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/39.html Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:59:00 GMT George Carr (a Keyes descendent) send us some information on the Keyes family and the Keyes ferry on the Shenandoah. Keyes & Vestals were neighbors of our Berkeley/Jefferson Co families, ran a famous ferry, and have some involvement with our families (intermarriage, business, legal). Mike You sure have made my interest come alive - I have spent over an hour looking into various sites to see what I could find on the ferry. Here are some bits of interest. I have copies of a couple of these - they were on sites of family connections. I also have Asa Keyes book. One other... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=39 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/38.html Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:12:48 GMT I have access to the Frederick Co deed index. This is quite an interesting index, I hope I can keep it around for a while as there may be many interesting things in it. I had only a few minutes to look at it, and put a few entries here. I did in fact find the Helm listings also, but there are pages and pages; I'll have to scan that part. It's not an easy index to use, the quick index was filmed badly and you have to pick thru it to find the names. The Ben Rankin entries: 1766 7 Sep 1766 Rankin Benjamin from George Johnston ux deed 11 162 ... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=38 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/37.html Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:46:39 GMT Julie provided a list of early neighbors, showing land patents and sales, related to our search. Most of these are early patents and sales, and it's a useful summary of what is known. The last current item (row 40) is the Shannondale Springs area; there is also a patent for this, I believe, in the LVA and there is a survey with it too. We'll have to go fetch this. http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=37 http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/archive/36.html Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:39:53 GMT Julie has provided a version of the 1852 plat map from the Jefferson Co Explorer CD. There were some difficulties creating a decent image (it had to be constructed piece by piece) and we are trying to locate a better image. At the moment, Mike's copy of the CD is on back-order (they are hard to get), but Julie has located someone with a paper reproduction. This map is the obvious place to begin platting. It shows property & owners and at least looks like a faithful approximation of what a surveyed plat would show, unlike the interesting but sketchy 1809 Varles... (more) http://onthebullskin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=36