The Virginia State Library has an increasing number of records digitized now and accessible via Internet. Here are some ALDRIDGE records that made me wonder: who are these people? Does anyone recognize these men? > Patent > > GRANTEE > Aldridge, William. grantee. > DATE > 1 March 1743. > NOTE > Location: Prince George County. > NOTE > Description: 400 acres on the north side of Wirwick Swamp and on both sides of Peter Leaths path. > NOTE > Source: Land Office Patents No. 22, 1743-1745 (v.1 & 2 p.1-631), p. 37 (Reel 20). > NOTE > Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony > serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. > OTHER FORMAT > Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. > SUBJECT > Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Prince George County. > SUBJECT > Prince George County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. > SUBJECT > Land grants -- Virginia -- Prince George County. aat. > ADDED ENTRY > Leath, Peter. > ADDED ENTRY > Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. > ADDED ENTRY > Library of Virginia. Archives. > Grant > > GRANTEE > Aldridge, William. grantee. > DATE > 23 April 1798. > NOTE > Location: Montgomery County. > NOTE > Description: 540 acres on the head of Little River a branch of New River adjoining James Pedan. > NOTE > Source: Land Office Grants No. 40, 1797-1798, p. 104 (Reel 106). > NOTE > Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is > housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. > OTHER FORMAT > Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State > Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-. > SUBJECT > Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Montgomery County. > SUBJECT > Montgomery County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. > SUBJECT > Land grants -- Virginia -- Montgomery County. aat. > ADDED ENTRY > Pedan, James. > ADDED ENTRY > Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- > ADDED ENTRY > Library of Virginia. Archives.