On p. 120 of "English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records" (1958) the compiler, Louis des Cognets, Jr., lists a patent issued to Richard Broadus. I have not read this book but have an excerpt passed on to me. The date the land was surveyed was Dec. 17, 1735 (or 1736 - what was passed on to me has both dates). It was apparently included under "a List of Patents Granted in the Forks of Rappahannock River and Westwood of Sherrando River." The position is given as "in the Little Fork." I have puzzled over the references to Westwood, Sherrando River and Little Fork. Then I found some clues in a reprint in National Geographic's "Historical Atlas of the United States (1988) of a map done by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson (father of Thomas) in 1751. What we now call the Shenandoah River was spelled "Sherrando." A few miles below the source of what we now call the Rappahannock River ("Hedgeman" on the 1751 map) was a site called "Little Fork." Its location would indicate it is in the northern part of Rappahannock Co., which was a part of Culpeper Co. in 1751. My own guess is that this land was near the base of the Blue Ridge mountains. If that is true, it helps explain why Richard did not perfect title to it. It was likely too far from civilization. But I would like to do more than guess. I am writing this hoping someone can help me out. If anyone has access to the book, I would like to know more exactly what it says. Also, if anyone can identify "Westwood" and "Hedgeman," I would like that information. Finally, I would like to find out whether the correct year was 1735 or 1736. I am assuming this is Richard Broaddus, son of Edward and father of Sarah (wife of Thomas Breedlove), Elizabeth, Edward and William. Ed Broadus