Hi Ray & Tom Thank you for your response. I was researching the family of Jacob DYE with wife Mary RANDOLPH DYE. Jacob Die/DYE was in Lunenburg County, Virginia 1756 Mill Creek of Mayo River, adjoining Clouds line. A Robert Barret was living next to Joseph Cloud and adj. Randolphs line. To heck if I could find where was this Mill Creek of Mayo River. So, I thought that I would look for where did Joseph Cloud go....I found a Joseph Cloud on Mill Creek of Mayo River Deed Book I, 1791-1801 Patrick County, VA still with a RANDOLPH/RANDOLP family. Now I am trying to identify this RANDOLPH Family. Sending my notes for your review. Thanks.... Donna Eldridge eldridge.d@att.net JACOB DYE Mill Creek a Branch of Mayo River Lunenburg > Pittsylvania > Patrick Counties, Virginia Jacob Die/Dye, adj. Cloud - 10 March 1756 - Both sides of Mill Creek a branch of Mayo River, Lunenburg County, Virginia (150 acres) Jacob Die/Dye - 10 March 1756 - Both sides of Mill Creek a branch of Mayo River Lunenburg County, Virginia (230 acres) Robert Barret, adj Joseph Cloud & adj Randolphs line - 10 August 1759 North Fork of Mill Creek of Mayo River, Lunenburg County, VA + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA Lunenburg County formed 1746 from Brunswick County 1746 Brunswick County formed 1720 from Isle of Wight, Prince George, & Surry Counties, VA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Die, Jacob. Publication 10 March 1756. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 150 acres on both sides of Mill Creek a branch of Mayo River, adjoining Clouds line. Source: Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 10 (Reel 33-34). 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. Subject - Personal Die, Jacob. grantee. Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County Subject -Geographic Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County. Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. Library of Virginia. Archives. System Number 000747008 (Source: Virginia Land Patents on-line) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title Die, Jacob. Publication 10 March 1756. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 230 acres on both sides of Mill Creek a branch of Mayo River. Source: Land Office Patents No. 32, 1752-1756 (v.1 & 2 p.1-715), p. 710 (Reel 30). 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. Subject - Personal Die, Jacob. grantee. Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County Subject -Geographic Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County. Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 163-1774. Library of Virginia. Archives. System Number 000747007 (Source: Virginia Land Patents on-line) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Barrett, Robert. Publication 10 August 1759. Gen. note Barrett, Robert (Clerk) Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Related See also the following surname(s): Barritt. Note Location: Lunenburg County. Description: 737 acres beginning at Joseph Clouds corner by the north fork of Mill Creek of Mayo River, adjoining Randolphs line. Source: Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 342 (Reel 33-34). 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. Subject - Personal Barrett, Robert. grantee. Cloud, Joseph. Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County Subject -Geographic Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County. Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1! 623-177 4. Library of Virginia. Archives. System Number 000721038 (Source: Virginia Land Patents on-line) ==================================== Donna Then remembering that Halifax Co. was the first division off of Lunenburg I looked for DYE/DIE and here's the result: Patent Book 32, p. 710 230 acres to Jacob Dye, both sides of Mill Creek, a branch of Mayo River March 10, 1756 Patent Book 34, p. 10 150 acres to Jacob Die, both sides Mill Creek, a branch of Mayo River adjoining Cloud March 10, 1756 [note: Cloud was name of adjoining land owner] So this Jacob got 380 acres of vacant land from the King in 1756. I would expect you would find these patents along with a survey on the web of the Library of Virginia. Also, I would suppose this Jacob was an adult of 21 or thereabouts, making his birth date at least around 1735 or so. My source: T. L. C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, "Lunenburg County, Virginia Land Patents, 1746-1916", 1990, pp. 37, 50 Bill H. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA Pittsylvania formed 1767 from Halifax County, VA Halifax County formed 1752 from Lunenburg Couny, VA Lunenburg County formed 1746 from Brunswick County, VA Brunswick County formed 1720 from Isle of Wight, Prince George, & Surry Counties, VA - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/pittsylvania/court/rcrdbk01.txt Court Records Book 1; Pittsylvania County 1767-1772 Page 41 Roger's Deed from Dye A Deed from Jacob Dye to Peter Rogers was proved by Oath of three subscribing witnesses and Ordered to be Recorded. Dye for Attendance On the Motion of William Dye, a witness for Peter Rogers to prove his Deed from Jacob Dye, it is Ordered that Peter pay him for one days attendance and once coming and returning forty miles according to Law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PATRICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Patrick County formed from 1791 from Henry County, VA Henry County formed from 1777 formed from Pittsylvania County, VA Pittsylvania formed 1767 from Halifax County, VA Halifax County formed 1752 from Lunenburg Couny, VA Lunenburg County formed 1746 from Brunswick County, VA Brunswick County formed 1720 from Isle of Wight, Prince George, & Surry Counties, VA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/patrick/deeds/deedbk01-places.txt PATRICK COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Places Named in Deed Book I, 1791 - 1801 ----€€€---- Mill Creek of Mayo River USGS Patrick Springs & Spencer 9, 25, 61, 80, 91, 115, 116, 148, 149, 151, 179, 272, 274, 275, 319, 320, 323, 340, 341, 370, 413, 418, 465, 480, 494, 497, 538, 581, 584, 590 Isaac, Richard, William ADAMS; William BANK/BANKS; Sharp BARTON; Samuel CLARK; Joseph CLOUD; Patrick COLEMAN/COLMAN; William CORNWELL; Haman/Heyman, Jacob CRITZ/CRITZE; Charles, Saml CROWHER; Jacob, Josiah FARRIS/FARIS/FERRESS; Daniel, Haman, Henry, John, Peter, Widow FRANS/FRANCE; William HANNAH/HANNER; Richard HOPKINS; Archelaus, Nancy HUGHES; INNIS; John LEE; Blizard MAGRUDER; John MILLER; Gabriel, Geo, Wilson PENN; RANDOLPH/RANDOLP; ROWLAND; Owen, Thomas White RUBLE; SMITH; John, Samuel STAPLES; Richard STONE; Brett STOVALL; Jacob STOVER; Joseph TAYLOR; George WALLER; Thomas WARD Mayo River 8, 10, 14, 26, 36, 48, 66, 73, 118, 139, 162, 163, 167, 191, 241, 242, 331, 343, 365, 383, 395, 434, 501, 624, 635, 693 William BARTON; Wm BRANHAM; John CAMRON/CAMMERON; George CARTER; Elizabeth, John, Samuel CLARK; Michel CLOUS; George, Geo, John Peter CORN; Dinah, Elizabeth, Jacob CRITZE; Charles CRUTCHER; William DEAL; Josiah FARIS; Harvey FITZGERALD; FLETCHER; Thomas GAZAWAY; George HAIRSTON; William HAMLETT; Robert HAMPTON; William HOPKINS; John JAMES; William JONES; David KEETON; LEAK; Elisabeth, Thomas, William LOCKHEART; John LUTRELL; George MABRY/MAYBERRY; Holden MAGEE; MAGRUDER; Jo MARR; Arthur PARR; Abraham, Gabriel PENN; RANDOLPH; John RENN; Jesse, Moses REYNOLDS; Eliphaz, Hezekiah, James, Susannah SHELTON; Agatha, Anthony, Benjamin, John, William, Zadock SMITH; William SPENCER; John, Samuel STAPLES; Solomon STEPHENSON; William STONE; James, Joseph TAYLOR; Elizabeth, Richard THOMAS; William WELLS; John WRIGHT