Ralph Fuqua purchased 350 acres on the south fork of the Otter River from William Callaway in 1756. He purchased 382 acres on Jack's Branch from John Payne in 1767. In 1761 Ralph deeded to James Roberson 100 acres on the South Fork of the Otter River. In 1762 he deed 100 acres on Jack's Branch to Henry Fuqua. There is a deed recorded in 1766 whereby Henry Fuqua deeds to Ralph Fuqua 100 acres on Jack's Branch. In 1767 Ralph purchased 217 acres on Elk Creek from George Gaddy. Apparently the term "Mansion House" was used to designate the main living house on the property; not necessarily a mansion as we know the term. Jan --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

Virginia Land Grants, abstracted from Library of VA Digital Collections by Ron Goodman: To Fuqua, Thomas. 7 August 1770, 570 ac.... both sides of Long branch, a branch of Otter River ... Fuqua's corner .. Fuqua's line .. Pointers in Walton's line ... along Hughs's line ... along John Fuqua's line. To Fuqua, Thomas, 1 June 1782, 120 ac. ... N. fork of Otter River ... on Austin's Creek ... Henderson's line ... to Otter R. down as it meanders ... to the mouth of Austin's Creek and up said creek as it meanders. To Fuqua, Joseph, 29 May 1797, 120 ac., on the S. fork of Otter River ... at John Fuqua's. Then, from Bedford Co. Deeds: Richardson, John, and Susannah his wife, 26 Nov 1766, sell to Zachariah Neal for ?15, 238 ac in Bedford Co., on branches of Elk Creek... to Walker's corner. The branches of Elk Creek are NW of Lynchburg, and flow SW until Elk Creek joins the Big Otter R., less than 3 mi. N. from its junction with the Little Otter. These references seem to place the homeplaces of the Richardsons, Neals and the Fuquas, around the main road between Bedford and Lynchburg, and about 1/2 way between the two. -----Original Message----- From: Jan Babb McClintock [mailto:jbabb914@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 12:18 To: FUQUA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FUQUA] Ralph Fuqua and Bedford Co VA Ralph Fuqua purchased 350 acres on the south fork of the Otter River from William Callaway in 1756. He purchased 382 acres on Jack's Branch from John Payne in 1767. In 1761 Ralph deeded to James Roberson 100 acres on the South Fork of the Otter River. In 1762 he deed 100 acres on Jack's Branch to Henry Fuqua. There is a deed recorded in 1766 whereby Henry Fuqua deeds to Ralph Fuqua 100 acres on Jack's Branch. In 1767 Ralph purchased 217 acres on Elk Creek from George Gaddy. Apparently the term "Mansion House" was used to designate the main living house on the property; not necessarily a mansion as we know the term. Jan