There are some questions in the patent cited by Evelyn Wallace which I will give after the citation. On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM, EVELYN WALLACE <hdanw@verizon.net> wrote: > While consulting with my favorite group of Virginia records--the eight volumes > of Cavaliers and Pioneers, I stumbled on these land patents: > > Virginia Land Patent Book No 17 > > Peter Weaver, 400 acs., Orange Co., in the great Fork of Rappahannock "Riv.; up > the Deep Run; adj. Frederick Pamgarner, John Michel Stolts & George Moyer; 20 > Jul 1736, p. 125.  For the Imp. of 6 pers:  Peter Weaver, Michael Wilhite, John > Wilhite, Tobias Wilhite, Mathias Kerckler & Conrade Amberger as also for 10 > Shill. > Who was Mathias Kerckler? Note that Peter Weaver's headright had already been used by Alexander Spotswood. The patent described is in the area of Brightwood. As one goes south on highway 29, the land is on the right at Brightwood. John Blankenbaker