>From Ruth & Sam Sparacio, Deed Abstracts of Prince William County, Virginia (1740-1741) [McLean, VA: Ruth and Sam Sparacio, 1989] p. 39 (Now known as The Antient Press, McLean, VA. There is a website. Google for it.) Prince William County Deed Book E 1740-1741 p. 224 To All to Whom these presents shall come Greeting Know yee that I William Russell of the County of Prince William for divers good causes but more especially for the tender love & affection which I do bear my Son William Russell Junr do grant unto him a parcel of land whereon the said William Russell Junr now lives the said land bounded by the land of Richard Grubs, Peter Hitt & John Houlsclaw the said William Russell Junr is to enjoy the said piece of land according to the bounds already made by me the said William Russell first party to these presents. To Have and To Hold the said parcel of land to him my said Son William Russell Junr his heirs and assigns. In Witness whereof the party first above mentioned hath hereunto set his hand & Seale this 10th day of April Anno Domini 1741. Wm Russell At a Court held for Prince William County April the 27th 1741 William Russell acknowledged this Deed to be his act and deed and it was thereupon admitted to Record. (The deeds preceding this one.on pp 38 & 39 of Sparacios' book, executed by William Russell, grantor, are granted to his sons Martin Russell and to Nicholas Russell. The lands have slightly different boundaries. The first one, recorded on p. 222 of the same deed book mentions lines of Madam Page, John Houlsclaw, NIcholas Russell & William Russell Junr. The second deed, recorded on p. 223 of same deed book refer to lines of Madam Page, Tilman Count [this writer's note: Is this surname Coontz or similar spelling?] & William Russell Junr.) If you have trouble finding earlier records of your Fauquier Co., ancestors, I suggest you try Prince William Co. records, and, if you are lucky Stafford Co. records. Unfortunately, most of Stafford's records have been destroyed. Re Some Stafford entries: There are two volumes compiled by John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. of New Papyrus Co., Athens, GA. www.genealogyressources.org. The title of their two volumes. Stafford County Virginia Tithables 1723-1790: Quit Rents, Personal Property Taxes & related lists and petitions. (There are lengthy petitions in the appendices relating to the residents of Stafford Co. seeking an alteration in the boundary line with King George County, and it is dated Oct 15, 1776. Also, there is a similarly worded petition from the inhabitants of King George Co. same time period. (The Revolution had already started.) You will have to purchase both volumes [paperback] because the index is in Volume Two. You will find the surnames of many of the English-named families with whom the Germanna residents later intermarried. You will find the name Jacob Holtzclaw [spelled differently] in the Stafford Co. books. Also these Kempers appear in the Stafford Co. records: Jacob and John, both owning or residing on land 1728/9 on Rappahannock River (p. 121 & 122) Then another Kemper male: Peter Kemper, same date, same place. To Germanna experts:. (Comment: Since John Kemper aka Camper is supposed to have come to Virginia in 1714 as a bachelor, I do not think these neighboring land occupiers named Kemper are his children, but rather his brothers, nephews, uncles, cousins, etc. Does anyone know HOW and WHEN these other Kemper males got here to Virginia in time to become residents this early? Should I look for their arrival in Pennsylvania rather than in Virginia?) (Comment: I did find one misspelling in the Stafford books, but the handwriting may be hard to figure out: Kincheloe, Daniel (They intermarried with some of the Simpsons of later Fairfax Co.) is indexed as Kendloe. E.W.Wallace