The 50,000 acre grant did not come to fruition. Also, a 30,000 application by Klug, Thomas, and others of the Robinson River Valley did not materialize. This latter case was caught up in the wars of the 1750s. Several Germanna individuals were buying land in the 1730s in the Shenandoah Valley. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Jeff Aylor <[email protected]> wrote: >  Klaus Wust, in The Virginia Germans, p35-36, states that "in June 1731 > John Fishback, Jacob Holtzclaw, Jacob Sengaback, and others "in behalf > of themselves and other German Protestants" obtained an enormous grant > of 50,000 acres in the present counties of Page and Warren. The sons of > several Piedmont families settled in the Shenandoah Valley in subsequent > years." > > He goes on to say that Henry Aylor and Christopher Tanner of the RRV > sold land there as late as 1749.  I believe that they inherited that > land from Henry Snyder, who left Henry and his sister Elizabeth > (Christopher's wife) 200 acres each "in Shannondore" in his will of 1742. > > If my records are right that would have been Spotsylvania Co as Orange > was not formed until 1734 and Augusta was not formed until 1738. > > Does anyone have any information on this western land speculation by our > Germanna folk? > > -Jeff Aylor > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- John Blankenbaker