I think the reference you found refers to the German Reformed Church glebe at Germantown.  One clue is that one of the neighbors is Jeremiah Darnall who acquired several of the plots belonging to the 1714 settlers.  Jeremiah Darnall was a son-in-law of Hans Jacob Holtzclaw. I don't think it is the same as the Presbyterian Society mentioned in the Fauquier Co VA Minute Book. Comments, clarification, corrections-all appreciated. Suzanne Collins Matson ________________________________ From: "Hdanw@aol.com" <Hdanw@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:14:18 AM Subject: [GERMANNA] Glebe in German Town On or about 21 Dec 2008, this message appreared on this list: The following was located in Fauquier County Va Minute Book  1768-1784: p. 286 Indentures of Lease and Release between Josiah  Holtzclaw & Susannah his wife of the one part and Richard Chichester John  Hathaway John Wright Jr James Brient and Peter Kamper Sen Trustees for the  Presbyterian Society of the other part acknowledged by the said Josiah and  Susanna (she being first privily examined as the Law directs) to be their act  and deed and with the receit on the said Release endorsed which was also  acknowledged by the said Josiah ordered to be recorded. The above is  typed exactly as it appears in the Minute Book including spelling, punctuation,  or lack thereof. Question:? To which Presbyterian Society or Church does  this entry refer? This minute book is also found on microfilm #31614 from  the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and is available for loan to a  Family History Center. Thanks-- Suzanne Collins Matson My response - I believe Suzanne wrote a subsequent answer giving the date  of this document in the year 1771.  (I cannot find that message presently,  but AOL is acting up--again.  Wonder if all those snow storms have  something to do with that?) I pulled down one of my books on Fauquier Co. deeds by John K. Gott and  found this entry concerning a German glebe.  The following is only an  abstract.  I wonder if the religion of the glebe was given in the full  deed.  I know this term is used a good deal for English churches [Church of  England].  Gott used a lot of abbreviations, but I think readers can figure  most of them out. [Golly--I ended this sentence with a preposition.  What will my  dear old HS English teacher think of that!!!\  Or is out a  preposition?] [Fauquier Co., Deed Bk 4] p. 178-180 22 April 1771  B & S [Bargain & Sale] Bet. Peter Hitt,  Jacob Wever [sic], Peter Kemper of Fauq. and Harman Fishback of Culp. Co. of one  part and Tilman Martin .. 24 pds.... lot ... cont. 100 A. whereon Tilman Martin  now lives .. binding on land of Charles Carter of Lan[caster] Co. and Jeremiah  Darnall .. being one of the lotts of land in the German Town formerly set apart  for a German glebe .. signed Peter (X) Hitt, Jacob Wever, Herman Fishback, Peter  Kamper.  Wit:  Thomas Marshall, Tilman Wever, Joseph Martin, Josiah  Holtzclaw.  Rec:  24 June 1771, prov. by o[ath] of Tilman Wever,  Joseph Martin & Josiah Holtzclaw [John K. Gott, Fauquier County, Virginia deeds 1759-1778 [Bowie, MD:  Heritage Books, 1998], p. 114) E.W.Wallace