In a message dated 9/6/2008 4:29:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: this richard ellis, who witnessed lunenburg co, va deeds re both hampton wade, which, again, involved samuel harris, and who also witnessed deeds re our edward harris, sr on twitty's creek, is indicated to have been the brother of jane ellis wade The Samuel Harris who witnessed deeds in the area north of the Meherrin River could have been this Samuel Harris, called a joiner, with wife Ann: >From Lunenburg Co. Deed Bk 7-127 June 3, 1761 from James Roberts Jr of Halifax County, to Samuel Harris of L[unenburg] and Cumberland Parish, for the yearly rent of the quitrents, have leased and do farm and let a certain tract of land in L and Cumberland Parish on the north side of Meherrin River containing 200 acres, it being the land laid off by George Walton for John Loving, unto the said Harris and his wife Ann during each of their natural lives, with the improvements and all other appurtenances belonging to the land. To the performance of this deed, Roberts binds himself in the sum of 200 pds., to be paid to Harris after the 1st breach of these articles above mentioned. Signed - James Roberts. Wit - none. Recorded June 2, 1761 [?] (Source: TLC Genealogy, LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOKS 7 & i[1761-1764] [Miami Beach: TLC Genealogy, 1990], p. 17) This James Roberts was a merchant who had moved to Halifax. This Samuel Harris, north of the Meherrin, wife Ann, is also found here: CLAIBORNE The Will of Richard Claiborne is in Lunenburg County, Will Book 2, p.438: 1776 Richard Claiborne's will was probated in Lunenburg County in 1776. He writes that the tract where he lately lived called Roberts old place is [James Roberts ~ Pat] to be sold and also his rite to the land Samuel Harris now lives on the land being mine at said Harrises death, but in case money is wanting he gives above land to son John Claiborne his riding chair is to be sold; Edward Dudley of Amelia county is to pay his debts and divide the rest between his three sons, John Claiborne, Richard Henry Claiborne and Leonard Claiborne. When Richard Henry is 20, he is to have money from plantation sale of place he now lives near Winningham's, it being north of the River; he gives slaves to his daughter Molly Warwick; to son Leonard the land he now lives on that lies south of the Meherrin River; none of his sons is of age; Leonard is to be under management of Edward Dudley; John and Richard Henry are to be under care of Charles Hamlin senior and William Warwick of North Carrolina; Rev. James Craig is to educate Leonard if Dudley should die; also Charles Hamlin would manage his plantations and negroes in this case; Ann Dudley is given a negro girl; nephew Leonard Claiborne son of Thomas Claiborne deceased is left money; he is at law with Philip Whitehead Claiborne about a sale of negroes Col. Phil Johnston claims as his property; Dudley of Amelia Co. and Warwick of NC his executors; witnesses are Henry Pamplin, Wm. Claiborne, Elizabeth Pamplin and John Salmon. (The Claibornes were a wide-ranging family and other wills and records of the family appear in other county sections of this notebook.) Lunenburg County Records Patents and Grants: Book 24, p. 547; Augustine Claiborne in 1746 patents 656 acres on both sides of the Meherrin River. lunenburg co, va deed book 8, page 257, james roberts, jr and elizabeth his wife of halifax co, va to richard claiborne for 350 pds, 1038 acres on meherrin river, where the said james roberts, jr formerly lived, containing 1038 acres, 100 acres which is encumbered by a lease to samuel harris for his life, it being the remains of two patents, 1 granted to said roberts for 935 acres and the other granted to gideon johnson for 604 acres and conveyed to by said johnson to said james roberts, jr and recorded in lunenburg, reserving 1 acre sold with a mill to winningham, 100 acres sold and laid out to michael johnson, and the plantation where the said roberts father formerly lived, containing about 400 acres. the tract is bounded by a hickory ****on the river***** in the center between the two plantations. witnesses: samuel harriss; leroy hammond; william bennett; michael johnson; winy johnson. lunenburg co, va deed book 6, page 124, 1759, james roberts, jr of halifax co, va to michael johnson of lunenburg, part obtained in patent by gidion johnson for 600 acres, except as it is already leased to samuel harris, joyner, for 5 years. wit: john chandler; saml harris; charles gravett. lunenburg co, va deed book 7, page 127, 1761, james roberts, jr, of halifax co, va to samuel harris of lunenburg co, va for yearly rent of 200 acres on the north side of the meherrin river tract laid off by george walton for john lovin, unto the said samuel harriss and wife, ann, during their natural lives. no witnesses. 8 The Michael Johnson family in this area also bumps into the Group 8 connections. As to George Walton, here is his location: 3 January 1749 O. S., Page 258 On the Petition of George Walton ******and others, It is Ordered that a Road be lay.d open and Cleared from Randolphs Road a little above George Moores the nearest and best way to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and Thomas Nance is Appointed Surveyor thereof from Randolphs Road to Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River, and it is Ordered that he together with Peter Rowlet, Robert Haislop, John Nance Jur. Richard Nance Junr. Richard Thompson John Willingham Junr. Thomas Crenshaw James Breedlove and George Waltons Male Labouring Tithables, do forthwith lay open, Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law, and Joseph Williams is Appointed Surveyor thereof from the Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and it is Ordered that he together with the Male Labouring Tithables at Johnsons Quarter, William Dobbyns.s and Silvanus Stokes.s Male Labouring Tithable Persons do forthwith lay open Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law. _http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf) George Walton held various lands north of the Meherrin River end ! Typ patent Ref VPB 33:862 Dat 20 Aug 1760 To George Walton*************************************** Con 40Sh. Re 404a Lunenburg/ on the head of Reases Fork of Twittys Cr.********** loc 22195 33043 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. Vaughan's Corner Hickory on the sd Fork Ln n28e; 80p; Vaughan Pt 1. wo Ln s60e; 162p; Pt 2. wo Ln s30w; 280p; Pt 3. p Ln s85w; 100p; Pt 4. Ln nw; 164p; Pt 5. double Chesnut Oak Ln n40e; 214p; Pt 6. Pointers in Vaughan's lines and lc s68e; 42p; Vaughan end ! Charlotte DM The location that he shared with James Roberts was here: !* Typ patent !55a of 3776a in PB32p32 Ref VPB 32:32 Dat 5 Feb 1753 To Benjamin Hawkins Con £15 Re 3776a Lunenburg/ on both sides of Juniper Creek loc 35594 26338 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. at Willinghams Corner small Ash on the said Creek !thence along his line E316P to Ln e; 316p; Willingham Pt 1. white oak thence off N20E 155P Ln n20e; 155p; Pt 2. pine N80W 220P to Ln n80w; 220p; Pt 3. pointers N52W 332P to Ln n52w; 332p; Pt 4. small Hiccory N20W 80P to Ln n20w; 80p; Pt 5. red oak N70W 234P to Ln n70w; 234p; Pt 6. pine W93P to Ln w; 93p; Pt 7. pine N55W 394P to Ln n55w; 394p; Pt 8. Waltons Corner Black Jack*********************************************************************** !thence along his lines S80P to Ln s; 80p; Walton Pt 9. pine S40W 320P to Ln s40w; 320p; Pt 10. pine S48E 6P to Ln s48e; 6p; Pt 11. red Oak S38W 142P to Ln s38w; 142p; Pt 12. hiccory S60P to Ln s; 60p; Pt 13. white oak S62W 52P to Ln s62w; 52p; Pt 14. hiccory S31E 118P to Ln s31e; 118p; Pt 15. gum thence New lines N55E 334P to Ln n55e; 334p; Pt 16. pointers S30E 200P to Ln s30e; 200p; Pt 17. Gum S65E 360P to Ln s65e; 360p; Pt 18. pointers S190P to Ln s; 190p; Pt 19. Roberts's Corner red Oak !thence along his line the same Course Continued 90P to Ln s; 90p; Roberts Pt 20. white Oak by Breedloves Creek !thence down the said Creek as it Meanders to Lm ; ; dwn Breedloves Cr. Pt 21. Blackstones Line thence along his line N83E 224P to Ln n83e; 224p; Blackstone Pt 22. his Corners Pointers in Breedloves Line !thence along his Lines N15W 44P to Ln n15w; 44p; Breedlove Pt 23. pointers N50E 180P to Ln n50e; 180p; Pt 24. pine E24P to Ln e; 24p; Pt 25. hiccory by the said Juniper Creek and !thence up the same as it Meanders to the first Station Lm nw; 100p; up Juniper Cr. end ! Charlotte DM So this Samuel Harris was not the Samuel Harris married to Lucy Camp who appears to have held his lands along the Roanoke/Staunton River and brings into question which Samuel Harris belongs where. All the deeds with Walker, Stokes, etc. fall north of the Meherrin River within reasonable distance to the Edward Harris Group 8. Geoge Walton is dead by 1799 Char Co Bk 8 - Pg 223 21 Dec 1799 Blankinship to Stokes This indenture, the 21st day of December, 1799, between John Blankinship, of Halifax county, and Henry Stokes of Charlotte county, (conveys) for the sum of 50 pounds current money of Virginia, a certain tract of land on Reese's Fork, containing 100 acres, bounded, by the lines of Hood Nance, Levy Blankinship, Joseph Duprey, John Lee, and George Walton's estate ***********Signed: John (X) Blankinship Witness: Henry Haley, Levy Blankinship, Nelson Jennings, Rich'd Stone _http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/deeds/d0mccar.txt_ (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/deeds/d0mccar.txt) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)