Does anyone know who this man/family was? Mathais House was known to be in the Shenadoah Valley about this time. Has anyone ever seen Mathais House use an inital??? His son Adam was recently found connected to Frieden's Church in Rockingham Co. There is also a second deed, which is very long recorded for additional acres in the same location using Long Meadow Branch and the North Fork of the Shenandoah River as borders. All thoughts appreciated. Nancy House Perry Augusta Co., Virginia Deed pg 253 This indenture made this 15 day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred sixty two (1762) between Thomas More of the county of Frederick Colony of Virginia of the one part and Aron Huse of the County of Augusta and the Colony of Virginia the other part. Witnessed that the said Thomas More for and in consideration of the sum of five (5) shillings curr money of Virginia to him in band paid by the said Aron Huse the receipt where of he doth hereby acknowledge hath bargained and sold by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said Aron Huse one certain parcel or tract of land lying and being in the County of Augusta on a branch of the North River of Shanando call the long Meadow it being the lower half of a tract of land granted to James Gill and surveyed by Mr. James Wood. Beginning at a large pine corner to Thomas Rutherford on the west side the Meadows running south 35 degrees, West 180 poles to another corner of three triangle pines in the patten line, then south 55 degrees, east 80 poles or of sing at Meadow to a white oak near a sink in a line of the patten, then with the patten line North 35 degrees, east 180 poles to another corner of the old patten, then north 55 degrees, west 80 poles to the beginning including 90 degrees be the same more or less. The reversion/reversions remainder/remainders together with the rents, profits of the premises of every part and parcel there of. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all singular the pre premises herein mentioned and intended to be bargained and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Aron Huse his executors, Administrator or assigns from the day be fore the date here of for and having the term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended yielding and paying therefore the of rent of one year of Indian Corm at the end of the said term if the same be lawfully demanded to the extent that by virtue of these presents of the statute for transferring of use into the possession of this Aron Huse maybe in actual posse ion of the premises and be enabled to accept a grant of the reversion and inheritance there of to him and his heirs in witnessed where of the said Thomas More hath here unto set his hand and seal this day and year first above. Signed sealed delivered at Courthouse in Augusta County May 18 1762 in the presents of Andrew Bird, Jonathan Robifon, John Johnson. ===== "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com