Yes,Mason Co.Ky In 1779,the Va government finially passed a Va Land law rewarding "Corn right improvers" with a free 400 acres at their corn right,and,if vacant, an improver could buy 1000 acres adjoining. At that time,Va also claimed SW Pa-WV pan-handle,and they sent 1 team of Va land commisioners there,where many were so rewarded,but almost no one got the 1000 acres adjoining. In Ky,it was much more common to buy that adjoining 1000 acres. A CORNRIGHT WAS 1 ACRE OF CORN,AND THE ERECTION OF A LOG Cabin. In fact,sometimes the cabin was 4 trees felled to criss-sross. My colony seized ,by muscle,from one Campbell's tennet,in 1773,at Weirton,WV. Corn right improvements were made on Lawrence Creek by 1775-76. Simon Kenton'sfort was the earliest on Lawrence Creek,followed by Washington,Ky of Rev Wm Wood,and surveyor Arthur Fox. The winter of 1779-1780 was a very bad one,with the Ohio River freezing over,haltig migration by boat. The arrivial of the Va land commisioners at a fort strained the ability of the fort to feed and house claimiants. The colonies were also gripped by run-away war time inflation just then. Thus,you hear of huge prices in inflated money,beig paid for a bushel of corn that winter-spring. To lessen the strain,THE Va land commisioners allowed 1 man to represent many. "