Fayette Co., KY was one of the 3 original counties formed 30 Jun 1780. Their genweb site gives an explanation of this. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <EPERRY4616@aol.com> To: <MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: [MDSTMARY] WILLIAM MEDCALF born bef 1764 - BEECH FORK, KY > List -- > > I'd like to call your attention again to the following abstracts recorded > in > the VA Patents. Please notice William METCALF, Joseph Jackson and GEORGE > BRENT who owned land in Kentucky very early. Either the typist entered > the > wrong county for Joseph Jackson or the early geography permits Fayette > County > and Jefferson County to join at this point. [I've used these VA Patents > for > years and errors are not uncommon. Researchers should check several > points to > verify]. Here are the abstracts: > > JACKSON, JOSEPH Publication 5 August 1785. Location: Fayette County > (Ky.). Description: 500 acres on the waters of the North fork of Licking > Creek on > the south side thereof adjoining land of William Fitzgerrald, WILLIAM > METCALF and GEORGE BRENT. Source: VA Land Office Grants S, 1785-1786, > p. 102 > (Reel 59). > > > Notice that GEORGE BRENT owns property on/near Beech Fork and Chaplains > Fork, near Abraham Buford; see below ..... > > > Buford, Abraham. Publication 2 December 1785. Note Location: > Jefferson County (Ky.). > Description: 5008 1/2 acres between the BEACH FORK and CHAPLAINS FORK on > Long Lick Creek and the Five Mile Creek adjoining GEORGE BRENT and > Abraham > Sylvia. Source: VA Land Office Grants S, 1785-1786, p. 574 (Reel 59). > > > And you can see that George Brent's land is now recorded in Jefferson > County > [below].......... > > > BRENT, GEORGE Publication 25 May 1786. Location: Jefferson County > (Ky.). Description: 500 acres on the north side of the BEECH FORK > adjoining > JOSEPH JACKSONS survey. Source: VA Land Office Grants Z, 1785-1786, p. > 653 (Reel > 66). > > > Now, please look at Abraham Buford, 1785, above, again; here's another > abstract for him .......... > > > > Buford, Abraham. Publication 2 December 1785. Location: Lincoln > County. > Description: 1000 acres on the north west side of Scrub Grass Run being a > branch of the north fork of the ROWLING FORK OF SALT RIVER. Source: > Land > Office Grants S, 1785-1786, p. 577 (Reel 59). > > > You can see that Abraham Buford is recorded as being on Rolling Fork of > Salt > River, above. > > > GEORGE BRENT seems to disappear from the area; did he die or move? Does > anyone have anything on George Brent in Jefferson County or Nelson > County??? > Can this be the same George Brent recorded earlier in Hampshire Co., > VA --- > where the Combs are located? > > > Deed Hampshire CO VA 8.13.1771- Jonathan ARNOLD & Sarah to William > Milbowen- > - 400 acres , North River -Wit: GEORGE BRENT and Sam. DEW > > > Hampshire County formerly part of Frederick County, VA; notice the Combs > in > the citations below...... > > > Joseph Combs on 19 Nov 1761 was granted 253 acres in Hampshire County on > Maple Bottom Branch of the NORTH RIVER of CACAPION Source: (VA NN Land > Patent > Bk S-229). > > 1782 Hampshire Co VA Tax List: COMBS, FRANCIS 6 in household and 1 > slave > > > WHARTON, THOMAS Publication 18 January 1776. Location: Hampshire > County. Description: 390 acres on the drains of the North Fork of the > NORTH > RIVER of CACAPEHON Source: VA Northern Neck Grants Q, 1775-1778, p. > 18-19 > (Reel 297). > > > Obannon, Joseph. Publication 6 April 1792. Location: Hampshire > County. > Description: 28 acres on the top of the South Branch Mountain on the head > spring of a run that empties in the NORTH RIVER of Great CAPAEHON at > Devauls > Cabbin and about three miles from where FRANCIS COOMES now lives. > Source: VA > Northern Neck Grants V, 1790-1792, p. 496 (Reel 301). > > > Note: William Medcalf would have to be 21 or older to buy property; > therefore born before 1764. > > Ernie . > > **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick. > net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message