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    1. John Short enlisted at Romney,Va [WV] under McCarty+Vandivear
    2. Patent by Fairfax to Nicholas Kenwood of Frederick County, tract on New Creek surveyed by Guy Broadwater, 400 acres 7th October, 1751. Patent by ditto to _____ _____, lot 5 of surveys made by Guy Broadwater, 10th January, 1752. Deed 8th August, 1780, John Roussean of Hampshire to Cornelius Ward (recites lease by Fairfax to Rossean above), assigns the lease. Record in Hampshire. Parts of lots surveyed for Guy Broadwater. Edward McCarty deposes (aged 50 years) in Romney, 1807, he has known the lands since 1770. John or Torrence Popejoy was there in 1772 or 1773. John and Torrence Popejoy, Nicholas Dewalt and John Myers live near Chilicothe. John and William Vandivear depose 4th March, 1808, in Romney, that John Popejoy came to New Creek not more than 30 years ago. Hannah Baker deposes in Romney, 1810, she has lived on New Creek for 40 years. Col. Edward McCarty boarded at her house in 1774. John Ravenscroft deposes, same time, has lived near the land near 40 years; he moved there in August after Hannah Baker went there. John Savage was an old resident there. John Sturman deposes, same time and place, has lived on New Creek and Patterson's Creek upwards of 40 years. He was married in 1777. He lived on Patterson's Creek until 1800. John Popejoy deposes, 25th May, 1808, at house of George Renich in Chilicothe, Ohio, he had never seen the land in 1772 or 1773. He moved to Hampshire about 29 or 30 years ago. Terrance Popejoy deposes, same time and place. John Van Meter, aged 75 years, deposes in Martinsburg 6th October, 1810. Martin Cockburn deposes, same time and place, had been in this section since 1759. Nicholas Kenwood's will of Frederick, natural son, Michael Landew. To the older brother of John Sutter who died in this Colony in service of Lord Fairfax. Legatees, Godfrey Humbert,

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