Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/142 Surname: MARINE, TOBIN, ROSS, SPERRY ------------------------- Fayette County was part of the Virginia Military District, which was land given to soldiers from VA for service to the US government. George Washington was a purchaser of land in the VMD, as was John Quincy Adams and his wife. I would make the suggestion that you do a search of land grants at the Bureau of Land Management, to see if any of your names crop up. Most people assume that it is for service in the Revolutionary War, but soldiers form the War of 1812 also got land grants. There is also an excellent book that is available for free from the State Auditors Office called Ohio Lands. it gives a fascinating history of how Ohio was formed and it has some good information for those researching in Ohio. the links are as follows: Bureau of Land Management: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/search.asp State of Ohio: http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/ Ther eis a link for the Ohioi Lands book there. You can download and print it yourself or you can e-mail the auditors office and they will send you a copy.