> I have recently acquired a map of > the Borden grant in Augusta, Va. I was happily suprised to find a land > owner by the name of William DEAN who had 265 acres of land in 1747. Since > I am researching the DEANS who settled in Carroll, Va it is likely that > there is a connection between these two. Now on to my question. Does > anyone have any additional information on this particular William DEAN? > > Linda Skinner Maps of the Augusta County, VA Bordon Grant & Beverley Manor may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/augusta2.html These are the maps drawn by James Raymond Hildebrand in the 1950s. "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800," by Lyman Chalkley, Complete in Three Volumes is being transcribed online. Volume I is in progress, at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/index.htm Go to the index pages to link back to the text pages. Here are a couple of entries for William Dean, but there are several other Deans there, too. (page 106) APRIL 25, 1763. (69) Wm. Dean and Mary, late Mary Cooke, only daughter and heiress of Patrick Cooke, vs. Hugh Young. (page 340) MAY, 1765 (A). Deane and wife vs. Young.--William Deane and Mary, his wife. Deane's wife was only child of Patrick Cooke. Her guardian was Hugh Young, her uncle. Deane and wife were married 1763. Plaintiff says Deane and wife were never married, because the wife is under age. Replication says they were married by Rev. Ichabod Camp, minister of Church of England, on 14th June, 1762, in Amherst County. (page 56) NOVEMBER 17, 1752.(371) Motion of James Lockhart, Exr. Patrick Cook. Jane, relict of Patrick, has since intermarried with Andrew Steel, and is about to remove from the plantation and leave it waste. Rhonda Tomlinson ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== List Problems? Be sure to read your Welcome Message that you received when you joined this list! You may also e-mail me, Yvonne James-Henderson, list owner, mailto:daisy@usroots.com