Hello . . . The book is: "Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia" by Cecil O'Dell, Marceline, Missouri, Walsworth Publishing Company 1995. Flo. Brian & Terri Rene (DaVar) Howard wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a xeroxed copy of two pages from an unidentified book. Could > someone please identify this book for me? Author? Publishing data? > etc... > > I am also interested in trying to establish IF this COCHRAN family is > related to *mine* .... > > Following is the material from this "source unknown" book: > > (pages 254 & 255 of a book, Source Unknown) > GLOVER > William Glover was the administrator of the estate of Edward Glover, > deceased (probably his father) in Orange County, Virginia, on 28 July > 1741. On 3 July 1736, Edward Glover was a witness to four land sales > (deeds) by William Jollife and his wife Mary in Bucks County, > Pennsylvania. (source #171) At Edward’s estate sale, William Glover > purchased horses, cows and miscellaneous items including: six calf > skins, 176 pounds of nails; 409 pounds of grey deer skins, nine pounds > of beaver and other fur; 30 pounds of drist leather; a large parcel of > thread and brass, 11 gimbletts (small tools for punching holes), some > knitting needles and mohair; buttons, pins and needles; seven pieces > of tape and remnants; remnants of carsey, sowing silk, silk laces, two > remnants of callico, two pieces of gustin and two pieces plus a > remnant of Douglass. Evidence suggests from these items that both > Edward and William were tailors and furriers, fashioning leather coats > and leather breeches (trousers) . (source #172) > > William purchased 215 acres from Thomas Rutherford on 28 April 1742; > this land was located on the east side of the main road from the > Potomac River to Jost Hite’s land. (source #173) (Tract 56A, Map 7) > The “main road” is present-day U.S. Highway 522, as it was before the > construction of Interstate Highway 81. > > On 6 March 1760, William received a Fairfax grant for 355 acres. > (source #174) surveyed on 4 November 1752, this land (adjacent east of > his 215-acre patent land) ran along U.S. Highway 17/50. He and his > wife Susannah sold the 355 acres to Hugh Lenox, William Scott and John > Mitchell (merchants of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia) > for 214 pounds, 8 shillings on 7 February 1765. (source #175) > > William Glover was deceased by 2 June 1789 when his will (dated 1786) > was proved in Frederick County Court. His will instructed his wife > Susannah to sell the land lying on the north side of the Great Road > leading from Winchester to Falmouth (U.S. Highway 17, southeast to > Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia). He willed the remainder of his > 215 acres to his grandson William Coughran (Cochran). Glover also > mentioned grandchildren Agnes, Elizabeth, Mary and Rachel, younger > daughters of William Cochran, Sr. He bequeathed one shilling to > William Cochran, Sr., stating in his will “he having had enough given > him already.” Glover appointed his wife Susannah and grandson William > Cochran, Jr. as his executors. (source #176) As executors, Susannah > and William sold the nine acres 97 poles on the northeast side of the > road leading from Winchester to Berry’s Ferry and to Fredericksburg > (adjacent south of Falmouth), on 3 June 1789. It was sold to > Susannah’s grandson Robert Cochran (William’s brother) for 37 pounds. > (source #177) (part of Tract 56A) > > A John, Samuel and Robert Glover were in Albemarle County, Virginia > where they sold land in 1747. (source #178) > > William Cochran Sr. was deceased by 1 December 1795 when his will > (written 10 January 1795) was.. proved in Frederick County Court. He > listed his second wife Mary (probably not William and Susannah > Glover’s daughter) and children James, Robert, William, Ann (wife of > William McKean), Margaret (wife of Isaiah Curlet), Martha (wife of > Benjamin Langley), Agnes, Elizabeth, Mary and Rachell. He appointed > sons James and William Cochran and son-in-law William Curlett as > executors. (source #179) > > (source #171) Bucks County, Pennsylvania Deed Book 6, pages 352-358. > (source #172) Orange County, Virginia Will Book 1, pages 162, 168, > 222. > (source #173) Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 5, page 159. > (source #174) Northern Neck Grants, K-71. > (source #175) Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book 10, page 425. > (source #176) Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 5, page 219. > (source #177) Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book 21, page 1,049. > (source 178) Albermarle County, Virginia Court Records, pages 250-253. > > (source #179) Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 6, Page 82. > > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== > List Problems? Be sure to read your Welcome Message that > you received when you joined this list! 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