Kathleen, I have done a bit of reading. I believe the only John RUST who could have been assigned the responsibility of this road, would have to be John who was a minor in 1727 when he & brother William inherited land. Uncle Benjamin was their guardian. Interesting (at least to me), the land at inheritance, 1727, was in King George & Stafford Cos. EMR sites that by their majority the land has become Prince William Co., later FAUQUIER Co. EMR goes on to mention an assignment to the above WILLIAM to survey a road from Elk Run Church to Licking Run ( Elk Run to Germantown, which became the "famed German Rolling Road". ). This assignment occurred at "the first meeting of the court of the newly created Fauquier Co. Court on May 24, 1759." This John & brother, William were reported to the court in Westmoreland Co as of age in September 30, 1749 & had received their full inheritance. This John is the only one I found who would have been the proper age in the proper place. Tried to trace them down...may have missed one though. His lineage: John RUST, ( John, Samuel, William ) Hope this helps. Shirley jstar@gte.net ------------------------ >Does anyone know which John RUST is referred to here? There were at >least two John RUSTs in Fauquier Co in 1760. > >Kathleen Much >kathleen@casbs.stanford.ed >Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:38:27 EDT >From: SSAntient@aol.com >Subject: Fauquier Minute Book >Message-ID: <95258749.35bcf357@aol.com> > > Fauquier County Minute Book 1759-1761. Court of 28 August 1760, p. 91 > JOHN WOOD is appointed Surveyor of the Road from THOMAS WATTS's to the >the Ridge on the Menessas Road and it is ordered that he with the Tithes that >shall be assigned by GEORGE LAMKIN, Gent., do clear the keep the same in >repair according to Law ." And it is ordered that the Road be established according to the Report and that JOHN RUST with the Tithables that shall be assigned by GEORGE LAMKIN and SIMON MILLER clear and keep the same in repair according to Law >Sam ssantient@aol.com >------- End of Forwarded Message >