Fran I have been trying to follow your recent posts on your line. I'm just pretty unfamiliar with that branch.......but, I did run across this tonight and wondered if this was any help to you and the other listmembers that are discussing your line? Bernie Washington County, VA Survey records abstracts 1781-1797 Part 3 of 5 (pages 201-300) Submitted to the USGenWeb archives and copyrighted by Rhonda Robertson [email protected] Page 208 - Andrew Smathers...209 ac...Certificate granted to Hugh Johnston...on the south side of the Middle Fork of Holstein River joining Col. William Campbells patent line...Beginning corner to Richard Brindle & Smathers...corner to John Ekip? land...on Col. William Campbells land...on Richard Higgins line...on George Woolseys line...November 25, 1782 - Hugh Johnston, assignee of Justice Reynolds, assignee of Richard Higgins...300 ac on a south branch of the Middle Fork of Holstein River...173 ac surveyed for Reynolds on June 5, 1774, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1773...August 27, 1781 - Assigned to Andrew Smothers. Signed: Hugh Johnston. Witness: James Bradshaw Page 220 - William Colley...152 ac...Commissioners Certificate...granted to Richard Brindle, assigned to Colley...on a branch of the Middle fork of Holston River...Beginning corner to Andrew Smothers land...with John Ekys and Andrew Smothers...to John McMurrays land...November 25, 1782 - Richard Brindle, assignee of Elias McKey, assignee of Thomas Potter, assignee of Elias McCay...200 ac...joining Arthur Bowens lines, 144 ac surveyed for Thomas Potter on June 10, 1774, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1772...August 28, 1781 - Assigned to William Colley by purchase on October 25, 1782. Signed: Richard Brindle Washington County, VA Survey records abstracts 1781-1797 Part 5 of 5 (pages 401-500) Submitted to the USGenWeb archives and copyrighted by Rhonda Robertson [email protected] Page 421 - Michael Montgomery, assignee of Andrew Smothers - 300 ac - Commissioners Certificate - on the south side of the middle fork of Holstein River - on the north side of Richard Holliett's field - corner to John Icke's land - to a stake supposed to be in Gen. William Campbell's old patent line - January 26, 1795