I recently mentioned that I was researching John Snow of Spotsylvania/Orange County, Va who later moved to Albemarle County. Here, in several parts is a chronological history of him. Kirk Sheap in VA. JOHN SNOW OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY 1732 (< 5 April) : Spotsylvania County, Virginia John Snow is mentioned in the County Court Orders as security for Benjamin Hensley in a trespass case. 1734 (January) : Orange County, Virginia John Snow is named as an overseer of a highway and later as "surveyor" of the highway "from Todd's Path to Chew's Mill". Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County on 20 September, 1734. (Please remember that until the calendar correction in 1752, New Year's Day was 25 March so that 1734 of that time ran from 25 March of what we today would call 1734 through 24 March of what we would today call 1735.) 1736 : Orange County, Virginia John Snow receives a grant for 400 acres of land. This may well have been land on which he was already residing. It is believed that this land lies on the south side of present day U.S. 33 about 6 1/4 miles east of present day Ruckersville (the junction of U.S. 33 and U.S. 29) He is also mentioned in a tithable list as having 11 tithables in his household. (As of May, 1723, a tithable in The Colony of Virginia was defined as all white males 16 years of age and older as well as all male and female Negroes, Mulattos and Indians who would be taxed to defray County Court and Vestry expenses except those the Court excused for reasons of charity.) On 26 July, John Snow was summoned to Court on the charge of having committed "trespass, assault and battery; damage 20 pounds current money" on John Red but the charges were subsequently dismissed. 1740 (May) : Orange County, Virginia John Snow brought a suit of attachment against the estate of Patrick Walsh (Welch) and won. 1740 (July) : Orange County, Virginia John Snow and his wife, Sarah, lease and release two parcels of land in St. Mark's Parish. One is of 206 acres at "John Bryson's line" and is to Henry Rodgers of Spotsylvania County. The other is of 200 acres "in a valley" to Matthew Gayle of Spotsylvania County. Both are witnessed by John Mallory. For both, Sarah relinquishes her right of dower. The deed to Matthew Gayle is also witnessed by Henry Rogers (signed this way) while that to Henry Rodgers (?Rogers) is witnessed by Matthew Gayle. 1741 : Orange County, Virginia John Snow served on a jury in the case of Thomas Redd vs. David Gayle. 1742 (24 March) : Orange County, Virginia John Snow, now recorded as living in Louisa County, Virginia, sell two parcels of land of 200 acres each. One is to John Halford of King and Queen County and the other is to Thomas Ballard of Orange County. The land is recorded as being in St. Thomas' Parish. There is no record mentioned of Sarah relinquishing any right of dower to this property. (St. Thomas' Parish was formed from St. Mark's in 1743 but is this date for the formation of St. Thomas' from the old style calendar or the new?)