NOte in Charlotte Co. Deeds Oct 1779 a William Johnson is mentioned as having land on Bantrees Creek::What year was William and Hudson Together:: Chestnut Creek Flow into the Pigg River:::: So do the Following Creeks Snow Creek Turkey Cock Creek then into the Ranoake River the Roanok flow West::: where Wards Fork Cub Creek,Roanoke Creek Horsepen Creek,Turnip falling Creek,Seneco River,Otter River,Goose Creek,Blue stone and L. Bluestone, Then into Mecklenburg Co. Va into NC. Do you think they might have just followed the Roanoke River West and settled on the Tributarorys (sic) adjoining Rivers??? I sent this on to the Chat and WEb sites I am getting info From Thanks Tony Elizabeth must have something in the Land a Dowers Right??? Did WIlliam mary a cousin ,aunt or sister of Elizabeth Ballinger::: NOte a huge Presberterian Church came from New Jersey in 1740 and settled on Cubs Creek and on Wards Fork, property was bought by Note 1779 was a Land Grant by THomas Jefferson Governor of Va to William Johnston for 326 acres:: Samuel Sold this same amount of Land in March 1785 to Francis Hill of Prince Edward Co.This was given to WIlliam Jhnston and his Heirs forever date of grant Oct 29 1779 ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Denty Breidenthal To: TJstubby Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:16 PM Subject: Bantree Fork of Chestnut Creek Tony, Here's a question to post. I was recently looking through my Johnston notes and realized (DUD!) that the land on Bantree Fork of Chestnut Creek that Samuel and Elizabeth Johnston sold on 21 Mar 1785 must be the same parcel granted to William Johnston on 20 Oct 1779, described as "both sides on Bantree's Fork and Chestnut Creek" in Charlotte County. Both tracts were 326 acres. They must be the same. How did Sam come into the property? If through inheritance, where is the documentation? And why would he need his wife's agreement to the deed, i.e. her relinquishment of dower if the property had been inherited by Sam, not her? If he purchased the land, where is the deed? According to Blunt, Complete Index and Abstracts of the Henry County Order Books # 1 and #2, p. 128, there's supposed to be a deed from William Johnson to Sam on 28 Sep 1780; but I've never been able to locate the original on microfilm. Does any other researcher have the details? Nancy