The following was posted to another mailing list recently. With 'Beverly Manor' involved, this should be more applicable to present Botetourt Co. VA. I thought it interesting to find info about an early school in the area. Neil McDonald >In studying Chalkey's 'Chronicles of the Scots-Irish in VA,' I find reference to an early school-house in frontier VA (Orange Co., predecessor of Frederick Co.), see below. On-line research may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/index.htm > >Estill vs. Ramsey--Deed, 5th June, 1739, Beverley to James McClure, of >Orange County, 108 acres in Beverley Manor, George Robinson's line. Test: >James Porteus, Thomas Wood, John Latham. Declaration: Samuel Estill >and Jane, formerly Jane Teas, daughter of William Teas, vs. John Ramsay. >Memorandum of deed from Beverley to John Hart, dated 23d, 24th July, >1740, George Robinson's line, corner Beverley Manor line. Deposition, 13th >October, 1792. John Dalhouse. John Finley, aged above 60 years. Deponent >went to school in 1747 in the house mentioned by Thomas Turk in his >depositions. The house was on James McClure's land. Andrew Steel, aged >about 56 years. Silas and John Hart were brothers and first purchasers. >Andrew McClure, son of James McClure, under whom Ramsey claims. Andrew >said he was present at the first running of the line for Hart. William >Finley. Samuel Steel. Andrew Ramsey, aged 47. Deed, 24th February, >1740. Daniel Manahan, of Orange County, to Joseph Teas, 900 acres in >Beverley Manor. Cor. Joseph Tees and Andrew McClure, Beverley Manor line. >John Hart's line, James McClure's line. Test: G. Home, John Pickins, >William Williams. Deed, 21st February, 1738. Beverley to Daniel >Monahan, of County Augusta. Test: Richard Winslow, John Lewis, John >Newport. Depositions 5th March, 1801. Andrew Steel, aged 58, son of >Samuel. Andrew Ramsey, aged 50. John Ramsey, father to defendant. >James Steel, aged 63, son of Samuel. Original deed, James McClure to >John Ramsey. Original deed, Beverley to John Hart, 1740. Deposition >Thomas Turk, aged 88 years, taken October 1798. He helped to build a >schoolhouse about 50 years ago at the foot of the hill in the tenant's >meadow; it was on McClure's land. Original deed, McClure to Ramsey, 1762. >Original patent, Dunwiddie to Joseph Teas, August, 1756, 200 acres in >Rockfish Gap. > >Copyright 1996, USGenWeb >NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. > >Neil McDonald >