Thank you so much again Ruby!! This was a lot of work and I appreciate it. You got me off to a good start, will let you know what I find. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: <RUBYGEM@aol.com> To: <VABUCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:02 AM Subject: Re: [VABUCKIN] The OLD FURNACE TRACT > > In a message dated 8/15/2006 11:57:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > roseseay@netzero.net writes: > > Has anyone knowledge of the "Old Furnace Tract" that is said to have been > located north of the old river road near New Canton--time frame for my > ancestor > is 1802 through 1804 > > > In Roger Ward's books there are the following: > > Under his listing for Peter GUERRANT, Junior, 1794 to 1814. Bought: 1800 > AC > from T. Galloway. 1811 - 490 AC New Grant. 1812 - New Grant near the > Furnace > Tract. 1812 - proprietor of a business, 1813/1814 LOCATION: a > non-resident, > land (22E) near New Canton and near the Furnace Tract. > > Under his listing for George NICHOLAS 1796 to 1813. Estate: 1813 Bought > 1796 > - land bought from John Nicholas deceased. 1813 estate near the Furnace > Tract. > > Under his listing for John GUERRANT 1827 to 1837. Bought: 1827 owned 1/2 > of > Bridgeport (23NE); also, 400 AC on JRR, his dwelling; no conveyance from > Alexander Garrott for this. 1828- 155 AC on Randolphs Creek (25E) from > George ?H. > Anderson; also 200 AC on Randolphs Creek from George K. Anderson and > Robert > Hill. 1830 - 158 AC on Hunts Creek (12E) from William P. Moss, sold by > Charles > P. Lee; also 150 AC on SRR (18E) from Patsy Agee and husband; also 100 AC > on > SRR (18E) from Stephen Guerrant. 1832 - Bridgeport on Hunts Creek (25E) > from > James M. Morris (in 1833 to 1835, he co-owned Bridgeport with Anderson > Guerrant). 1833- 410 AC near New Canton (25E) from the estate of John > Anderson, > formerly owned by William Anderson and sold by Guerrant to F. B. Dean; > also, > 121 and 3/4 AC on Phelps Creek (18E) from F. B. Dean, Jr; also 150 AC on > Phelps > Creek (22E) from Wilson Price estate, sold by Wilson N. Price. 1834 - 200 > AC > adjacent Furnace Tract (23E) from George F. Pleasants. 1836 - 118 and 1/2 > AC > on Phelps Creek (20E) from J. W. Seay and wife (?same land as bought from > Thomas Baber). SOLD - 1829 - 400 AC on SRR (20NE) to John M. Agee; also > 200 AC > to J. Boatwright; also 155 AC (25E) to Orson ?Moton. 1831 - 100 AC to J. > R. > Sadler. 1833 - 410 AC near New Canton (25E) to F. B. Dean. 1836 - 18 AC > in > deed, and another 1000 AC, to R. T. Sims (?adjacent Furnace Lands). > 1837 - 30 AC > to George O. Price; also 157 AC (18E) to G. M. Payne. > > Under his listing for George F. PLEASANTS he has 1834 - bought 200 AC > adjacent Furnace Tract (23E) from Joseph Mosby, and sold by Pleasants to > John > Guerrant. > > Under his listing for Anderson GUERRANT he has 1841 to 1870. Bought: > 1842 - > 113 AC near New Canton (25E) from Edward W. Simms; also 156 AC on Hunts Ck > (22E) and 152 AC adjacent Furnace (23E) from John Guerrant. 1843 200 AC, > part of > Furnace Tract, from Buckingham Iron Manufacturing Co. 1844 101 AC on > Phelps > Ck (20E) from John T. Jeter and wife. 1847 he and Robert N. Seay bought 6 > AC > at Hockers Landing (25E) from J. A. McDearman. 1848 6 AC at New Canton > (25E) > from Charles L. Christian, ?Terry ?Seay, ?Guerrant; also ?or same land, 6 > AC > Hockers Landing (25E) from Robert N. Seay. 1856 - land from J. M. Ford. > 1858 > - 125 AC near NCR (23E) from Price and Reynolds commr from the land > charged > on land will in John A. Chambers and (?sold) to E.W. Simms. Sold: 1843 > 127 > and 1/4 AC on Hunts Creek (18E) to Buckingham Iron Manufacturing Company. > 1845 > - 41 AC on NCR (25E) to Francis W. Anderson. 1846 - 60 AC to V. N. > Scruggs. > 1848 - 200 AC on JRR (24NE) and 70 AC on Hunts Crook (22E) to Walter L. > Fontaine. 1851 - 6 AC at Hockers Landing (35E) to Robert C. Nicholas, > 1862 - 70 and > 3/4 AC to Edward W. Simms. 1855 - 10 AC adjacent New Canton (25E) to > Francis > Anderson. 1856 - 250 AC on Hunts Creek (20E) to Robert C. Nicholas, > ?bought > from James M. Ford. 1870 - 10 AC to E. R. Evans and Thomas T. Morris. > > There are other references, but maybe these are enough to help some. > > Ruby Talley Smith > > > ==== VABUCKIN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line and > message body to: > VABUCKIN-L-request@rootsweb.com for list mode or > VABUCKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com in digest mode > VABUCKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com for digest mode > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > >