Mechunk Creek dumps into the Rivanna River at Union Mills in Fluvanna County (around Lake Monticello) Here is a picture http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sok/blackwhite.htm 12 June Lafayette's militia knew of an abandoned back road which many perceived as impassable. By cutting their way through somes sections, his light infantry managed to reach Mechunk Creek, a branch of the Rivanna River in 2 days. [The road has since been called 'The Marquis Road']. Lafayette set up camp at Mechunk Creek, and was joined by some 600 Virginia militia under William Campbell. The location of the camp and the added forces suprised Cornwallis, and discouraged his further ventures towards Charlottsville or Staunton. However, the British raids effectively undermined the credibility of leadrship in Virignia. On 12 June, the legislature elected Thomas Nelson to succeed Jefferson as governor. Jefferson's term had expired 4 June. New item In 1729 he was one of six men granted 12,000 acres at the mouth of Mechunk Creek in Goochland County, Virginia. Dave Goodman Baltimore PC Users Group http://www.baltimorepcug.org The GOODMAN Family http://www.bcpl.net/~dmg Baltimore County Genealogical Society http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 4:57 PM Subject: [VAHANOVE] Location of Beaverdam Fork on Both Sides of Mychunks Creek > All you geographers and map-lovers, I need help. > > My copy of DeLorme's Virginia Atlast & Gazetter (2000) does not show either > Beaverdam Fork nor Mychunk [aka Mechunk] Creek. Any good guesses out there > as to the present location? > > I had a colonial collateral--one Nathaniel Williams--whose land was supposed > to be in this area. Only, I cannot find Nathaniel in either Louisa or > Albemarle Co. I suspect he just abandoned the land. Or, are there any > records in Goochland? > > Here is a deed, which I believe may be from Albemarle Co. deeds (not nice--I > forgot to include the source) > > 23 Oct 1749 Thomas Meriwether of Hanover Co. to John Sorrell of Albemarle > for 40 pds. - parcel of land being in County of Albemarle but formerly in > Goochland on both sides of Mychunks Creek called the Beaverdam Fork... cor. > of Benjamin Wheeler ... patent of Thomas Meriwether of 15 June 1740 ... 200 > Acres > /s/ Thos > Meriwether > Wit: Thomas Walker, John Lewis, William WH Hill > Jno Fleming D cl Cur > > Here is a patent which mentions the same watercourse: > > William Graves, 431 A Louisa Co. on both sides the Beverdam Fork of Mechunk > Cr. and the brs. thereof, on the Goochland Co. Line [N60 deg W] crossing the > north fork of Beverdam Fork., adj John Graves & nr. Nathaniel Williams; 20 > Aug 1747, p. 125, 2 pds, 5 shill. (CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, V. V [Richmond: > Virginia Genealogical Society], p. 312) > > Another reference to Beaverdam Fork of Mechunk Cr. appears in CAVALIERS > AND PIONEERS and indicates another neighbor was John Graves (Pat Bk 26-26, > 1747), who was brother or half-brother of William Graves. > > Your help is appreciated. > > E.W.Wallace > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >