Again thanks to Jewell..... From: Virginia County Records Early Settlers in Virginia For the importation into the Colony of Virginia, the settlers were granted 50 acres of land for each person brought over. Upon making application for the grant, the name of the person imported had to be given. The following list of names has been taken from the records in the Land Office. To date in a large number of cases is probably not the year in which the immigrant arrived - he may have been in the Colony several years - but the date when the colonist made application for his importation grant. I have not included any names with this article since they do not pertain to the Via surname but the above info is still interesting. Since Amer had 50 acres it appears as though he came to America alone, without a wife or children. Judy