Ancestry.com - Scots-Irish in Virginia, Vol. 2Member Login | Guest HB FAGLEY I found,in "Cronicles of Scotch-Irish of Augusta Co,Va" a depostion of THOMAS BROWN,1792,OF Lexington,KY in a Porter CASE Our friend from Laos has NUTT m Porter, and live neighbors in Clermont with WM KERR,JOHN BROWN,JAMES ARTHUR,NAT DONHAM,WM CHRISTIE,- CROSSLEY, FOLLOWING are those tennenst of SOUTH BRANCH MANOR,who "agreed to purchase". Thomas Brown had been one of them, but he did "not" agree to purchase-he went to Ky.!!! Somebody on the Hampshire list please tell me why these tennents are purchasing? Fairfax had been owner? As a Loyalist,his lands had been confiscated? So,those that remained had to buy? Search > Record Type > Scots-Irish in Virginia, Vol. 2 > Search ResultsFebruary 8, 2000 Search Terms: PORTER (25) Database: Scots-Irish in Virginia, Vol. 2 Next Hits CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS. page 55 Simpson vs. Marshall--From Hardy Co--Bill filed 6th August, 1800. Involves title to lands in South Branch Manor belonging to Fairfax. Following are the tenants in the Manor, 15th August, 1793, viz: J. & P. Brenk, 261 acres; J. Lawrence, 124 acres; P. Lynch, 205 acres; W. Heath, 207 acres; I. Higgins, 848 acres; Isaac & Jacob van Meter, 933 acres; Jno. Fisher, 125 acres; James Parsons, 501 acres; G. Harness, Senr., 160 acres; Christian Snider, 190 acres; W. Renick, 718 acres; I. Cunningham, 521 acres; A. Neff, 549 acres; A. Inskep, 510 acres; M. Lear, 216 acres; I. Buzzard, 111 acres; D. Tevebough, 171 acres; T. Parsons, 541 acres; Jacob Fisher, 116 2-3 acres; E. Williams, 228 acres; R. Darling, 241 acres; Conrad Moore, 63 acres; G. Reed, 135 acres; E. Bogirt, 134 acres; A. Fisher, 162 acres; I. McNeel, 653 acres; D. McNeal, 1,617 acres; G. Reneck, 122 acres; T. McCarty, 252 acres; James Obanner, 17 1-2 acres; I. Nevell, 708 acres; I. Bishop, Jr., 135 acres; A. Seymour, 224 acres; D. Wellson (Welton), 579 acres; I. Welton, 86 acres; G. Harness, 25 acres; F. Sellars, 95 acres; Jno. & D. Welton, 200 acres; D. McNeel, 2,593 acres; I. Simpson, 157 acres; T. Peyton, 249 acres; Sickman Owens, 8 acres; Rudolph Shobe, 302 acres; Conrad Carr, 94 acres; C. Hoofman, 230 acres; G. Kellar, 127 acres; M. Harness, 207 acres; I. Renick, 215 acres; M. Hutton, 268 acres; H. Waldock, 192 acres; Jesse Welton, 394 acres; I. Robinson, 397 acres; P. P. Yoakam, 265 acres; I. Yoakam, 119 acres; P. Horse, 50 acres; R. Seymour, 144 acres, P. Higgins, 319 acres; Job. Wilton, 1,002 acres; A. Clark, 121 acres; Jacob Peterson, 150 acres; A. Shobe, 163 acres; R. Porter, 123 acres; M. & R. Hyer, 154 acres; I. Hagbar, 140 acres; I. Pancake, 199 acres; H. Carr, 89 acres; M. Carr, 89 acres; I. Kemble, 142 acres; A. White, 100 acres; Christopher Strader, 214 acres; Jacob Van Meter, 379 acres; G. Sea, 81 acres; A. Simpson, 217 acres; James Shephard, 90 acres; Jno. Parsons, 160 acres. CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS. page 151 Summers vs. Summers--O. S. 181; N. S. 64--Bill 1809. Complainants are Andrew, Philip Summers, John Fawber and Juliana, his wife; Philip Link (Sink); Christiana, his wife, and ----, the children of Elizabeth Taylor by her former husband, Nicholas Grass, show that John Summers died testate, devising lands to sons, Samuel and George Summers, with legacies to son Andrew; Philip, John and Elizabeth Summers, children of his son John, deceased; children of daughter Elizabeth Grass; daughter Christiana Sink; daughter Juliana; daughter Sarah. George died before his father and his portion descended to the heirs-at-law at father's death, viz: Andrew and Philip Summers, Elizabeth Taylor, Juliana Fawber, Christiana Sink, Samuel Summers, Sarah Porter, John and Elizabeth Summers. Defendants are, viz: Samuel Summers; John Porter and Sarah, his wife; John and Elizabeth Summers; George Taylor and Elizabeth, his wife. Power attorney by Thomas Allen and Elizabeth, his wife (late Summers) of Russel County, to John Summers of said County, to recover her interest in estate of John Summers, deceased, of Augusta County, dated 2d September, 1812. Conveyance by John Porter and Sarah, his wife (late Summers, daughter of John Summers, deceased), of Bath County, to Robert McChesney, 17th February, 1812. David Cress of Wythe County to brother Samuel Cress power attorney to collect legacy under will of John Summers, 20th October, 1815. John Cress of Wythe to John Summers of Russell County, grandson of John Summers, deceased, and legatee, dated 1812, as above. Nicholas Cress's children were, viz: George, born 21st October, 1787; John, born 25th February, 1790; David, born 19th December, 1791; Samuel, born 18th December, 1793; Andrew, born 19th November, 1795; Joshua, born 1st June, 1798. Elizabeth Summers (defendant here) married Thomas Allen of Russell. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.