Jacob Reed had a mill on the s Fork. Waterpowered mill. Likely the creek made a horseshoe across which a mill-race could be built to power the mill. On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 15:24:05 -0500 "James E. Mitts" <JMitts@compuserve.com> writes: > On 12 Sep 1788 Edmund Randolph, Governor of the Commonwealth of > Virginia, > granted Maunus Alkire 304 acres in Hampshire Co. on the east side of > the > South Fork of the South Branch. It adjoined land of Jacob Reed and > Col. > Mercer. I'm trying to determine the location of this 304 acres. Can > anyone tell me where Jacob Reed's and Col. Mercer's land was located? > ________________________________________________________________ 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.