Howdy--- There is a map/drawing that shows Fort Pleasant in the position described in your note below, however, the map/drawing is of dubious authenticity and therefore should not be trusted. The exact location of the fort has not been conclusively determined. In addition to the names of Van Meter's Fort and Fort Pleasant, it was also known as Waggoner's Lower Fort, named after Va. Reg't captain Thomas Waggoner who was in charge of the construction of this fort and another farther upstream at Petersburg, Grant County (known as Waggoners Upper Fort and then Fort Defiance). Neighbors were enlisted to carry chains and other duties during surveys, so Stalnaker was likely living in the vicinity at the time of the survey. It's a long shot, but you might want to try searching the Library of Congress's digital version of George Washington's papers: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html Perhaps Stalnaker sold crop surplus or animals to the colony (through GW) and an account of the transaction is in GW's papers---a long shot, but it won't cost anything but a little time. Good luck--- TG [email protected] wrote: > Hi Terry--again, > > The date of the survey is 1764--possibly 1766. It is survey listing from > Joyner's N Neck Land Grants. I was thrown at first (GNIS server was down at > the time) when I saw that Mudlick ran east and then turned almost due south > to meet Anderson Run. GNIS said that the location of the Fort was just to the > NE of these streams meeting. Van Meter's Fort was another of a few names for > the same fort. > > My big interest was actually placing where Jacob Stalnaker Sr. was at this > survey, since he is listed as a chain carrier. I have a blank period--1760 > (when he is charged with assault in Frederick Co., Va) and 1772 (approx) when > he is in the Tygarts Valley. Am hoping those lost files will produce more. > > Anyway............thanks much again and Happy Holidays > > Bill