This is an example of why one should be careful about using older history and genealogical books. Henry Enoch's grant was at the Forks-of-the-Cacapon in present Hampshire County. This is at the junction of the Cacapon and North Rivers. On page 24 of vol. 1 of the Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series, W. W. Abbot, ed., Univ. of Virginia Press, 1983, has a photocopy of the plat and survey notes of Henry Enoch's land. The survey was made on 23 April 1750. The North and Cacapon Rivers are clearly marked on the plat. On his land was the Virginia Regiment fort called Enoch's Fort. See the article "Hampshire County Crisis: April 1756" in Colonial Notes on the Hardy County GenWeb page for a mention of Enoch's fort and Henry Enoch. Henry is mentioned several times in the new series of Washington's papers mentioned above. Terry Gruber Perry Brake wrote: > In Cartmell's "Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants, A History > of Frederick County, Virginia," it mentions Henry as settling on land > surveyed by George Washington along the Shenandoah River. Hampshire County > was part of Frederick at one time. The time of Washington's surveys was > 1749-50. I'll give you the entire quote so you can see who might have lived > in the vicinity of your Henry Enoch...might be helpful somewhere in your > hunt. > > "The following surveys were along the Shenandoah River: Robt. Fox, Edward > Musgrove, George Neavill, adjoining Wm. Vestal who owned the Vestal Iron > Works at base of Blue Ridge; Saml. Knisman, Henry Enoch, John Newton; Henry > Harris's survey near the "Manor Line," "John Vestal, previously seated on > Patent." > > That's it! > > Buzz Brake > Tacoma, WA > > -----Original Message----- > From: kenneth w colby [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 3:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Enoch Family > > Hi List > > Merry Christmass and Happy New Year to each and everyone . > > I am researching for my 5th great--grandparents Henry Enoch and and wife > Sarah > pre-revolution and Hampshire County died ? > Any help on this line would be most thankful. > Ken > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Why pay more to get Web access? > Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! > Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.