Gleanings from Bath Co. VA Deed Book 12 Contributor: Holly Cochran ------------------------------------------------------------- Contributor's Note: This is a random collection of names & relationships I found while browsing through Bath co VA Deed Book 12. This is NOT a comprehensive index of everybody mentioned in this deed book. It may serve as an index into the deed book so you can look in the deed book if you see something interesting here. It also tells where some folks went after they left Bath. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- p.3 James T. Rhea and Nancy Garvin, wife of John, and Betsy Ann Loan, wife of Samuel, are heirs of George Shaw p.20 James Mayse and his son George A. p.44 William K. Adams & Luisa his wife to Geo. H. Smith, all of Bath - their interest in land of Wm. P. Smith dec'd - 1858 p.46 Robert McClung to Samuel & John McClung - land of my father John dec'd, whose will was filed in 1832 p.50 Peter & Rachel Lightner to Andrew Sharp p.76 James P. & Sarah Jane Ratliff to John Shaw Rhea - their interest in land on which Sarah Rhea resides - 1858 p.81 Geo. S. Thomas sold land alone, so is apparently still single - 15 Dec 1858 p.97 Harriet Louisa Rodgers p.101 James A.D. & Mary A. Bridget - 14 May 1859 p.106 James Mayse to Charles R. McDannald - land willed & recorded from my father Joseph Mayse, adj. Geo. A. Mayse - 1859 p.108 Francis T. Fry releases his interest to Franklin D. Minor in the property devised to Lucy H. Fry, wife of Francis T. Fry, by her father the late Hugh Minor of Albemarle co. Lucy shall manage her property as if she were a single woman. p.117 Charles B. & Rosetta Hopkins - 1859 p.122 John Grove Jr. and wife Ellen - 22 Feb 1859 p.123 Geo. S. & Elizabeth Thomas - 25 May 1859 p.125 Thomas & Margaret Cole to Martha Sprouse, wife of Garland A. Sprouse, for $1 - 85 acres of land for her separate use and for her children after her death, on the south side of Cowardin Spring Run, adj. James R. Erwin, Geo. A. Hoover, and Archibald Richy - Sept 1859 p.130 John S. Crawford to Charles C. Francisco, trustee of Catherine A. Lewis, wife of James M. Lewis p.133 Jacob Dill and his son A.J.P. Dill - Jacob's father was Henry Dill dec'd p.150 Eugenia S. Gatewood's daughter Mary Pleasant Goode, wife of Samuel p.159 Robert J. Glendy & wife Mary J. to Stephen Wandless - 110 acres on Stewarts Creek (includes plat with no named geographical features) p.171 Nancy R. Dean, widow of William Mc. Dean p.175 12 May 1845, recorded Nov 1860 - Joseph Gwin, executor of Robert Gwin, to Benjamin Thompson - Robert had sold land to Thompson in 1840 on Cowardins Big Spring, a branch of Jacksons River in the Warm Springs Valley on the line of Thomas Adams dec'd and on the side of W.S. Mountain, being 260 acres that was devised to Robert by his father Joseph Gwin dec'd, and said land was never conveyed to Thompson. Joseph's statement filed in Augusta co. p.181 Statement that Moses & Ann McClintic's only children were Hezekiah D. and William H. McClintic. Moses was a son of William McClintic. Witness, Drucilla Jane Lacy - Dec 1860 p.??? George & Alice K. Hoover p.??? 11 Feb 1860 - George R. & Martha Kincaid to David N. Wandless, for $100 - 402 acres (part of a tract of 780 acres) on Stewarts Creek p.200 1 June 1860 - Thomas Smith, his sister Rebecca Smith, John Grove Jr. & wife Ellen, John Smith & wife Isabella, Robert B. Smith & wife Rebecca C. Smith, to John Ralston - all their interest in land on south side of Chesnut Ridge, being 72 acres that John Smith died posessed of and devised to his heirs at law p.207 Samuel Smith & wife Nancy J. of Rockbridge to Wm. S. Newcomer - his 1/8 interest in the land of his father John Smith dec'd - March 1863 p.209-210 William McClintic died 6 August "last past" and left son Shanklin of Rockbridge and son William Jr - Shanklin has children Robert S., John H., and Nancy - 14 Aug 1861 p.227 William Jack, son of Lucy Jack - sold land of Clem Swearingen that was willed to Lucy - 1866 p.??? over time, in several deeds, John H. Fawcett bought or acquired all or most of the land of John Gillaspie, whose dau. Ann married Charles Fawcett; in 1866, John sold all the land to his brother Albert Fawcett, described as "the land where Charles Fawcett formerly resided known as the old John Gillaspie tract", 442 acres on Stewarts Creek p.244 1866 - C. Bias of Richmond & Mary C. his wife - lands of Warwick Gatewood passed to his 2 daughters, the wives of said C. Bias and James W. Warwick - Mary C. Bias is to have control of her own land p.283 James M. & Catherine A. Lewis now live in Augusta co - 1869 p.288 William Kesterson & Mary S. his wife of Mercer co WV - 1866 p.293 James Smith & wife Elizabeth M., heirs of John Smith Sr. - 1868 p.3xx William & Rebecca Keyser's children Harrison G., Marshal D., William S. p.363 Nathaniel Grove & wife Sarah of Wirt co WV - 1868 p. 366 John H. Cameron, son of Andrew W. & Ellen (an earlier record listed an Andrew W. as their son too) p.370 Margaret Virginia Dangerfield, wife of Leroy Dangerfield of Bath, dau. of Andrew Beard of Greenbrier co WV - 1868 p.384-385 14 Aug 1868 - heirs of David G. Wise to Stephen Wandless, for $178 - 134 acres on the Brush Spur including the "wallowing hole" head of Laurel Run, conveyed to Wise by Wm. McCabe in 1837 by circuit court decree p.422 13 Mar 1870 - Andrew S. & Sarah E.M. Brinkley to David N. Wandless, for $1600 on a payment schedule, 281 acres on the Cowpasture river known as the Thomas land, purchased by Brinkley from Geo. S. Thomas & Jesse D. Thomas p.440 John William Loan & wife Mary E. & James Lewis Loan - sold Nancy J. Rhea's interest in Thomas T. Rhea's land p.442 1870 - Stewart T. Smith to John M. Smith - his 1/11 interest in the estate of William P. Smith p.463 the father of Elisha S. Williams (wife Polly) was Thomas Williams - in 1871, Elisha & Polly sold land to Thomas J., Nancy, Jane, and Barbary Williams p.466 1870 - George W. Brooks & wife Elizabeth O. of Rockbridge - sold land of John Rhea dec'd p.471 13 June 1867 - John W. Gwin bought 50 acres from the Jarvis family of New York, formerly owned by Wm. McClintic Jr., on Back Ck, for $1 p.495 Andrew J. Kirkpatrick & wife Nancy - his father was Benjamin - lost land for nonpayment of debt - 1871 p.524 John C. Eakle, son of John p.584 Ezekiel B. Wright, administrator of Benj. Wright p.589 John J. Thomas & wife Clarissa are heirs of William Thomas - 1872 - sold land conveyed to William Thomas in 1859 - filed in Mahaska co, Iowa p.591 1872 - other heirs of William Thomas are William A. Thomas & wife Elizabeth, Alexander Gillespie & wife Elvira, Charles Byrd & wife Margaret, John Criss & wife Mary Jane, William Paine & wife Martha, Charles R. Thomas & wife Lydia, James A. Thomas & wife Rachel - these are heirs of Wm. Thomas of West VA - land on Big Calfpasture adj. Wm. Hutchinson - filed in Jackson and Kanawha counties in WV p.616 Henrietta Williams, wife of James E., dau. of Henry & Nancy Crizer p.643 9 acres of Robert Gwin Jr. dec'd late of Highland co, per 1870 chancery decree, sold in 1873 to A.G. Cleek by H.F. Gwin, administrator of Robert - in Bath co on east side of Settle mtn on Jacksons river p.720 1874 - Julia/Juliet Douglas, dau. of William, married (1) Adam Stewart and (2) Jonathan Lemon ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, this document may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor or a legal representative of the contributor, AND you provide the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************