Jacob Stover land grant, 1730 - Frederick Co.,VA

“The Fairfax Land Suit”

John Hite et al vs Lord Fairfax et al

364.
Whereas Jacob Stover a native of Switzerland hath by his petition made humble suit to this
Board for Leave to take up ten thousand acres of Land on the west side the great mountains
and on the scond fork of Sherrando River on both sides the Branches thereof for the
settlement of himself and Divers German and Swis Families his Associates whom he proposes
to bring thither to dwell in two Years space.  It is ordered by the Governour with the
advice of the Council that ten thousand Acres of land lying within the bounds above
described be assigned the petitioner to be laid of in such tracts as he shall think fit for
the accomodation of himself and his partners--provided that one family for each Thousand
acres do come to Inhabit there within the time proposed And in the mean time that no person
be permitted to enter for or take up the same other than the petitioner and his Associated.

---------------------Submitted by Gwen Hurst <gwnj@shentel.net>

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