Addendum 2 Headrights of Orange Co., Virginia[1] Headrights were grants of 50 acres of land per "head" - or per white male over the age of 16 who transported himself to the colonies. They appear in the Court of Common Pleas in the county in which the land was granted. The attached file includes the headrights copied from the Orange Co., Va Court of Common Pleas in the 18th Century. These headrights function as the only real immigration record for English, Scot or Irish immigrants in that time period. The headright identifies the country of origin and generally the port of entry in the colonies. 17 Feb 1735 John Read John Bourke William Nicholls Oliver Small Richard Warfin George Humphreys William Johnson John McKenery William Kelly Thos. Byrne Dewies(?) Bryan James Dyer David Roach Arthur Drum Francis Billingsley Martin Bourke John Stockall Mathew Stanton James Mitchell James North--- David McMmurrie John Latham Joshua Thomas Charles Floyd John Mace Thos. Pitcher Joseph Phillips John Welch John Dealinor(?) all from Grt Britain or Ireland to this colony -------- 16 Mar 1735 Robert Bickers Samuel Drake Richard Parsons John Walker ---- 18 May 1736 Mathias Kerchler Michael Wilhite Tobias White John Wilhite Peter Weaver above from England ---------- 18 May 1736 Conrade Ambarger from Great Britain ---------- 20 July 1736 John Smith William Moore John Daniels from Great Britain or Ireland ---------- 17 Aug 1736 James Roberson Edward Lamboth Wm Gray from Great Britain or Ireland ---------- 25 Nov 1736 Philemon Cavenaugh Thos Jones John Grant John Parks John Buttler Mical Ryley Joseph Abel James Reed from Great Britain or Ireland ------------ 2 Feb 1737 John Evins George Coleman James Steavens Wm Hawkins Mathew Stanton Thomas Walker George Byrd Richard Kemp from Gr Br or Ire) March 1737 Henry Kendall Solomon Ryan --------- April 1738 Jeremiah Diers --------- 25 May 1738 George Stewart from Great Britain or Ireland ------- 28 Sep 1738 John Thomson John White from Great Britain -------- 22 Feb 1739 Robert Ramsey from Great Britain -------- 28 Feb 1739 Samuel Givins, Sarah his wife; John, Samuel, James, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Margaret, Sarah & Jane Givens, his ch. Patric McCaddau (from Ireland) Wm Ledgerwood, Agnes, Martha, Jane, Elenor, Wm and James Ledgerwood (from Ireland) James Lepper, Margrot, Nicholas, Sarah, Jane, Andrew, James, Guine, Isbell & Mary Lepper (from Ireland) James Cathey, Ann, his wife; Wm, Elizabeth, Andrew, George, Margrot & Ann Cathey (from Ireland) David Steavenson, James, Jane, Thomas, & William Steavenson; with them Agnes, Wm & James McKay (from Ireland) Alexander Blair, Jane, James, Mary & John Blair (from Ireland) John Morphet, Mary, Margrot, Mary, George & Catherine Morphet (from Ireland) Robert McDowell, Martha, James, Margrot & William McDowell (from Ireland) Robert Turk, Margrot, Jane, John, Ann, Thomas, James & Wm Turk (from Ireland) John Camble, Elizabeth, Esther, Mary, Rachel & Jane Campble (from Ireland) David Mitchel, Martha, Sarah, James & Eliza Mitchell (from Ireland) John McDowell, Magdalene, his wife; Samuel, his son & John Rutter, his servant (from Grt Britain) ------------- 29 Feb 1739 Wm Smith, Elizabeth his wife Elizabeth Stanton, Ricahrd Wilson, Edward Lampart, Margaret McMurrin, Mary Grady & Richard Cross (from Grt Britain or Ireland) Ephraim McDowell (being old), John McDowell, his son, James & Margaret McDowell ------------ March 1740 John Carr, Lucy his wife; Margarot Gilasby, Mathew Glasby, Jane, Wm, Barbara, Lucy & Martha Carr (from Ireland) May 1740 Alexander Brackenridge, Jane, John, George, Rober, James Smith, Jane & Letitia Brackenridge (from Ireland) James Bell, John, Margrot, Elizabeth Bell; John Mullallen - James McAlegan Wm & Elizabeth Mccanloos; Agnes Reed (from Ireland) Robert King, Cathren, John, Sarah, Elizabeth King (from Ireland) Robert Crocket, Margrot, John, Arshall, Jane, Samuel, Robert Crocket Jr. (from Ireland) John Trimble, Ann, Margrot, Mary Trimble (from Ireland) Jno Hayes, Rebocha, Charles, Andrew, Barbara, Joan and Robert Hays (from Ireland) Morris Osfrail, Catherine, his wife (from Ireland) Wm King, Margrot, Jane, Elizabeth, Margrot King (from Ireland) Patrick Hays, Francis, Joan, Wm, Margrot, Catharine, Ruth Hayes (from Ireland) Wm Brown, Mary, Robert, Hugh & Margaret Brown (from Ireland Patrick Campbell, Elizabeth, Charles, William, Patrick Jr, John, Mary, Elizabeth & Gennet Campbell Thos Steavenson, Rachel Steavenson (from Ireland) Robert Ralfon, Martha his wife (from Ireland) Robert Patterson, Grace, his wife; Thomas, Mary, & Elizabeth Patterson (from Ireland) David Logan, Jane his wife; Mary & Wm Logan (from Ireland) Robert Poage, Elizabeth, his wife, Margrot, John, Martha, Sarah, George, Mary, Elizabeth, Wm & Robert Poage (from Ireland) John Anderson, Jane his wife; Esther, Mary and Margrot (from Ireland) Robert Hook, Jane his wife, Wm Hook his son (from Ireland) George Anderson, Elizabeth his wife; Wm Anderson, Margaret, John & Frances Anderson (from Ireland) Samuel Scott; Ann, James, James, John Scott (from Ireland) Robert Scott, Ann his wife, Mary, George & Esther Scott Robert Frazor (from Ireland) Andrew McOnnal, Jane, John, Agnes McOnnal (from Ireland) David Nilson, Charity his wife & James Nelson (from Ireland) James Caldwell, Mary, Jean, Agnes, John, Mary, Sarah & Samuel Caldwell (from Ireland) John Steavenson, Sarah & Mary Steavenson (from Ireland) John Harrell, Margrot, Mary & Edward Harrell (from Ireland) John Carohant (German), Mary, Elizabeth, Daniel, Catherine Carohant (from Grt Britain) -------- May 1740 William Thomson, Isabella & William Thomson (from Ireland) Robert Young, Agnes, John, Samuel & James Young (from Ireland) John Smith, Margrot his wife, Abraham, Henry, Daniel, John, Joseph Smith & Robert McDowell (from Ireland) ---------- July 1740 Francis McCown, Mary his wife; Markham & Elizabeth McCown (from Ireland) James Giles, Jennet, Agnes, John, James - William Gilasby & Edward Hall David Edmiston, Isabelle, Jesse, John, Wm, Rachell, David, Moses Edmiston; Jesse Gilasby & James Daley (from Ireland) Wm Long, Elizabeth, Alex, John, William Long Jr. Joseph Ray (from Ireland) James McClure, Agnes, John, Andrew, Elienor, Jean, James McClure Jr. -(from Ireland) John Davison, Jane, George, Thos, Wm & Samuel Davison (from Ireland) Wm Cole & Rachel, his wife (from Ireland) Wm Shilliree, Elizabeth, George, Wm Issebell & Sarah Shilliree (from Ireland) Wm Hutcheson: John Hutcheson Sr, Margrot Hutcheson; John Hutcheson Jr. & Mary Hutcheson (from Ireland) George Caldwell, Mary his wife, Wm, Mary, Jno, Jane, David & Agnes Caldwell (from Ire) Moses Thompson, Jane, William, Robert, & John Thompson James Fox John Maxwell, Margrot, John Jr, Thomas, Mary & Alexander Maxwell (from Ireland) Alexander Thompson, Mary, Thomas, Omy, Isaac & George Thompson (from Ireland) James Davis, Mary, Henry, William & Samuel Davis (from Ireland) Patrick Crawford, Ann, James, George, Margrot & Mary Crawford (from Ireland) Samuel Gay, Margrot his wife, John & Thomas-his sons (from Ireland) Joseph Reade, Elizabeth & Ann Read (sic) (from Ireland) Thomas Black, Margrot his wife, Wm Johnson Elizabeth Dunning (from Ireland) Patrick Leenard Patrick Walsh Thos Williams Nichl's Christopher (from Grt Britain & Ireland) Wm Smith, Jean his wife; Mary, Margrot, John Smith Thomas Kindle (from Ireland) Wm Johnson, Ann, Elizabeth & John Johnston Samuel Brawford (from Ireland) John Wilson, Martha, Mathew, Wm, John, Sarah & Elizabeth Wilson (from Ireland) James Robinson, Jean, Wm and George Robinson (from Ireland) Thomas Henderson, Dorcas his wife- William Leed Margrot McClean (from Ireland) John Pickins. Margrot, Eleanor, Margrot (y younger) Gabriel Pickins William Baskins (from Ireland) -------- 25 July 1740 George Hutcheson, Eleanor his wife, Jennet, Francis, Jno, Wm & Jennet Hutcheson Jacob Carr (from Ireland) [1] Orange Co., Virginia Court Records: Court of Common Pleas: FHL33035 Family History Department File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lois Masters USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.