Fayette County WV Archives History - Books .....Chapter VI Surveys, Patents And Land Titles 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 16, 2007, 1:15 am Book Title: History Of Fayette County West Virginia CHAPTER VI SURVEYS, PATENTS AND LAND TITLES In the early days of Fayette county land was abundant and cheap, and the Commonwealth of Virginia was originally generous in land grants to settlers, and unwisely generous as to companies. Any adventurer could secure a title to a large or small boundary as he saw proper. The first settlers usually took up and located the fertile bottoms and level lands along the streams which they considered worth paying taxes on. The poor land was always refused until the fertile land had all been taken up. By observing the dates of the various patents as they were issued from the Commonwealth it will be noticed that practically all the bottom lands and level lands in this region were taken up first as they bear the most ancient dates, for these patents bear an earlier date than the high, hilly, rough and barren lands. Much of the public land in Fayette was undoubtedly taken up by men entitled to it by service in the French and Indian or Revolutionary war. The landseeker, armed with a warrant from the state treasury, perhaps the result of military service, applied to the county surveyor and had a tract set off. This survey was the basis on which a patent was issued after a lapse of one or two, or perhaps a dozen years. The survey might be assigned to another man, and several assignments might precede the patent. There was much trading in land warrants, and some money was made in these transactions. After the Revolutionary War what were known as Land Warrants were issued for a given number of acres, and the party holding this warrant could go and locate it wherever he pleased. A number of persons grew wealthy trading in land warrants by securing large tracts of several thousand acres and then selling these rights at speculative prices. In the early days of settlement there was little formality, the pioneer located as a "squatter" upon such land as suited him and looked after the title later. The early settlers simply took up what has variously been called the "brush right," the "tomahawk right," and the "corn right," which was in law no legal title whatever, but by proper attention, these rights could be converted into legal titles, as herein shown, and the settler given a grant. Frequently the pioneer took up his claim near a spring, and then proceeded to deaden some trees, after which he would inclose a clearing with a brush fence and plant a patch of corn. Sometimes he would take his tomahawk and cut his initials on the bark of a tree. The man who raised the first hill of corn on a given tract was understood to be the owner of the ground, provided he did not claim too much—the maximum being 400 acres by the "corn title" —and he might be entitled to 1,000 acres adjoining, provided he proved his corn title claim by building a residence and proceeding to farm it. The residence was usually a log cabin. A representative of the government visited the different settlements once in awhile, secured proof of the corn title and issued his certificate to the squatter. This certificate was then sent to Richmond, and if there was no other claim in six months, the governor would issue a "grant" or "patent" from the Commonwealth of Virginia. It will thus be observed that the pioneer easily secured his "squatter's rights," which then merged into a settler's claim, and later a grant from the Commonwealth by its governor under the great seal of the State. These grants were usually written on parchment made from the dressed skins of some small animal. The surveys in the early days were very irregular and frequently made in a crude and inaccurate manner, and the old patents nearly all contain more acres than the grants call for. The first comer ran his lines in any fashion that would secure him a maximum of good land and a minimum of cull land. The strips of cull land would often have complex and inconvenient outlines. A blueprint map of a county in the Virginias is suggestive of a crazy quilt. The lines run by different persons would often interfere with each other. This utter lack of system has therefore been a fruitful source of confusion and consequently of land suits. Many patents were secured without an actual survey. The land-grabber or speculator would get an engineer to lay down on a piece of paper without any actual survey, a tract of land sometimes containing thousands of acres, without ever going on the grounds. In this way sometimes these land titles would cover the same property, but usually the man who secured actual possession and retained it —had nine points of law in his favor. The most of the land east of the Alleghanies was granted by the King of England and were known as "Crown grants." There are a very few crown grants west of the Alleghanies, and none of which we have any evidence within the territorial limits of Fayette county. Neither was any part of the lands of Fayette county at any time vested in the United States Government. Most of the land grants in Fayette county were issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Some few patents were issued by the State of West Virginia after its formation in 1863. In this chapter we give the known surveys and grants which fall within the limits of Fayette county. We present a list of patents between 1786 and 1873. In the tabulated list of land grants is given in regular order the date of the grant, the person or persons to whom the grant is made, the number of acres, and an abbreviated description of the locality. EARLIEST RECORDED LAND SURVEYS AND GRANTS IN FAYETTE COUNTY In 1785 a survey was made for Henry Banks located on the waters of New river containing 40,680 acres, and a grant for same was made to him August 3, 1786 signed by Edmund Randolph, governor of Virginia. This was the first survey made within the limits of Fayette county. It was also the first land grant and the largest ever made in the county. The same year a survey of 514 acres located on Manns creek was made for James Carrill and William Morris. A grant for same was issued November 15, 1791, signed by Beverly Randolph, governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1786 a survey of 75 acres located on Surbaugh branch was made for J. Stephens and was assigned by him to Mark Stockwell who received a grant for same from Robert Brooks, governor of Virginia, dated August 2, 1796. The same year a survey of 300 acres located on the heads of Glade and Laurel creeks was made for Henrv Stockwell and this was also assigned to Mark Stockwell who received a grant for this tract dated February' 2,' 1803> and signed by Governor John Page of Virginia. In 1787 ten surveys were made for Henry Banks comprising a total of 34,599 acres located on Meadow river. Three of these surveys were granted to Henry Banks, one for 360 acres issued by Governor Henry Lee on May 7, 1794, and two others consisting of 955 acres issued by Governor Robert Brooks in July 1796. The other surveys were assigned as follows: 3 grants to Foltz & Lorentz consisting of 16,974 acres issued by Governor Beverly Randolph in August 1789; a grant to John Banks of 4,535 acres issued by Governor Henry Lee, dated May 7, 1792; a grant to T. Gordon issued June 1st, 1790 by Governor Beverly Randolph; a grant issued by Governor James Monroe, March 9, 1802 for 4,340 acres to W. B. Banks & W. A. Henning; and a grant to James M'Million issued November 4, 1832 by Governor John Floyd for 2,772 acres. In 1789 a survey of 15,000 acres located on the waters of Manns creek was made for Henry Banks and assigned by him to William Duval who received a grant for same issued April 15, 1795 by Governor Robert Brooks. In 1790 a survey of 1,860 acres located on Glade creek was made for William Frogg and assigned by him to Thomas Tinsley who received a grant for same dated September 20, 1796 issued by Governor Robert Brooks. In 1791 a survey of 147 acres located on the head of Lick creek was made for Jeremiah Claypool for which he received a grant dated July 8, 1793 issued by Henry Lee, governor of Virginia. In 1792 two surveys were made for John Finnie containing 350 acres located on a branch of Meadow creek for which he received grants dated November 1796 issued by Governor Robert Brooks. Four surveys were made for James McCordel containing 2,000 acres located on the waters of Laurel and Glade creeks for which he received grants dated December 1794 and issued by Robert Brooks. A survey of 810 acres was made for Robert Crawford on the headwaters of Sewell and Lick for which a grant was issued by Governor Brooks July 29, 1796. Four surveys were made for Andrew Hamilton containing 3,944 acres located on Meadow creek and assigned by him as follows: 1,000 acres to a man by the name of Oliver and 1,000 acres to A. Mustoe & W. Chambers for which grants were issued August 17, 1794 by Governor Henry Lee; 1,500 acres to William Truehart for which a grant was issued June 1st, 1796 by Robert Brooks; and 444 acres to John Guinn for which a grant was issued March 1st. 1852 by Governor Joseph Johnson. A survey of 400 acres was made for W. A. Fry & A. Smith located on Meadow creek for which a grant was issued July 5, 1794 by Governor Henry Lee. In 1793 three surveys were made for William Frogg comprising 3,560 acres located on the waters of Meadow river and Glade creek and was assigned by him to J. C. Littlepage who received grants for same issued July 12, 1796 by Governor Robert Brooks. Two surveys consisting of 3,040 acres located on Laurel and Brackens creeks for Robert Young for which he received grants issued February 18, 1796 by Governor Brooks. A survey of 433 acres was made for James Brown located on Manns creek for which he received a grant issued August 4, 1795 by Robert Brooks. A survey of 350 acres was made for S. Lockridge located on the head-waters of Meadow creek for which he received a grant issued August 19, 1794 from Henry Lee, governor of Virginia. In 1794 a survey of 500 acres, was made for John Welch located on the waters of Glade creek for which he received a grant issued August 26, 1796 by Governor Robert Brooks. In 1795 nine surveys were made for Henry Banks covering 30,718 1/2 acres for which he received grants as follows: 270 acres located on the waters of Glade and Slater for which he received a grant in 1796; three surveys located on Big Sewell, Buffalo and Brackens creeks containing 1,363 acres for which he received grants issued in September 1797 by Governor James Wood; a survey of 28,280 1/2 acres located on the waters of New and Greenbrier rivers for which he received a grant issued by Governor Wood on May 12, 1798; four surveys containing 805 acres located on the waters of Manns creek for which he received grants issued July 15, 1823 from James Pleasants, Jr., governor of Virginia. A survey of 2,280 acres located on Meadow creek was made for Sam Hollingsworth for which he received a grant issued March 15, 1798 by Governor James Wood. A survey of 1,000 acres located on Glade creek was made for George Alderson for which he received a grant issued November 7, 1797 from Governor Wood. A survey of 1,000 acres located on Big Sewell, Meadow and Glade creeks was made for William Morris for which he received a grant issued November 3, 1797. A survey of 700 acres located on Big Sewell was made for William Morris and C. Arbuckle for which a grant was issued September 28, 1797. A survey of 2,725 acres located on Big Sewell was made for James Welch and was assigned by him to Joseph Massy and a grant issued November 17, 1797 by Governor James Wood. A survey of 600 acres located on Brackens and Laurel creeks was made for Benjamin Lewis for which a grant was issued June 28, 1797. A survey of 600 acres located on Brackens creek was made for Thomas Creigh for which a grant was issued July 12, 1797. A survey of 490 acres located on Buffalo creek of Meadow river for William Gilliland was made and a grant issued February 19, 1799 by Governor Wood. A survey of 1,000 acres located on Glade creek was made for Andrew Donally and a grant issued March 8, 1802 by Governor James Monroe. A survey of 1,000 acres located on Boggs creek was made for James Welch and Alex Porter and a grant issued July 15, 1823 by Governor James Pleasants, Jr. In 1796 a survey of 1,000 acres located on the waters of Sewell was made for William Benson and assigned by him to R. T. Roots for which a grant was issued by Governor James Wood on October 28, 1799. A survey of 290 acres located on the waters of Manns and Glade creeks was made for Henry Banks and assigned by him to Alexander Welch for which a grant was issued October 11, 1800 by Governor James Monroe. A survey of 2,000 acres located on Boggs creek was made for Henry Banks for which a grant was issued September 9, 1797 by Governor James Wood. Five surveys covering 1,870 acres located on Big Sewell and the headwaters of Meadow creek were made for Henry Banks. A survey of 100 acres located near Big Sewell creek was made for C. Arbuckle for which a grant was issued in 1798 by Governor Wood. Two surveys covering 5,287 acres located on Laurel, Brackens and Manns creeks were made for John Bryneside and grants issued June 8, 1798 by Governor James Wood. In 1797 a survey of 1,452 acres located on the head of Lick creek was made for the heirs of S. Baldwin. In 1798 a survey of 1,140 acres located on the mouth of Sewell creek was made for Dan Truehart for which a grant was issued March 17, 1802 by Governor James Monroe of Virginia. In 1799 a survey of 700 acres located on Meadow creek was made for W. Feamster. A survey of 900 acres located on the headwaters of Meadow creek was made for Jacob Skiles and ai grant issued December 22, 1801 by Governor James Monroe. A survey of 1,334 acres located on the head of Lick creek and Meadow creek was made for Thomas Kincaid and a grant issued October 7, 1800 by Governor Monroe. A survey of 200 acres located on the headwaters of Meadow creek was made for S. Kincaid and a grant issued October 8, 1800 by Governor James Monroe of Virginia. GRANTS ISSUED AFTER 1800 AND PRIOR TO FORMATION OF FAYETTE Date Granted to Acres Location 1802 Alex Welch 300 Glade creek. James Welch 90 Buffalo of Meadow river. 1804 Ebenezer Welch 400 Sewell waters. 1808 Ebenezer Welch 1150 Laurel of Glade. P. Hoover 80 Head Coon and Lick creeks. 1811 J. Butler 240 Butler Spring branch. 1815 John Sheaves 160 Sewell waters. R. Harrah 239 Burnt creek of Glade. 1816 Sam Fleshman 378 Glade creek. Burnt creek. M. Fleshman 70 Waters of New river. C. and T. Harrah 200 Meadow and Laurel. Thomas Creigh 615 Shades of Death creek. T. Terry 67 Slatter & Buffalo. Francis Tyree 1664 Glade & Ephraim. Francis Tyree 861 New river waters. Francis Tyree 1011 Burnt creek. 1817 Sam Fleshman 60 Big Sewell. John Fleshman 890 Manns creek. John Bowyer 806 Laurel of Glade. Ephraim Claypole 310 Manns creek. Ephraim Claypole 541 Meadow creek. 1819 Isaac Gilkerson 400 Glade creek waters. 1820 K. F. Tyree 785 Burnt creek of Glade. Ed Simms, et al 275 Sewell waters. 1823 Robert Thompson 73 Headwaters Josias Shanklin 376 Meadow creek. Josias Shanklin 409 Headwaters Meadow creek. J. D. Claypole and 390 Laurel of Glade. Emmanuel Claypole 1825 T. Kincaid 42 Butler Spring branch. David Hannah 262 Sewell waters. Robert Thompson 227 Sewell waters. Charles Rogers 34 Sewell waters. David Hannah 1000 Big Sewell of Glade. George Hughart 160 Glade creek. George Hughart 100 Glade creek. George Hughart 47 Ephraim creek. Josias Shanklin 520 Manns creek. David Hannah 500 Manns creek. Michael Coffman 170 Laurel creek 1826 John Sheaves 137 Sewell waters. Josiah Shanklin and Geo. Alderson 3225 Meadow river waters. 1827 A. Alexander 115 Sewell waters. Wm. and Robt. Miller 700 Laurel creek. R. F. Tyree 50 Ephraim creek. R. F. Tyree 215 Glade creek. John and A. Miller 350 War Ridge. Wm. Feamster, et al 200 War Ridge. S. and J. Kincaid and W. Feamster 460 Meadow creek. 1828 Adam Hutchinson 177 Meadow creek. Thomas DeQuasie 139 Laurel creek. J. Duncan 190 Laurel creek. 1830 Fielding Fips 50 Sand Lick fork. GRANTS ISSUED SINCE FORMATION OF FAYETTE AND PRIOR TO THE FORMATION OF WEST VIRGINIA Date Granted to Acres Location 1831 A. D. Johnson 300 Sewell waters. 1832 J. Anderson 151 Shades of Death creek. J. Anderson 230 Shades of Death creek. James Kincaid 100 Sand Lick run. William Morris 2300 Waters New river. Jacob Petry 43 Waters Cole river. Anderson Peck 1000 Little Beaver. John Stover 130 Clear fork Cole. John W. Scarbrough 90 Adj. his own. Jacob Stover 18 White fork Cole. Wm. and F. Smith 300 Osborne creek. James Settle 100 Blue creek. John Williams 135 Paint creek. John Williams 22 Clear fork Cole. Amos Wood 50 Waters New river. 1833 John Miller 200 Laurel creek. Eli Claypole 196 Waters Glade creek. William Hill 260 Gauley river. Lemuel Jarrel 70 Horse creek. Abraham Price 60 Spring run. George Snuffer 120 Breckenridge's fork. Thomas Terry 170 Horse-shoe creek. James Taylor 100 Turkey creek. James Terry 100 Waters New river. George Viney 64 P. Spring & Ferran runs. John Stover 130 Clear fork Cole. 1834 Thomas DeQuasie 343 Laurel creek. George Alderson 94 New river. John Bailey 150 Paint creek. Joshua Bradley 8 1/4 Marsh fork. Joshua Bradley 8 Marsh fork. Joshua Bradley 13 Marsh fork. L. H. Brannon 32 1/2 Great Kanawha. Clay and Harper 168 Adj. Moore &c. James B. Cole 2 1/2 New river. Felix Hansford 124 Boomers branch. Joseph Harper 82 Paint creek. Lemuel Jarrel 77 Head Clear fork. Lemuel Jarrel 103 Head Sand Lick fork. Metsker & Montgomery 300 Adj. Bowyer. Philip Metsker 50 1/2 Adj. his own. Montgomery & Huddleston 458 New river. Jacob Petry 20 Marsh fork. Jacob Petry 11 Marsh fork. C. & J. W. Taylor 60 Turkey creek. Richard F. Tyree 50 Ephraim creek. George Viney 36 Pine creek. 1835 William Bushby 68 Mouth Long branch. William Bushby 130 Waters Paint creek. James B. Cole 25 Forks Cane branch. William H. Grinstead 42 Paint creek. William H. Grinstead 135 Paint creek. Felix G. Hansford 400 Boomers branch. Hill & Stockton 320 Laurel branch. Thomas Hughes 34 Head Rock Camp. Robert Hill 50 Waters Bell creek. William Kincaid 46 Loop creek. James Sturgeon 250 Waters Meadow river. Sims and Wage 90 Gauley river. Cyrus Wage 78 Great Kanawha. 1836 John Anderson 14 New river. Leonard Curry 63 Loop creek. Sam Coffman 170 War Ridge. M. and J. Coffman 925 War Ridge. Fielding Fips 76 Sand Lick fork Cole. William V. Garland 35 Horse-shoe creek. Andrew Gwinn 75 War Ridge. Andrew Gwinn 130 New river. Andrew Hutchison 230 Burnt creek. James Munsey 8 1/4 New river. John Smith 18 Bell creek. Richard Skaggs 20 Waters New river. Francis Tyree 47 Waters Cole. 1837 Thomas Dickens 40 Drew's creek. Joseph Harper 90 Paint creek. Andrew Johnson 32 Waters Loop creek. James Johnson 48 Left fork Loop creek. Montgomery & Hockins 95 Cane branch. Jacob Petry 28 Marsh fork. Jacob Petry 25 Drew's creek. James Perry 50 1/2 Head Cabin creek. Thomas Terry 48 Horse-shoe creek. Nathaniel Viney 55 Horse-shoe creek. 1838 Wilson Abbott 50 Waters Marsh fork. John Anderson 100 Waters New river. John Anderson 15 New river. John Anderson 73 New river Cliff. John Anderson 115 New river. Wilson Abbott 45 Marsh fork. David Cook 280 Waters Marsh fork. Wilson Cook 98 1/2 Rock House fork. John Cook 86 Waters Marsh fork. Dickens & Scarbrough 135 Peach Tree fork. Charles Fleshman 181 Glade creek. John Gwinn 40 Wallow Hole ridge. Moses Hill 174 1/2 Bell & Smith creeks. Haner & Green 50 New river. Samuel Hannah 190 Paint creek. George Hughart 60 New river. Robert Hughes 150 Gauley river. John Hill 1300 Rich creek. H. O. Middleton 850 Waters New river. James Montgomery 500 Waters Kanawha. H. O. Middleton 400 Meadow river. James B. Munsey 40 3/4 Cane branch. J. Miller & H. Fary 143 Manns creek. Michael Montgomery 45 Waters Loop creek. Montgomery & Hockins 200 Laurel branch. David Nugent 80 Left fork Loop creek. William O'Neil 93 Little Rock House fork. Aaron Stockton 200 Waters Gauley. William Sims 65 Waters Gauley. John Smith 225 Bell creek. Abner Settle 85 Loop creek. Aaron Stockton & Co 630 Bridge fork. 1839 William Bowyer 775 New river Cliff. James Neal 99 Near Gauley. 1840 Lewis Bowyer 40 Waters Keeneys creek. William Dick 35 New river. Valentine Skaggs 50 Waters Mill creek. B. & Eli Wood 145 Adj. their own. 1841 Adam Bragg 94 New river. Thomas B. Hamilton 10 New river. Thomas B. Hamilton 10 Adj. his own. Miles Manser 250 Waters Marsh fork Cole. George Viney 50 Pine Spring run. 1842 Mark Anthony 1000 Waters of Gauley. Mark Anthony 2940 Rich creek. Bolin Bolinger 185 Keeneys creek. James Craig 72 Armstrong creek. James Craig 75 Armstrong creek. Thomas Curry 32 Loop creek. John & A. Gwinn 2100 New river. Thomas B. Hamilton 225 Waters New river. Johnathan Johnson 63 Loop creek. John Johnson, Jr. 40 Right fork Loop creek. William Kelly 11 Loop creek. Lykins & Tyree 170 Waters New river. Samuel Neal 31 Cliffs of Gauley. Samuel Neal 69 Laurel creek. William Pine 650 Pine Spring. Skaggs & Parrish 265 Waters New river. F. A. & C. Settle 550 Loop creek. Francis Tyree 589 Meadow creek. Amos Wood 258 Waters New river. 1843 Abner Anthony 450 Rich creek. Seaton Coleman 70 Mill creek. Amos Ellison 135 Waters Cole. John Hill 540 New river. Robert & M. Ingram 120 Loop creek. John Johnson 37 Right fork Loop creek. William Johnson 11 Right fork Loop creek. William Kelly 95 Loop creek. James Moore 200 Waters Marsh fork Cole. Conrad Riffle 319 Waters Guyan. Aaron Stockton 590 Rock Camp hollow. Aaron Stockton 200 Sand branch. James Settle 50 Loop creek. James Settle 33 Waters Loop creek. William Tyree 9 Mill creek. 1844 Alfred Beckley 196 Waters Piney. Thomas B. Hamilton 12 Turkey creek. James Johnson 42 Waters Loop creek. James Lykins 17 Mill creek. George Smailes 47 Laurel creek of Glade. Oliver Taylor 91 Turkey creek. 1845 Micajah Anderson 425 Armstrong creek. George Hughart 25 New river. George Hughart 40 New river. James C. Warren 390 Waters Arrowood. 1846 Jacob Amick, Sr. 200 Meadow river. Samuel Coffman 200 War Ridge. Samuel Coffman 185 War Ridge. James M. Fox 91 Ferin Spring branch. William Gwinn 100 War Ridge. Thomas Hannah 45 War Ridge. Henry S. Hopkins 30 Sand Lick fork. Henry S. Hopkins 70 Rock creek. Henry Reidnour 329 War Ridge. William Richard 65 Armstrong creek. William Richard 55 Armstrong creek. Daniel Shumate 228 Millers Camp branch. Newton Shumate 40 Rock House fork. George Snuffer 110 Adj. Cyrus Snuffer. William Terry 80 Mill creek. Thomas Wood 50 War Ridge. D. Hannah & C. Rogers 660 Boggs creek. 1847 William Bays 135 Meadow river. James R. Buster 97 Armstrong creek. James R. Buster 57 Armstrong creek. James Darlington 50 Loop creek. William H. French 500 Glade creek. Turley Foster 115 Loop creek. Thomas B. Hamilton 10 Adj. his own. A. & J. Settle 80 Waters Loop creek. Henry Smith 23 New river. George Snuffer 220 Breckenridge's fork. J. & A. Settle 85 Right fork Loop creek. B. & Eli Wood 20 Cliffs of New river. 1848 James Craig 53 Armstrong creek. James Craig 93 Armstrong creek. James Craig 120 Armstrong creek. Jno. Miller & F. Tyree 1300 Laurel creek. William Richard 100 Armstrong creek. Stockton & Coleman 790 Loop creek. Aron Stockton, et al 108 1/4 New river. Hezekiah L. Walker 120 Walnut Knob. 1849 Nancy Armstrong 35 Clear fork Cole. John Feamster 100 Meadow creek. William P. Foulke 268 1/2 Meadow river. William P. Foulke 64 1/2 Adj. Sturgeon. Thomas B. Hamilton 165 Mill creek. Andrew Hutchison 159 Laurel and Slater creeks. Thomas Mann 170 War Ridge William T. Mann 786 War Ridge. William T. Mann 4700 Laurel and Buffalo creeks. Samuel Richmond 197 New river. Cyrus Snuffer 225 Stephen's branch. Charles Shuck 80 Walnut Knob. Arch Walker 232 Waters Piney river. 1850 John Anderson 170 Adj. his own. Thomas DeQuasie 50 Adj. his own. David S. Creigh 100 Big Bend of New river. 1851 Thomas Bragg 40 New river. George W. Buster 100 Adj. Warren &c. David S. Creigh 450 Big Bend of New river. John Davis 100 Waters New river. Samuel Fleshman 173 Big Sewell mountain. Samuel Fleshman 250 Waters Glade creek. William M. Fox 15 New river. William R. Hanson 100 Glade and Laurel creeks. Thomas B. Hamilton 84 New river. John Miller 120 War Ridge. John Miller 1100 Lick and Sewell creeks. John Miller 445 Head Laurel creek. John Miller 120 Manns creek. John Miller 47 Head Laurel creek. William T. Mann 480 War Ridge. William T. Mann 40 War Ridge. William T. Mann 240 War Ridge. William T. Mann 280 War Ridge. William T. Mann 40 War Ridge. William T. Mann 200 Laurel creek. William T. Mann 160 War Ridge. H. O. Middleton 2000 Pine Spring run. John Miller 868 Laurel and Burnt creeks. John Miller, et al 1000 Laurel creek. William T. Mann 2100 New river & Buffalo creek. William O'Neil 55 Waters of Cole. Jess O'Neil 30 Waters of Cole. John Smailes 110 Laurel creek of Glade. George Smailes 71 Laurel creek mountain. William Tyree 52 Adj. Terry. Francis Tyree 180 Glade creek. Francis Tyree 450 Laurel creek. Tyree & Smailes 300 Laurel creek of Glade. William Tyree 110 Top Gauley mountain. William Tyree 129 3/4 Adj. Ellis. William Taylor 500 Kanawha river. H. L. Walker 125 Laurel creek. Thomas Hannah 120 War Ridge. Manser Kincaid 98 Laurel creek. 1852 Price Arbaugh 40 Turkey creek. Francis Fugate 20 Laurel creek. John Gwinn 400 Head Glade creek. John Gwinn 450 Glade creek. John Gwinn 434 Top Big Sewell mountain. John Gwinn 1470 Laurel creek of New river. Hiram Hess 19 Laurel creek. William Humphrey 175 Willis branch. William Humphrey 103 Head Town creek. John Hill 700 Gauley river and Bell creek. James Lykins 14 Adj. his own. H. 0. Middleton 3109 Hendricks creek. William T. Mann 926 Laurel creek. Tyree & Humphries 370 Paint creek. H. L. Walker 87 Laurel creek. John Williams 103 Adj. his own. James C. Warren 20 Adj. his own. James C. Warren 837 Adj. Bilbrow. 1853 G. M. & J. Blume 77 Keeneys creek. Blume & Rogers 18 New river. Israel E. Holliday 80 Keeneys creek. William T. Mann 1310 Laurel creek. Thomas W. Nebbergall 22 1/2 Adj. Neal. T. W. Nebbergall, et al 18 3/4 Near Gauley. Milton Reynolds 63 Adj. Kesslers &c. John Smith 40 New river. 1854 Alex Anderson 178 Walnut Knob. Blume & Rogers 45 Keeneys creek. Jacob L. Blume 70 Mouth Short creek. Samuel Carrick 420 Cotton Hill. Allen T. Capcrton 275 New river. Franklin Hill 24 Waters Bell creek. Nicholas Hawkins 50 Cliffs of Gauley. Thomas B. Hamilton 10 Mill creek. Nicholas Kinney 1000 Kanawha river. William T. Mann 393 War Ridge. George V. Perry 50 Waters Cabin creek. James & A. Rogers 347 Buffalo Hump. Alfred Slaughter 100 New river. Landon Tully 6 Adj. John Cooper. James White 965 Meadow creek waters. 1855 J. & G. Blume 32 New River Cliffs. J. & G. Blume 33 Keeneys creek. J. L. Blume 120 Keeneys creek. A. B. Copland 236 Big creek. Campbell & Hefner 785 Manns creek. John Gwinn 360 Laurel creek. John Gwinn 1461 War Ridge. John Gwinn 36 Buffalo Hump. John Gwinn 535 War Ridge. John Gwinn 992 Waters Laurel creek. Hutchison & Ridenour 190 Adj. Wm. Miller. Hughart & Mann 787 New river. Nicholas Kinney 350 Smithers creek. Alex Smith 380 Waters Bell creek. Moletas Smith 110 Head Bell creek. H. L. Walker 158 Headwaters Laurel creek. 1856 Alex Anderson 150 Adj. J. Anderson. Jacob L. Blume 170 Keeneys creek. Jacob L. Blume 100 New river. Dickinson & Coleman 535 New river. Samuel Dean 50 Ephraims creek. Dickinson & Coleman 665 New river. Robert Holliday 174 Adj. Alderson. Robert Holliday 24 Keeneys creek. Huddleston & McMullen 657 N. E. side Kanawha. Jacob Koontz 300 Gauley river. William T. Mann 162 New river. William T. Mann 1147 New river. E. C. Rogers 106 Laurel creek mountain. Allen B. Smith 213 Waters Bell creek. Landon Tully 174 Keeneys creek. 1857 L. H. Brannon 506 New river. H. O. Middleton 961 Mill creek. William T. Mann 258 War Ridge. William T. Mann 850 Slaters creek. William T. Mann 540 New river. Robert Riston 180 Paint creek. Robert Riston 70 Paint creek. James White 380 Big Sewell creek. 1858 Rhoda Backhouse 50 Bell creek. R. F. Dennis & Co 5000 Big & Little Sewell creeks. Meredith Fisher 400 Mossy creek. William Humphrey 205 Willis branch. Elias Lively 372 Town creek. Rufus Lively 350 Paint creek. John Lafferty 75 Paint creek. James Middleton 154 Adj. Bates. Robert Nickell 280 Laurel Creek. John Riston 50 Paint creek. C. B. Riston 100 Paint creek. John Riston 100 Paint creek. Isaac Riston 100 Paint creek. Isaac Simms 40 Gauley river. Alex Smith 10 Adj. F. Hill. Francis Tyree 220 Glade creek. William White 30 Meadow river. 1859 David C. Burdett 180 Meadow river. William B. Buster 440 Waters Big creek. Noah M. Holliday 167 Keeneys creek. Robert Holliday 50 Keeneys creek. Robert Holiday 120 Keeneys creek. Lemuel Rogers 100 Manns creek. Jesse Thomas 240 Adj. his own. Samuel Tyree, et al 14696 H'd Cabin and Paint creeks, Viney & Deitz 34 Pine Spring run. 1860 Mason Coleman 74 3/4 Loop creek. Joseph Davis 200 Glade creek. Samuel Gill 10 Adj. his own. William Rigg 20 New river. James Scarbrough 150 Paint creek. Robert Scarbrough 132 Paint creek. James Tincher 53 Laurel creek. James Tincher 31 Laurel creek. Nancy Whalen 100 Adj. Zimmerman. 1861 Stuart Armstrong 241 1/2 Bishops fork. Thomas Armstrong 59 Mossy creek. Adam Blake 70 Between Cabin and Cole. Samuel Honaker 232 Paint creek. Diana Kincaid 180 Laurel creek. Rufas Lively 36 Paint creek. Rufas Lively 200 Paint creek. Rufas Lively 100 Paint creek. William Martin 6 1/2 Horse-shoe creek. Isaac Scarbrough 180 Waters Paint creek. John W. Scarbrough 63 Paint creek. William Tyree 287 Gauley mountain. William Tyree 56 Horse-shoe creek. William Tyree 13 Horse-shoe creek. Isaac Williams 120 Paint creek. A. P. Deem 105 Little Sewell. 1862 Edwin Parker 850 New river. GRANTS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA BOOK A Date Granted to Acres Location 1866 Israel E. Holliday 110 Manns creek. Morris Harvey 1000 New river. Joseph Hughart 200 Waters Glade creek. C. W. Lively 700 Laurel branch Meadow creek. E. L. Parker 850 New river. 1867 John H. Gray 136 Cane branch. Townsend & Blume 100 New river. 1868 Robert Riston 415 Paint creek. BOOK B Date Granted to Acres Location 1870 Charles S. Carrington 1325 Gauley river. Cynthia A. Gray 255 Waters Cane branch. 1871 Josiah Smith 116 Buffalo creek. Francis Tyree's heirs 131 Butler Spring branch. 1873 W. Sidenstricker 200 Glade creek. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA BY J. T. PETERS AND H. B. CARDEN 1926 JARRETT PRINTING COMPANY CHARLESTON, W. VA. Copyright, 1926. BY THE FAYETTE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. All Rights Reserved. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/fayette/history/1926/historyo/chapterv14gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wvfiles/ File size: 42.6 Kb