Thursday, February 25, 2010

Early Land Records of W. Virginia

Searched for William Hall on Ancestry.com in the book Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia, Edgar B. Sims, State Auditor, Charleston, West Virginia, 1952
"The land grants listed herein were made by Lord Fairfax prior to the creation of the Virginia Land Office, by the Commonwealth of Virginia, of lands now embracing the State of West Virginia; and, by the State of West Virginia, under its first Constitution. "
Found:
William Hall 486 Acres near Elk Branch, 1756 see book 1 pg 234
William Hall 2,236 Acres near Howard's Marsh, 1764 see book 2 pg 477

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