Realizing that the following is something you obviously have, I mention it
just for what it says about other place names and a possible answer or clue.
In VMHB, v. 5, p. 413, Carter Papers - abstract of the will: "I give unto my
said son Robert that tract or parcel of land I lately bought of William
Rust, lying in Hartford [sic] County upon the branches of Bull Run to him
and his heirs forever."

First, it seems that that land would have been in Prince William County by
that time, and possibly in Fairfax County after 1742. Unfortunately, the few
surviving deed books for this period for Stafford and Prince William
Counties do not record this deed (at least those that have been abstracted
and published, and I'm pretty sure all for the period have been.] Maybe
you've found the deed in Carter's papers.

Second, and more to the point of your question, could it just be confusion
of the name by an elderly (?) man not paying attention to the real county
names. I know of a will in Goochland County from the same time period in
which the writer calls it Judgeland County and have heard of other
corruptions of county names in records.

It's certainly an interesting little question though!

Eric G. Grundset
DAR Library
Washington, DC

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Edmund Berkeley, Jr [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Friday, October 25, 2002 3:32 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Hartford County

I am have transcribed the text of Robert Carter's will (probated 1732) and
am editing the text for addition to my website of his papers. He refers in
the will to "Hartford County" which term I have noticed before in his
letters. He seems to mean the area that is now Stafford County.

I am unable to find any reference to the use of this term in my sources,
and turn to the knowledgeable members of this list for assistance. Has
anyone come across this term, and can you provide me any more information
about it?

I'd be most grateful for any assistance.

Ned Berkeley

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