Good for you Tom, still at plotting the land. Most people probably do not
realize the tremendous contribution you have made to mapping those early
Virginia land records.
Randy Cabell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Bannister" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:11 PM
Subject: Lands of Nicholas Davies, Joshua Fry & Company, & others in NE
Bedford County
> List Members:
>
> By 31 patents & grants, Nicholas Davies obtained about 40,000 acres
> of land in northeast Bedford County and in western Amherst. Nearby
> three large tracts were granted to a 6-man consortium which adjacent
> property holders referred to as "Fry and Company". The lines of these
> and many other tracts have been approximately located. Maps and an
> essay can be viewed or downloaded at...
>
> http://www.rochester.edu/college/BIO/bannister/PatentMaps/Bedford/NDavies/
>
> TTBannister
> Dept of Biology
> Univ of Rochester
> Rochester NY 14627
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