Thanks for the GOOD ADVICE ! And I will make good use of it !!
Of course, I did read Chiarito's introduction, but it failed to answer my
questions, which is what inspired me to ask VA-ROOTS. I have received many
good answers and have already learned much.
Giving credit, where credit is due, my ancestors did settle the land they
were granted or had patented or had purchased. They remained there from the
1760s until my father's generation. Sorrowfully, most of those hundreds of
acres are no longer in the family. Thankfully, many of the old homes
continue to stand. By the way, my pioneering ancestors were English, as far as I
know.
Thanks !
Carole
In a message dated 3/15/2011 8:19:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Carol, You can educate yourself tremendously by searching this list's
archives. Land patents as well as many other things you need to know in order
to do colonial VA gen research have been discussed at one time or another.
The LOV website also has info on patents as well as a lot of other subjects.
Their website also has digitized those patents for your access. Hening's
Statues (VA Laws) has also been transcribed and is on the web. USE GOOGLE.
Don't forget to read the Introduction to the books you use since it
explains what's contained in the pages of the book. The Introduction to the entry
book you referred to explains that an entry for land was "but a statement
of intention". No money had passed at that point and the patent process had
not begun. Probably, for that reason, those land hungry Scots-Irish coming
down the valley made many more land entries than they could either afford
or seat. Therefore, a lot of those first entries were transferred,
reassigned (as shown in the entry book) or reverted back to the Crown for lack of
seating.
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