Elizabeth Shown Mills wrote:
> Shirley,
>
> Despite the destruction of the deeds, you may well be able to run back this
> property to ca. 1782 via thorough study of the tax rolls and the land survey
> books that have also survived.
>
> Both of these were extremely valuable to me in discovering kinships,
> marriages, and heirships among the interrelated Couches and Andersons of
> Buckingham, in that same time period.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG
> Tennessee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shirley
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:34 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Clover Forest Road, Buckingham County, VA
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm back to researching my paternal line: Mathew Cox and Rachel Watkins, his
> wife, of Buckingham County, VA. Would someone know how I can find, on a
> map, the following:
>
> "12-4-1802 between Alexander LeGrand, Senr. of Prince Edward, and John Cox
> of Buckingham Co., For 198 pounds, tract in Buckingham Co. containing 132
> acres,"being the three lots of land that fell to Henry, John and Edward Cox
> from their father as numbered in the report made by the Commissioners to
> the court of Buckingham and bounded by Phebe Stith's land, Thomas Cox,
> Nickoless Robertson, Francis Walthall, Alesander LeGrand's old tract known
> by the name of Gannaway's old tract, Rachael Cox, Mathew Cox, and the Clover
> Forrest Road."
> Witnesses: John K. Binford, Joseph Binford, Jane LeGrand.
> Acknowledged 4-1-1803"
>
> I am trying to research this land "backwards"..There are other tracts
> besides this one...With the Buckingham Co. CH being burned down, I am at a
> loss with this re: land titles/patents.
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Best,
> Shirley Cox Schroeder
>
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Shirley,
Here is a book that might help you. /Buckingham County, Virginia
surveyor's plat book 1762-1858/ by Eric Grundset. There are 81 copies
held by libraries on World Cat so you should be able to locate one near
you and/or ILL ti through your public library.
Marilyn
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