Dear Sandra: Thank you for your wonderful response. -- Wm Kercheval did lease the land you mentioned for 13 years. The lease was made in Jan 1786 so it would have ended in Jan 1799. There lies the question - What happened at the end of the Lease. Would Lawrence Lewis keep William on the land to be an overseer? I have not seen anything to indicate the renewal of the lease. Any help would be appreciated Thank you, Diana Lawrence Lewis, with his brother Robert > Lewis, Battaile Muse, and maybe others, helped > manage GW's western lands. William Kercheval in > December 1785 began renting from GW a 172-acre > tract on the Shenandoah River in Frederick > County, and I assume that's the same piece of > land you are referencing. At GW's death in > December 1799 the rental agreement would have > continued in effect, with the heirs of GW's > estate. Unfortunately, we have not attempted the > monumental task of tracing what happened to GW's > vast landholdings after his death; perhaps > someone at Mount Vernon knows more (try Mary > Thompson [log in to unmask]). To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html