Good Morning I am chasing the Rakes family but am still in Amherst County with my connections. What County did you find this is? On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Roger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have a land grant for Henry Rakes jr dated 22 August 1787. > > The last line of the land grant reads "in the year of our Lord one > thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the Commonwealth the ????" > > I can not figure out what the ???? is. It seems to be some type of dating > as I see it on many of the land grants of this period usually something > like "and of the Commonwealth 13" > > Any help in understand what this means would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Roger > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical Society(VGS), I support and adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html