I will do so, thanks, I didn't have a lot of time today [and the temp in town was 104, not too nice for walking]. I know at least one was a city-dweller, he was a flour miller in Fredericksburg. I know another was from Stafford County but I don't know what he did. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Jul 18, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Paul Drake wrote: > Those men each were paying about 2.00 per acre for the privilege of > using a > substantial tract of land for the term of the life. That was a lot > of usage > for very little money. For the poor or nearby city dwellers, that > small > acreage, if planted in tobacco, would provide a measure of income > that such > people might find quite important. > > Why not try checking the grantor or lessor indices to see what each > did with > his tract and when he did it. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [VA-ROOTS] any ideas about this? > ....Dating to 25 October 1849, "have given, granted, bargained, > and sold" > to each of 56 named > men, for "the sum paid of $10 in hand" from each man, "being 235 > acres of land" "To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land > to them severally for and during the terms of their natural lives" > and that "I the said Thomas Hill Jr. shall and will warrant and > defend the said tract or parcel of land during the natural life of > each one of them free from the claims of all persons whatsoever by > testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my hand and seal this 25th > day of October 1849..." > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html