On one of the maps called "A Plat of the Land Patents in Amelia County", I located the patent of William Pride 1720. The land appears to be bound on the north by the Appomattox River. Viewing a modern map of the county, there is an Archers Creek Lane ( Rt. 651) in that area. It is off Rt. 616 near Amelia Lake and Amelia Wildlife Area. It appears the patent was for 850 acres. I Googled Archers Creek Lane and real estate sites with a house for sale popped up. The following website appeared also http://www.ameliacountyrealestate.com/index.php?mode=search&term=archers. It indicates that houses there are owned by Eloise A. Banks, Leslie N. Banks, Mike Sr. Banks Estate and others. It also gives the Map numbers of each property. I hope this helps and saves you some time. Betty On 1/8/2013 10:50 AM, Betty Perkinson wrote: > You may want to contact the Historical Society in Amelia County. We > bought several maps showing landownership in the late 1700s and early > 1800s from the society. We were able to use the landmarks from the map > to locate the land owned by Perkinsons in that county. When I find > time, I will review the maps looking for the owners you mention. > Betty > On 1/7/2013 10:14 PM, Marilyn J. Jackson wrote: >> On 1/6/2013 6:25 PM, Margie Barton wrote: >>> I know land does not move, so how could I identify 100 acres in >>> Amelia County on Horse Pen Branch if I went to Amelia County today.I >>> am trying to find if there are any old graves or cemeteries on this >>> 100 acres. I found land deeds for the same 100 acres dated as >>> follows until the sheriff sale. >>> >>> 1736 from William Pride to Richard Wells >>> 1740 from Richard Wells to Richard Purkett >>> 1740 from Richard Puckett to William Pride >>> 1777 from Thomas Hobby Puckett to Anthony Lamb >>> 1794 Anthony Lamb to John Archer >>> 1800 John Archer then land was sold at Sheriff Sale >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Margie >>> >>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >>> instructions at >>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html >>> >> Margie, >> >> There is a software program out called Deedmapper that is designed to >> map a property using metes and bounds. They have a website - >> Deedmapper. >> >> Also go onto the website for the US Geological Survey and look at the >> historic topographic maps for Amelia County. The earlier maps >> sometimes had cemeteries on them. They had a map from 1943 and one >> from 1966 - the most recent was 1994. The maps are available to >> purchase in PDF format. >> >> >> Marilyn Jackson >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >> instructions at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html >> > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html