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Index to Patents & Grants 1623-1774, LDS film #0029308, filmed by VA State Library Photographic Laboratory
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No. 18: 1738-1739 James Findly 350 448
No. 19: 1739-1741 John Finley 183 852
No. 20: 1741-1743 John Finley 300 83
No. 24: 1745-1746 James Finly 400 124
No. 27: 1748-1749 James Findley 400 2
No. 31: 1751-1755 William Finney 4485 426
(also Thomas & Michael)
No. 37: 1767-1768 John Finley 238 281
No. 39: 1770-1771 William Finley 200 4
No. 39: 1770-1771 Robert Findley 323 374
No. 42: 1773-1774 James Finley? 448 634
VA State Land Office, Patents & Grants Index by Counties, LDS #0029309
xx:xxx = Book and Page
AMELIA CO
17:19 R??? Finley/Farley?, 15 March 1735, 250 acres on the lower side of Wests Creek adj. George Stogwell & other lines.
17:22 Joseph Finley/Farley, 15 March 1735, 500 acres on the lower side of Wests Creek adj. George Stegall, Willm Rawlin? lines.
COUNTY NO. 2 - AUGUSTA CO, LDS #0029309
18:360 Benjamin Borden, 29 June 1739, 92,100 acres on N & SE branches of James
River between Blue Ridge & North Mts.
19:636 Alexander Breckenridge, 10 June 1740, 400 acres on south side of Middle River.
19:852 John Finley, 1 December 1740, 183 acres on a branch of Cathey's river called Finleys Branch.
20:83 John Finley, 15 October 1741, 300 acres on a draft of Cathey's River including the Plum Tree Bottom.
30:504 John McFarland, 30 October 1752, 106 acres on a branch of Reed Creek.
32:23 James Downing, 5 July 1753, 175 acres on headwaters of Smith's Creek.
32:166 John McFarland, 20 June 1753, 98 acres on a branch of Reed Creek a branch of New River between the land he now lives on and the Cove.
32:167 John McFarland, 20 June 1753, 327 acres on Reedy Creek.
37:251 John Finley, 20 July 1768, 238 acres on a branch of the Middle River of Shanando joining to the land he lives on.
37:350 Daniel McNare, 20 July 1768, 96 acres on both sides of Middle River adj. his other land.
38:575 James Gillespy, 6 April 1769, 50 acres on James River joining to a tract formerly surveyed for Robert Gillespie.
39:4 William Finley, 12 May 1770, 200 acres on south side of South River of Shanando.
COMMONWEALTH'S GRANTS AND PATENTS
C:141 George Finley, 1 February 1751, 35 acres on small branch on south side of Middle River.
C:286 John Finley, 1 February 1781, 49 acres in the South Mountains in Woods Gap.
D:461 Daniel McNare, 1 February 1781, 525 acres on both sides of the Middle River & Jenning's Branch.
13:182 William Finley, 4 July 1787, 63 acres on south side of South River.
19:547 David McNare, 21 August 1789, 600 acres on Middle River
20:430 Robert Finley, 20 June 1789, 107 acres on south side of South River.
24:385 David Finley, 16 November 1791, 110 acres on the southwest side of John Finley's land.
30:386 Wm. Finley, 20 August 1794, 161 acres on south side of South River on the run that comes from David's Gap.
30:391 Samuel Finley, 18 August 1794, 275 acres on south side of South River.
31:139 Robert Finley, 20 April 1794, 120 acres on the south side of the South River on both sides of the Branch in Stewart's Gap.
37:101 Samuel Finley, 12? September 1796, 48 acres on the NW side of the South River joining the lines of Wm Crawford, Jacob Barrier and Craig's land.
Read through Book 48 (1800); continues on through Book 123 (1914)
END OF COUNTY NO. 2 - [INDEX & ABSTRACTS] OF PATENTS & GRANTS AUGUSTA
COUNTY NO. 3 - ALBEMARLE, LDS #0029309
27:2 James Fendley, 1 December 1748, 250 acres on both sides of Cunningham's Creek of the south side of the Rivanna River.
33:734 William Megginson, 3 March 1760, 460 acres on branches of Findleys Creek of the Fluvanna.
Read through 1800, Book 47; continues through Book 124, 1923.
AMHERST COUNTY, LDS #0029309
37:106 Alexander Reid, 10 Septemaber 1767, 283 acres on the branches of Rockfish River.
37:107 Alexander Reid, 10 September 1767, 200 acres on Hat Creek Thoroughfare.
38:803 Alexander Reid, Jr., 14 July 1769, 80 acres on the South
branches of the South Fork of Rockfish River.
38:805 Alexander Reid, 14 July 1769, 30 acres on the South branches of the South Fork of Rockfish River.
40:558 Alexander Reid, 3 August 1771, 136 acres on the North branch of Stoney River of Rockfish River.
41:408 John Shields, 15 June 1773, 50 acres on the South branches of Hat Creek.
12:376 Alexander Reid, Jr., 22 August 1787, 77 acres on the South branches of Rockfish River.
38:310 James Shields, 19 June 1798, 45 acres on one of the Read branches of Hat Creek.
Read through 1800, Book 46; continues through Book 124, 1922.
BATH COUNTY, LDS #0029309
no Finleys through 1800, Book 46; continues through Book 124, 1924.
BEDFORD COUNTY, LDS #0029309
39:374 Robert Finley, 16 March 1771, 323 acres on the east branches of Beaverdam Creek.
COMMONWEALTH'S GRANTS AND PATENTS
E:5 John A. Findley, 1 May 1775, 215 acres on the head branches of the North fork of Beaverdam Creek.
10:578 Abner Howell, 28 August 1787, 234 acres beginning on the east side of Chesnut Mountains.
25:597 Abner Howell, 27 February 1792, 254 acres in the Cove at the head of Beaverdam and Falling Creek.
41:389 Abner Howell, 13 Aug 1799, 100 acres on Sandy Run.
Read through 1800, Book 47; continues through Book 124, 1926.
Index to Patents & Grants, 1623-1921, LDS #0029310
BOTETOURT COUNTY
30:168 Abner Howell, 6 May 1793, 155 ac in the Counties of Botetourt & Bedford on the headwaters of Sandy Creek the waters of Roanoak.
30:169 Abner Howell, 6 May 1793, 329 acres In the Counties of Botetourt & Bedford on the head waters of Wolf Creek.
30:258 Joshua Howell, 19 August 1794, 100 acres on the south fork of Settle River and adjoining his own land on the South side.
33:269 Charles Howell, 2 November 1795, 40 ac on the waters of Wolf Creek a branch of Roanoak river adjoining the land of Thomas Akers, David James and his own land.
34:175 Benjamin Howell, 29 April 1796, 214 ac between his own & Geo Hairstons? land on Lewis' Branch waters of Little River.
35:175 Joshua Howell, 28 April 1796, 180 ac on the South fork of Little river adjoining the land of the Rev Robert Jones.
X:477 Joshua Howell, 2 Dec 1785, 250 ac on the south fork of Little river adjoining the land of Geo. Hairston and his own land.
43:302 James Heaven, 6 February 1800, 360 ac on Sinking Creek a branch of New river.
49:237 Abner Howell, 9 June 1801, 124 ac on the waters of Wolf Creek a branch of Roanoak.
Read through 1810 - no Finleys.
Index to Patents & Grants, LDS #0029311
GOOCHLAND
17:523 John Finilly/Ffivilly/Twitty, 16 June 1738, 280 acres between Deep Creek & Muddy Creek adjoining Daniel Willmore.
18:445 James Findley, 22 September 1739, 350 acres on the south side of the Fluvanna river beginning about four miles above the mouth of Tye River.
25:124 James Finly, 20 September 1745, 400 acres on the north side of Slate River Mountain on both sides of a branch of David's Creek.
Read through 1800, book 48; continues through 1854, book 109.
FREDERICK AND WINCHESTER COUNTIES:
GRANTS BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE NORTHERN NECK, LDS #0029311
K:24 James Finley, 26 October 1757, 108 acres adjoining John Strades patent land on the east side of Opeckon.
N:27 John Downing, 13 June 1766, 250 acres on the North River of Shannondoah beginning & said running across Stony Creek.
No Haven/Heaven. Read through 1800, book Y.
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