Virginia Northern Neck Land Warrants Surveys Orange Augusta Counties 1730-1754
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Virginia Northern Neck Land Warrants Surveys Orange Augusta Counties 1730-1754. This constituted up to 5,200,000 acres of Virginia's Northern Neck and a vast area northwest of it. The warrant was then given to a surveyor, who surveyed the land. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! Collector Bookstore Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-NPP-NNW1 Virginia Northern Neck Land Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, 1730-1754 ISBN: Does not apply Book Title: Abstract of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Volume 1: Orange & Augusta Counties, 1730-1754, with Tithables, Delinquents and Petitioners Author: Peggy Shomo Joyner Binding: Soft Cover Copyright: 1985 Pages: 73 Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in. Published as the first volume in a series of Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, this collection has become a standard reference work for researchers in the period of colonial Augusta County history and that of its parent county, Orange. The Northern Neck Proprietary – also called the Fairfax Proprietary, or Fairfax Grant – was a land grant first created by the exiled English King Charles II in 1649 and encompassing all the lands bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in colonial Virginia. This constituted up to 5,200,000 acres of Virginia's Northern Neck and a vast area northwest of it. The grant became actual in 1660 when Charles was restored to the English throne. By 1719, these lands had been inherited by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781). By that time the question of the boundaries of the designated lands had also become highly contentious. It was decided in 1746 that a line between the sources of the North Branch of the Potomac and the Rappahannock River (the "Fairfax Line") would constitute the western limit of Lord Fairfax's lands. The early 17th century decade was witnessing a wave of pioneer settlement throughout the region. To obtain land a person purchased a warrant from the proprietor’s agent specifying the precise location of the desired land. The warrant was then given to a surveyor, who surveyed the land. The plat, warrant, and any related papers were returned to the proprietor’s office, and if the title was clear, a grant was recorded and then issued. At any point after the warrant was purchased the land could be assigned (sold) to another person, and years could elapse between the purchase of the warrant and the issuance of a grant. The volume is arranged first by county, then alphabetic by grantee. Please note: The index provided at the end of the volume contains only those persons whose reference occurs outside the alphabetic listing in the volume. It is NOT a complete index of names or places. (Description generated 2026-04-24) a9132f9a3aa0330f47a6d71bbaae6708
