Catherine Tisinger Collection

1798 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 11/2019. Last revised date 01/2021.

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EXTENT: 0.25 linear feet

DATE: 1763 - 1850

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Catherine Tisinger Collection consists of land documents, mostly original, collected by Richard Tisinger, Ph.D. which cover dates from 1763 to 1850. The collection also includes an N. Currier lithograph copy entitled “The Bride,” and a photocopy of a plat by Harry Long of New Market, Virginia, dated 1978, of Reuben Allen’s land acquisitions from the 1730s through to the 1740s.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The documents in this collection show transfers of land and property between several individuals central to the early history and development of the Lower Shenandoah Valley, including Issac Zane, Alexander Hite, Lord Fairfax, and James Wood. Many of these grants are listed in Gray’s compilation of Land Grants.  The documents cover the counties of Frederick, Shenandoah, Hardy, Rockingham, and other neighboring towns and counties.  

RELATED MATERIAL: Thomas, Lord Fairfax Collection, 57 WFCHS/THL

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Gray, Gertrude E., Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Volumes I-IV. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1993 [929.3512/Gra]

CITE AS: Catherine A. Tisinger Collection, 1798 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

“The Bride,” lithograph copy, N. Currier, mid-1880s, sepia tone with color

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order:

Allen, Reuben – plat of land acquisitions from the 1730’s through 1740’s compiled by Harry Long of New Market, Virginia, date 1978 (photocopy)

Allen, Robert, Shenandoah County, plat of river acreage, January 31, 1835  

Backer, Philip, Shenandoah County, April 6, 1825, (Gray, vol. IV, p. 123)

Baker, Hieronymus, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Dee, August 9, 1766 (Gray, vol. II, p. 174)

Baker, Philip Peter, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, August 8, 1766, (Gray, vol.II, p. 173)

Barb, Jacob, Shenandoah County, July 3, 1827 (Gray, vol. IV, p. 128)

Beall, George, Hardy County, November 12, 1788, (Gray, vol. III, p. 142)

Bort, Peter, Shenandoah County, Indenture for Michael Nease, April 29, 1799

Bush, Gasper, Hardy County, March 19, 1782, (Gray, vol. III, p. 235)

Byrd, Abraham, Rockingham County, Indenture, April 30, 1839

Byrd, Abraham, Rockingham County, Estate of Byrd, Andrew, Rockingham County, March 8, 1839

Clem, Michael, Passage Creek, Shenandoah County, August 9, 1792 (Gray, vol. III, p. 171)

Coffield, George, Frederick County (Robert Rutherford Survey/Lord Fairfax Deed), August 14, 1766, (Gray, vol.II, p. 174)

Crable, Jacob, Shenandoah County from Edmund Randolph, June 9, 1788, (Gray, vol. III, p.66)

Dennum, Joseph, Augusta County, Lord Fairfax Deed, December 20, 1750 (Gray, vol. II, p 47)

Disbonet, John Barnet, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, March 10, 1763 (Gray, vol. II, p. 150)

Eagle, Timothy, Shenandoah County, Lord Fairfax Deed, December 7, 1778, (Gray, vol. II, p. 173)

Felkner, Henry, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, October 18, 1768 (Gray, vol. II, p. 199)

Fogle, William, Shenandoah County, from Beverly Randolph, July 15, 1790 (Gray, vol. III, p. 123)

Gordon, Peter and Rose, Henry, Page County, 280 acres, March 5, 1834, (Gray, vol. IV, p. 174)

Graybell, Jacob (assignee for George Messersmith) by Beverly Randolph, August 21, 1789 (Gray, vol. III, p. 104)

Grove, Jacob/Funkhouser, John, Shenandoah County, plat, April 30, 1807

Hite, Alexander, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, May 5, 1770 (Gray, vol. II, p. 204)

Hollon, Peter, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, October 8, 1766  

Houdeshelt, George, Shenandoah County, December 14, 1791 (Gray, vol. III, p. 235)

Huddle, George, Dunmore City, Lord Fairfax Deed, August 19, 1772 (Gray, vol. II, p. 217)

Koverstine, Jacob, Shenandoah County, Land Warrant, April 26, 1815 (Gray, vol. IV, p 67)

Koverstone, Jacob, Sr., Shenandoah County from Edmond Randolph, July 30, 1821 (Gray, vol. IV, p 10)

Meafus, Catherine, Shenandoah County, (3.5 acres), May 7, 1827

Meirhied, Andrew, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph, December 16, 1789

Moreland, William, Shenandoah County, Indenture, June 9, 1847

Murphey, James, Shenandoah County, June 27, 1783 (Gray, vol. III, p. 214)  

O’Neil, John of Dunmore County, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, September 21, 1772

Roush, Jacob, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph, February 28, 1789 (Gray, vol. III, p.82)       

Sailer, Godfrey, Shenandoah County, December 11, 1783, (Gray, vol III, p. 238)

Scott, Robert, Shenandoah County, March 17, 1781 (Gray, vol. III, p.55)

Sheetz, John, Shenandoah County, January 9, 1824 (Gray, vol. IV, p. 123)

Sherry, Peter, Hardy County, James Wood Grant, November 25, 1796 (Gray, vol. III, p 208)

Sigler, William (Conveyed to Abraham Hockman), “Mill Creek,” April 9, 1850

Sine, Joshua, Shenandoah County, May 17, 1849 (Gray, vol. IV, p 231)

Steenbergen, John B., Shenandoah County, plat with description, January 31, 1835 

Waggoner, Ulrick, Shenandoah County, July 12, 1792 (Gray, vol. III, p. 55) 

Weaver, Adam, Shenandoah County, March 2, 1789 (Gray, vol. III, p. 80)

Williams, William C., James Wood Land Grant, June 13, 1798 – stained, much unreadable - (Gray, vol. III, p. 280)

Winegardner, Herbert (wife Elizabeth), Shenandoah County, Indenture, September 8, 1806

Winegartner, Herbert, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph, December 11, 1789 (Gray, vol. III, p. 112)

Zane, Col. Isaac, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Grant, October, 23, 1778 (Gray, vol. III, p. 22)

Zane, Isaac, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, November 11, 1778 (Gray, vol. III, p. 23)

List of items in chronological order:

Allen, Reuben – plat of land acquisitions from the 1730s through 1740s compiled by Harry Long of New Market, Virginia, date 1978 (photocopy)

December 20, 1750 – Dennum, Joseph, Augusta County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, 47)

March 10, 1763 – Disbonet, John Barnet, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p. 150)

August 8, 1766 – Baker, Philip Peter, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p.173)

August 9, 1766 -  Baker, Hieronymus, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p.174)

August 14, 1766 - Coffield, George, Frederick County (Robert Rutherford Survey/Lord Fairfax Deed), (Gray, vol.II, p. 174)

October 8, 1766 -  Hollon, Peter, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed

October 18, 1768 - Felkner, Henry, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, (Gray, vol. II, p. 199)

May 5, 1770 - Hite, Alexander, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p. 204)

August 19, 1772 - Huddle, George, Dunmore City, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p. 217)

September 21, 1772 - O’Neil, John of Dunmore County, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed

October, 23, 1778 - Zane, Col. Isaac, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Grant, (Gray, vol. III, p. 22)

December 7, 1778 - Eagle, Timothy, Shenandoah County, Lord Fairfax Deed (Gray, vol. II, p.173)

November 11, 1778 - Zane, Isaac, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, (Gray, vol. III, p. 23)

March 17, 1781 - Scott, Robert, Shenandoah County, (Gray, vol. III, p.55)

March 19, 1782 -  Bush, Gasper, Hardy County (Gray, vol. III, p. 235)

June 27, 1783 - Murphey, James, Shenandoah County, (Gray, vol. III, p. 214)  

December 11, 1783 - Sailer, Godfrey, Shenandoah County, (Gray, vol. III, p. 238)

November 12, 1788 - Beall, George, Hardy County, (Gray, vol. III, p. 142)

June 9, 1788 - Crable, Jacob, Shenandoah County from Edmund Randolph, (Gray, vol. III, p.66)

November 11, 1778 – Zane, Isaac, Frederick County, Lord Fairfax Deed, (Gray. vol. III, p.23)

February 28, 1789 – Roush, Jacob, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph, (Gray, III, p. 82)

August 21, 1789 – Graybell, Jacob (assignee for George Messersmith) by Beverly Randolph, (Gray, v. III, p. 104)

December 11, 1789 – Winegartner, Herbert, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph (Gray, v. III, p. 112)

December 16, 1789 – Meirhied, Andrew, Shenandoah County from Beverly Randolph

December 14, 1791 – Houdeshelt, George, Shenandoah County (Gray, vol. III, p. 235)

July 12, 1792 – Waggoner, Ulrick, Shenandoah County (Gray, vol. III, p.55)

August 9, 1792 – Clem, Michael, Passage Creek, Shenandoah County (Gray, vol. III, p.171)

November 25, 1796 – Sherry, Peter, Hardy County, James Wood Grant, (Gray, vol. III, p. 208)

June 13, 1798 – Williams, William C., James Wood Land Grant [stained/much unreadable] – (Gray, vol. III, p. 280)

April 29, 1799 – Bort, Peter, Shenandoah County, Indenture for Michael Neese

September 8, 1806 - Winegardner, Herbert (wife Elizabeth), Shenandoah County, Indenture

April 30, 1807 - Grove, Jacob/Funkhouser John, Shenandoah County, plat

January 9, 1824 - Sheetz, John, Shenandoah County, (Gray, vol. IV, p.123)

April 6, 1825 – Backer, Philip, Shenandoah County, (Gray, vol. IV, p. 123)

May 7, 1827 – Meafus, Catherine, Shenandoah County 3.5 acres

July 3, 1827 – Barb, Jacob, Shenandoah County (Gray, vol. IV, p. 128)

January 31, 1835 – Steenbergen, John B. Shenandoah County, plat with description

April 30, 1839 - Byrd, Abraham, Rockingham County, Indenture

June 9, 1847 - Moreland, William, Shenandoah County, Indenture

April 26, 1815 – Koverstine, Jacob, Shenandoah County, Land Warrant, (Gray, vol. IV, p. 67)

July 30, 1821 – Koverstone, Jacob, Sr., Shenandoah County from Edmund Randolph, (Gray, vol. IV, p.10)

March 5, 1834 – Gordon, Peter and Rose, Henry, Page County 280 acres, (Gray, vol. IV, p. 174)

January 31, 1835, Allen, Robert, Shenandoah County, plat of river acreage

March 8, 1839 – Byrd, Abraham, Rockingham County, Estate of Byrd

May 17, 1849 – Sine, Joshua, Shenandoah County (Gray, vol. IV, p. 231)

April 9, 1850 – Sigler, William (convey to Abraham Hockman), “Mill Creek”