Greenbrier County, WV Land Records

Greenbrier County, WV Land Records

Hicks Land Grants

Hicks, John; Campbell, Robert; Currie, William; and Currie, James. -- 17 Nov. 1797 -- Greenbrier County. 3000 acres. On the left-hand fork of Pocatalico Creek. Grants 38, page 50.

Hicks, John; Campbell, Robert; Currie, William; and Currie, James -- 20 Nov. 1797 -- Greenbrier County. 3000 acres. Beginning on the waters of a large Creek emptying into the Little Kanawha about 37 miles from its mouth.

Hicks, John; Campbell, Robert; Currie, William; and Currie, James -- 20 Nov. 1797 -- Greenbrier County. 3000 acres. On the dividing ridge between the waters of the Little and Great Kanawha. Grants 38, page 44.

Hicks, John; Campbell, Robert; Currie, William; and Currie, James -- 20 Nov. 1797 -- Greenbrier County. 3000 acres. On both sides of the dividing ridge between the waters of Little and Great Kanawha. Grants 38, page 48.

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Joseph Skaggs & Richard Hicks

Land Deed - dated 6th February 1818

Greenbrier County

Joseph Skaggs & Richard Hicks - 148 acres Greenbrier

To all to whom these present shall cover, greeting: Know ye that in conformity with a _____ made on the 3rd day of April 1816, by virtue of a Land Office Treasury Warrant No. 5288 if ___ the 2nd of November 1814.

There is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Joseph Skaggs & Richard Hicks, a certain tract in parcel of land containing 148 acres, Situate in the county of Greenbrier, by big Laurel Creek a branch of New River, near the foot of Gurity? Mountain where the Old Kanawha road crosses the mountain, adjoining their own land, and bounded as follow __ to wit: Beginning at a white oak and on the top of the Clif__ of a branch near a fence and ___ , ___ to their _on land __ with the same, S. 78, W. 70 poles to a white oak on a ridge near a drain, N. 70, W 26 poles to a white oak in a ridge by our old pastures thence leaving the same, S.6, W. 100 poles crossing said creek below the m__sk of a branch to three white oaks in a ridge near a small drain, S. 70, W. 27 poles to a white oak and __ on the top of the cliffs of said creek, S. 58, E. 248 poles to a white oak on a flat ridge near a branch and thence, N. 18 W. 259 poles crossing said creek to the Beginning.
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John Dickerson Littlepage
Preemption Warrant #2180
John Dickerson Littlepage County: Greenbrier
Type #1: Settlement Acreage #1: 400
Type #2: Preemption Acreage #2: 1000

We the Commissioners for the district of Augusta Botetourt & Greenbrier do certify that John Dickenson Littlepage is intitled to Four hundred acres of Land by right of settlement before the first day of January 1778, part of a Survey made for him in the year 1775. Lying in Greenbrier County on a branch of Meadow River, also the preemption of One Thousand acres adjoining Said Settlement, to include the remainder of Said Survey. Given under our hand, this 29th Day of May 1782.

Attest Wm McShee
Jas Lyle ? Clerk Robert Davis
Thos Adams

[Transcribed by: Cathy Schultz - Source: http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/settlements/]