Albemarle County Land Grants 1770, 1846

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Albermarle County, Va., land grants, 1770, 1846, Accession #11285, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Abstract:
The collection consists of a 1770 land patent from George III to Joseph Hawkins for 370 acres on both sides of Moorman's River, Albermarle County, and a 1846 land grant from Governor William Smith to Garland T. Brown for 18 acres on the north side of Buck's Elbow and Moorman's River.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Albermarle County, Va., land grants, 1770, 1846, Accession #11285, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

There are two grants, 1770 and 1846, pertaining to land in Albemarle County, Virginia. There is a land patent, August 27, 1770, by which George the Third of Great Britain, France, and Ireland did grant and confirm unto Joseph Hawkins a tract or parcel of land containing three hundred and seventy acres lying and being in Albemarle County on both sides of Moorman's River and bounded by lines including those of William Shelton and William McCord. The patent is signed by Botetourt [Norborne Berkeley (1718-1770)], governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. There is also a land grant, June 30, 1846, by which William Smith, governor of Virginia, did grant unto Garland T. Brown a tract or parcel of land eighteen acres on the north side of Buck's Elbow and waters of Moorman's River in Albemarle County.

Acquisition information:
These land grants were given to the Library on January 18, 1997 by Richard C. Sartor of Buckeye, Arizona, with the knowledge and consent of his mother, Viola Mortera, his brother, Gary Sartor, and sister, Cynthia Turner.
Physical description:
Two items.