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Tisinger Family collection of Shenandoah County land surveys
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Tisinger, William, 1816-1887
Tisinger family
SC 0354
1 cubic feet
3 boxes
1749-1932
The collection comprises hundreds of land surveys and related documents primarily for Shenandoah County, Virginia.
English
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Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Tisinger Family Collection of Shenandoah County Land Surveys, 1749-1932, SC 0354, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Acquired at Jeffrey S. Evans's Winter Americana sale on March 2, 2023.
Provenance
Per the seller's catalog, the collection descended in the Tisinger family, Mt. Jackson, Virginia.
Processing Information
The documents were received in three 3-ring binders with individual documents or small groupings of like documents sleeved in plastic enclosures. The documents were identified and described before acquisition by Special Collections, presumably by either a member of the Tisinger family prior to being consigned for auction or by the auction house itself. Documents were foldered according to their original order and groupings. The provided descriptions were repurposed as folder titles.
Biographical / Historical
William Tisinger (1816-1887), whose family the collection of land surveys descended through, is listed as a teacher in the 1850 census. In subsequent censuses (1860-1880) and death register, Tisinger's occupation is listed as surveyor or county surveyor. Jacob Rinker, Reuben Walton, James Murphy, Richard Rigg, and others were also employed as surveyors for Shenandoah County and are referenced in the collection as such along with Tisinger.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises hundreds of land surveys and related documents primarily for Shenandoah County, Virginia. Specific document types include land indentures, deeds, plats, surveys and re-surveys including period copies of 18th century surveys, articles of agreement, field notes and calculations, last wills and testaments, and personal property inventories.
Locations referenced in the documents include Holman's Creek, Mill Creek, Mt. Jackson, Mulberry Run, Red Banks, New Market, Edinburg, Passage Creek, Stony Creek, North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Manassas Gap Railroad, Liberty Run, Hamburg, Little North Mountain, Orkney Springs, Conicville, Cedar Creek, and many more. Places beyond Shenandoah County include Rockingham County, Augusta County, and Hardy County.
Surveyors referenced in the documents include William Tisinger, Jacob Rinker, Reuben Walton, James Murphy, Richard Rigg, and others.
Arrangement
Documents were foldered according to their original order and groupings.
Legal documents
Indentures
Deeds
Land surveys
Plats (maps)
Surveying -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
Land titles -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
Deeds -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County (Va.) -- Surveys
Rockingham County (Va.) -- Surveys
Augusta County (Va.) -- Surveys
Hardy County (W. Va.) -- Surveys
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Last will and testament of Mary Bauserman1872 April 111Indenture between Edward H. and Mary Berry and Isaac RubyJuly 184312Survey of 400 acres for Abraham Bird et al.1793 February 2513Survey of a lot purchased by Lewis Bird from Peter and Charlotte Windle1873 September 814Plat and survey for Elizabeth Bowman1843 August 915Bearings and distances of land for John Bayse and Margaret Bayse1832-1858, undated16Survey for Reuben Allen; bearings and distances of lots for Israel Allen1845 November 1917Surveys of land conveyed between Leonard Baltis and Philip Hoffman1764-178518Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1693-1781Surveys and divisions for Isaac Baker and heirs1848-1868, undated19Survey of land assigned from Alexander Anderson to Andrew Funkhouser1850-1853110Surveys and notes of land for Lemuel Allen1867-1869111Survey of land for Joseph and Barbara Frances Burner vs. heirs of John Richards1854112Survey of land for Isaac Bowman vs. Henry Bowman et al.1852113Plat and survey for Abraham Bird's 400 acres1793 February 25114Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Survey for John G. Biller1857 May 22115Order to divide and assign the lands between William Byrd and heirs of Mounce ByrdJune 1838116Plat and division of the lands of William Mounce Byrd the elder et al.18381842117Field notes for Henry Clower1853 March 8118Survey of John Click's 200 acres1788 February 20119Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Plat and survey of Mary E. Clem's dower1868 March 19120Survey of land for Clem et al. vs Adam Ross et al.June 1846121Bearings and distances of lands bequeathed to Joseph Coffman and George A. Coffman by Joseph R. Coffman1874-1883, undated122Last will and testament of Joseph R. Coffman1866 July 4123Plat and survey of land for Elizabeth Ann Coffman's dower1865-1871124Plat and division of Daniel Dellinger's landApril 1864125Plat and division of land Daniel Dellinger sold to John Wissler et al.1858 September 4126Plat of Elias Crabill and neighbor's lotsundated127Order to lay off and assign land dower to Catharine ConnerFebruary 1855128Plat and report of the division of James Conner's land1855-1860129Bearings and distances of a tract of land for Tobias Eshelman, last will and testament1844 April 10, undated130Plats and surveys of William Ellzey's land1798 November 6, undated131Survey of land in the area of Manassas Gap Railroadundated132Division of land of Jacob Dodson (deceased)July 1872133Plat and division of Ulrich Nease's land owned by Lewis Fadley et al.undated134Survey of land for David Fadelyundated135Plat and survey of land sold by Alkenis Fadely to Adolph Coffman1859 June 3136Plat and division of John Evy's land1866 October 6137Plat and survey of land for Joshua Foltz1786 November 16138Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Plat of land belonging to Freed's heirs and Coffmansundated139Plat and divisions of George Funkhouser's land; deed between George and Elizabeth Funkhouser and Nathan Funkhouser1864-1870140Survey and division of land for David Getz (deceased)1853, undated141Getz family estate documents1857-1932142Survey of land for Jacob ShearmanOctober 1817143Surveys and deeds for Emanuel Grabill1857-1867144Survey of 200 acres assigned by John W. Grove to John L. Smith1829 November 13145Survey of land Samuel Hamman conveyed to George W. Lantz1870, undated146Plats and surveys for lands Samuel Hamman sold to Joseph H. and Perry Stickley1871-1874147Plat and survey of Samuel Hamman's land at Hamburg1884148Surveys of land for William H. Triplett et al.1859-1876149Plat and survey of land Joseph Hawkins sold to Samuel Wetzel1860-1870150Plats and surveys of the division of Joseph Helsley's land1869151Court decree to divide land of Joseph T. Hickman1887 January 13152Plat and division of woodland belonging to Abraham Hisey1872 November 13153Plat and survey of 159 acres for Henry Hockman1838 August 20154Plat and survey of the division of Henry Holler's land18261858155Plat and survey of the division of Henry Holler's landMay 1867156Plat and survey of Isaac Holler's land1831-1883157Plats and surveys of the division of Benjam Hoover's land1866158Plat and survey of land belonging to Joseph Hoover's heirs1873 June 16159Bill for surveys, in account with William Tisinger1872160Plat and survey of Henry Hottel's land now owned by Isaac Newland and J. Rosenbarger1868 February 22161Survey and division of Baltzer Hupp;s land among his heirs1830162Plat and survey to divide Jacob Jordan's land between his heirs1868-1869163Memorandum and plat of the land across the Pike1842 August 21164Survey for George Keckley and David Crabill17961798165Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Indenture between George Kinsely and Michael Spiegle and William Spiegle1823 June 9166Survey of Sarah Knisely's land dower1877 July 20167Plat and survey of David Brookhart's (deceased) land1832 September 4168Surveys of land for heirs of Philip Lantz, formerly belonging to Gabriel Sager1868169Plat and survey of Richard A. Clark's land1872 August 13170Plat, survey, and division of James Ruddle and George W. Lee's mountain land1876171Plat and survey of land for John C. Lee vs. Joseph Miller1848 July 25172Courses of a tract sold to Hupp by C.C. Lee1794 November 6173Plats, surveys, and divisions of Isaac Siex's land among his heirs18371853174Plat and survey for Philip Lindamood1852 October 6175Plat and division for George Lohrundated176Bearings and distances of land for use by Lutheran and Presbyterian Congregations1786 August 28177Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Bearings and distances of land from Frederick McInturff to Joseph Ridenour, Addison Munch18721879178Plat and survey for the division of George McInturff's (deceased) land among his heirs18531856179Plats and surveys of McInturff family land1835-1853, undated180Surveys for Andrew McQuay1870-1878181Bearings and distances of land John Mauck conveyed to George Keller et al.undated182Surveys for Joseph Maston et al.1855-1884183Plat and survey for Dorilas Martz1860 July 18184Surveys for George Miller et al.1848185Deed between Jacob Miller Jr. and Samuel Tisinger1860 March 8186Plat and survey for John Mowery and Ephraim Mowery1844 April 11187Deed and surveys of land Valentine Ripley conveyed to Rhesa Allen1859188Plats, surveys, and divisions of land for Valentine Ripley and Mary Ripley1866-1887189Deeds, plats, and surveys between Valentine and Mary Ripley and Robert S. Jones1866-1870190Plat and division of lands for Valentine and Mary Ripleyundated191Letter from Philip Pitman to unidentified senator with copy of survey for William James1853 March 28192Plat and survey for Andrew Pitman and Lawrence Pitman1832 April 23193Survey for Lawrence Pitman1878 March 26194Deed between Elizabeth Hickle's executors and George Swartz and Samuel W. Swartz1854 February 20195Plat and survey of Israel Putnam Rinker's mountain tract of land1852 December 1021Deed between Isaac and Caroline Rinker and Isaac Moyers1859 May 122Plats and surveys for William Ripley1849-1887, undated23Court decree to divide the land of William Ripley and Valentine Ripley among heirs1887 January 1224Survey for Jacob Moyer and John Lewis185925Plat, survey, and division of land for David Neff (deceased) 183726Plat and division of the lots David Neff sold to P. Golladay et al.1867 April 2027Surveys for David Neff1870-187128Survey and calculations for land David B. Stiegel sold to Samuel Neff185529Will, surveys, and plat for Lewis Nesselrodt1816, undated210Plat of David Olinger's division of landundated211Plat, survey, and divisions of Philip Orndorff's tractundated212Calculation of the land which Lewis Orndorff sold1884 May 19213Survey of land for William Ott vs. William H. Triplett1880 January 27214Survey for a tract of land conveyed to Samuel C. Williams C.C.1868-1879215Surveys for Dorilas Martz1842216Plats and surveys for Pence and Fitzmoyer lands1865 November 25217Plat and survey for unidentified widow's dowerundated218Plat and survey of John Pennywitt's 251 acres1844 August 7219Plat and survey of John Pennywitt's land among his heirsMarch 1867220Article of agreement between Abraham Pitman and Isaac Baker1842 February 5221Plat, survey, and division of Peter Reeser's land1832 February 13222Survey of land for John Ridenour vs. Barbra Ridenour1853 May 19223Plat and report of Rebecca Ridenour's dowerMarch 1859224Plat and survey in division of George Riffee's (deceased) land among his heirsDecember 1870225Survey and calculations of Absalom Rinker's land1853 June 1226Deed and surveys for land Erasmus and Elizabeth Rinker sold to Philip C. Dellinger and Mordecai Dellinger1853-1883227Note describing Levi Rinker, Isaac Bowman, and William Tisinger's trip to Hardy County to examine property1875 May 20228Plat and survey of Henry Rinker's land1788 August 26229Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Survey of land George W. Coffelt conveyed to Levi Rinker1857-1859230Agreement from Rudolph Rosenberger's (deceased) heirs to divide his estateApril 1846231Article of agreement between Abraham Ross and Joseph Marston1856 August 15232Survey of land Philip Roush conveyed to George Zirkle1805 October 25233Plat and survey of John Riddle's two tracts17491755234Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Invoice for surveying, John Rudolph's heirs in account with William Tisinger1855 October 2235Survey of land A.R. Rude sold to Reuben Moore1862 March 22236Survey of land Jonathan Coffman conveyed to Phoebe Foltz1847 June 11237Plat and survey for Benjamin Fawcett et al.17861788238Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Plat and survey for Andrew Coppundated239Survey of land John C. See conveyed to William Campbell1850 February 23240Plat and survey of land A.R. Seymour conveyed to Joseph Seymour1854 August 15241Plat and survey of land Jacob Lantz sold to John Sheetz1848 May 15242Deed between Elizabeth Shaeffer and Henry Grabill1869 March 27243Plat and survey for Philip Sheetz1866 April 19244Deed between William and Mary Shelly and Charles Moore1867 December 23245Survey for Martin Shinar1788 February 15246Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Plat, survey, and division of the lands belonging to George Showman and Stephen Showman1831 April 15247Plat and survey for land purchased from Edward Smith1877 April 27248Surveys for Marcus McInturff and Frederick McInturff1850-1885249Survey of land in division of Catherine Spengler to Christian Spengler and Samuel Spenglerundated250Plat, survey, and division of Lawrence Snap;s land among his heirs1780-1791251Indenture between Jacob Sperry et al. and John and Mary Harris1809 September 10252Indenture between Jacob and Mary Sperry and Peter and Mary Sperry1815 July 10253Letter, Nathan Stephens to William Tisinger requesting a survey1879254Note, David R. Stickley purchasing lot from Benjamin F. Huffmanundated255Plat and courses of John Stickley et al.1851 January 27256Plat and surveys of John Stickley's landMarch 1881257Survey for Samuel A. Stickley vs. Mary Stickley et al.1881 September 1258Plats and surveys of Samuel Stickley and Philip Stickley's land1866259Survey of land George Stover conveyed to Joseph Pugh and George Kellerundated260Deed between Jacob and Barbara Stover and Abraham Stover1857 March 19261Survey of land divided among heirs of Thomas Swaneyundated262Plat and survey of land for Martin Stretman1856 July 21263Plat, survey, and division of the lands Peter Supinger (deceased) among his heirs1867 May 17264Plat and survey for Joseph StricklerMay 1837265Plat and survey of land for Samuel Strickler's (deceased) landMarch 1853266Plat and survey for division of George Swartz's (deceased) land among heirs1839267Plats and surveys for Luke Thomas1790268Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Survey of land for William H. Triplettundated269Plat and survey of land D. Frye's heirs sold to S. Varner and J. Hottle1847 April 1270Agreement between Andrew Walters and Daniel Ryman1866 November 1271Deed between Joseph Wattson in the suit of Isaac L. Holmes et al. and Mary R. White et al.1871 January 1272Plat and survey of George Washington Walters' land1892 February 15273Plat and survey for Samuel Weeks1798 September 25274Plat and survey for Samuel Weeks1883 May 14275Survey of land Newman Welden conveyed to Susannah Rhodes1850 February 18276Partial deed between Charles Wellards and David Kerlin1878 February 25277Plat, survey, and division of Daniel Wendel's landJanuary 1861278Plat, survey, and division of Emanuel Wendel's (deceased) land among his heirs18311841279Plat, survey, and division of Samuel Wendel's (deceased) land among his heirs1856-1857280Article of agreement between Samuel Wendel and William Wendel1872 May 27281Plat and survey for Thomas Wendel1832 January 14282Divison of William A. Wightman's mountain landundated283Plat and calculations by E. Wilkinsundated284Indenture between Isaac and Rachel Wilson et al. and Samuel Warner and John Hottel1847 May 24285Plat and surveys of Samuel Wendel's land1836-1886286Plat and survey of Isaac Wisman's Hoover landJuly 1856287Plat and survey for Mary Wolf and Henry M. Brent vs. James BurnerApril 1854288Plat and survey of Benjamin Wright's land1856 June 27289Survey for Gen. Isaac Zane1798 June 21290Plat and survey for Mathias Zehring1874291Plat of Zehring landundated292Article of agreement between George Foltz (Lutheran Congregation at Zions Church) and Noah Barks1835 September 12293Plat and surveys for land Hawbert Zirkle and Monroe Zirkle conveyed to others1874-1881294Plat and survey for Baptist Society, New Market1852 August 2431Plat of land in Powell's Fort adjoining Joshua Clem1857 June 1832Plat and division of Samuel Miller's landMarch 183833Samuel Shaffer estate documents1876-188034Article of agreement between Joseph Marston et al. and Bush & Lobdell1854 June 1035Bush & Lobdell (Wilmington, Del.)Inventory of the personal estate of Catharine Good1873 March 2036Plat and survey for Abraham Barb1786 November 1337Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Article of agreement between Joseph Marston and Bush & Lobdell1850 August 1938Bush & Lobdell (Wilmington, Del.)Certification of signatures for Mary Craik and Elizabeth Funkhouser1805 September 1939Plat of 375 acres on Stony Creek granted to Peter Stover1766 September 13310Plat, survey, and division of George Rennard's (deceased) land among his heirs18431855311Re-survey of Henry Wocker's land1813 August 21312Re-survey for Henry HottelJanuary 1803313Partial deed, survey for Evan and Elizabeth Jonesundated314Survey and division of Peter Holler's (deceased) land among his heirs1814 March 25315Plat and survey of land belonging to the heirs of Philip Hoffman1813 September 16316Plat and survey of Benjamin Hawkins' 137-acre tract1829 March 18317Surveys of John Branner's land along Holman's Creek1777318Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Survey for John S. Ozburn18711883319Survey of land conveyed to Adam Shearman1795 September 8320Receipts for land purchased for non-payment of taxes1850-1859321Surveys of Hottel land1817-1864322Plat and survey for John Moore Jr.1792 August 5323Scope and ContentsPeriod copy of original.
Plat for J. Brown1842 July 28324Letter, William Tisinger to "D. friend"1848 January 19325Surveys for Jacob Ott17971815326Last will and testament of George Rinker1880 February 18327Surveys for Joseph Helsley1869328Plat and survey for Samuel G. Henkel and Jacob Stirewalt1852 April 17329Surveys for McInturff family1779-1871330Plats and surveys for William C. Williams et al.1781-1846331Survey for F.H. Richey vs. Hugh LoganSeptember 1880332Unidentified plat and calculationsundated333Plat of land tracts on Stony Creekundated334Indenture between Henry and Elizabeth Gochenour and Jacob Gochenour et al.undated335Survey of land on road from Columbia Furnace to EdinburgSeptember 1871336Assorted surveying math problems1847-1868, undated337Assorted plats and surveys1766-1886338Assorted surveys1854-1886, undated339Assorted surveys and documents1870-1882, undated340Assorted plats and surveys1825-1883, undated341Assorted plats and surveys1804-1882342