Frederick County Deed Abstracts and Patents

  1. John Van Metre and Isaac Van Meter - Grant from the Governor for 40,000 acres of land. 17 June 1730. Copy
  2. Grant Book G, Page 187 - Henry Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 405 acres Surveyed by Mr. James Genn. Plat No. 2 on Wappacomo or Great South Branch of Potomac River. 11 June 1749  1.
  3. Grant Book H, Page 105 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co 100 acres, adjacent to his Patent in said Co. Surveyed by Mr. Guy Broadwater. 12 Jan 1752  1.
  4. Grant Book H, Page 132 - Abraham Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 150 acres in said Co on Opeckon Creek. Surveyed by Mr. John Baylis. Adjacent to Vanmeter’s patented land. 16 Mar 1752  1.
  5. Deed Book 3, Page 34 - Samuel Bryan of Augusta County, 250 acres to Henry and Abraham Vanmeter for 120 pounds.  29 March 1753.  Topo Map
  6. Grant Book H, Page 515 - Abraham Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 500 acres in said Co. Surveyed by Mr. John Baylis. Where Joseph Rainform formerly lived & where Vanmeter had grounds cleared and a log house near Opeckon, adjacent to William Williams, John Lemmon, John Wright, and John Strode. 28 Oct 1754  1.
  7. Grant Book K, Page 234 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 96 acres near the Potomac River. Adjacent to land he lives on in said Co. Capt Thomas Sweaengen. Surveyed by Thomas Rutherford. 25 Feb 1761  1.
  8. Grant Book M, Page 258 - Henry Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 212 acres on Tuscorora in said Co. Surveyed by Mr. Thomas Rutherford. Adjacent to Mordicai Morgan, Morgan Morgan, George William Fairfax Esq.; Richard Morgan, John Ellis. 2 Mar 1764  1.
  9. Grant Book O, Page 45 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 97 acres in Barrens between Opeckon & Vanmeter’s Marsh in same Co. Surveyed by Thomas Rutherford. Adjacent to Stephen West, John Lemon, Alexander Lemon. 1 Jun 1767.  1.
  10. Grant Book O, Page 242 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 193 acres on Mill Creek in same Co. Surveyed by Thomas Rutherford. Adjacent to James Crabtree, The Gravelly Ridge, Isaac Eaton, Peter McKain, Robert Runningham, George Follis. 3 Nov 1768.  1.
  11. Grant Book O, Page 242 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 23 acres surplus in 100 acres on Vanmeter’s Marsh in said Co. granted him 13 Jun 1752. Resurveyed by Richard Rigg. Grant to Vanmeter for 123 acres adjacent his land, Huntsburry & Nicholas Mercer. 7 Nov 1769.  1.
  12. Grant Book P, Page 58 - Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick Co. 42 acres on Vanmeter’s Branch of Potomac in said Co. Surveyed by Richard Rigg. Adjacent said Vanmeter, Road to Shepherds’Town. 9 Aug 1771.  1.

1.  Northern Neck Virginia Land Grants - Virginia State Library; Richmond, Virginia

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