Saturday, June 26, 2021

Roark In Monongalia County Deeds


Monongalia County, West Virginia, Deed Book Records, 1784-1810..., was among the resources noted  here.

13 September 1790
William and Elizabeth Roark to Henry Amos
200 Acres on Indian Creek, part of a 400 acre survey of 5 Sept 1785
No adjoiners needed
Consideration of 60 pounds
Signed: William Roark and Elizabeth (mark) Roark
Witnesses: None
Acknowledged In Court
No Delivery Shown
Recorded: OS 1:173

22 Oct 1794
Thomas and Mary Dawson
To
Lott Ridgeway, Administrator of Robert Young [estate], deceased
Acreage not stated
Land on waters of Pappaw Creek, formerly property of John Webb and later
of Phillip Roberts.
Conveyed to use of Robert Young's estate
100 pounds
Witnesses Included William Roark

14 Aug 1798
Edward and Sarah Evans
To
Jacob Pindell
Land adjoining John Hamilton and including Evans' 1773 settlement

24 Sept 1796
Adam Geir [Geice?], Berkeley County
To
William Roark
100 acres on Indian Creek.....
[See earlier "In Deeds" post]

13 March 1801
William and Elizabeth Roark
To
Charles Boyles, Randolph County
180 1/2 acres at Indian Creek

8 July 1799
William and Elizabeth Roark
To Isaac Hite Williams, trustee
....mill
Dailey and Lemonier (?) merchants...Rothman...Monongalia..
[see "Detour Through History" blog]

APPENDIX
Other Early Monongalia Land Transfers

1790 - James Cochran's District
William Roark To Henry Amos, 200 acres

1790 - William Roark to John Corothers, 200 acres

Locating William Roark's Property On Indian Creek
One deed (Liber "2", Page 18, "OS" w/liber, made 4 Sept 1796; recorded 8 July 1799) in Monongalia, Co., VA, between Adam Guice [probably Ice] and William Roark...being part of a larger tract of 400 acres situate on the waters of Indian Creek containing 100 acres adjoining lands of Thomas Pindallformerly held by James Colman, John Stuart and Gilbert Butler...beginning at a white ash corner to James Arnett and Andrew Arnett's lands each ..a part along line of Gilbert Butler's ...of said tract of land..John Stuart, granted to Frederick Guice/Goir [Ice] and David Scott the 14 November 1792.... . Witnessed by Dudley EvansJohn Stealey and B(enjamin) Reeder.





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