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- Notation: This Richard Elkins may have stayed in Virginia.
1773 - SOURCE: "ELKINS EAGLE, VOL. III, NO. 2, PAGE 50 - Abstractedfrom the Gordon Aronhime papers at the Virginia State Library.
Richard ELKINS, 6 July 1773, Sued Wm. Weathers by R? to Trigg DBI(deed book 1) p79 Fincastle 1773-settled on 179 A (acre) tract onboth under & upper ND. Clinch R. (river). adj Saml Rugr & Fant ofKentridge SEB.
1793 - Wash Co. p 159 July 1793, Richard Elkin & wife of Wythe Co. toIsaac Johnson 179 a (acres) Clinch DB (deed book) I, 335 Russell Co.". [Transcribed 16 September 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"Washington County, Virginia; Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800;www.Ancestry.com
Date - Grantee - Acres - Location - Actual Settlement
1781 - Aug. 29, Elkins, Richard 400 acres Clinch River 1773
1782 - Apr. 25, Elkins, Richard 179 acres Upper North Fork ClinchRiver
1783 - Apr. 25, Elkins, Richard 200 acres Clinch River 1776"
NOTE: Richard Elkin(s) & Jesse Elkin(s) & Drury Elkin(s) & JamesElkin(s) Jr./Sr., also had land on Clinch River around the same dates;Probably brothers.
1783 - "Washington County Census. Jos. Black's Return:
J. Elkins 1 white male, 3 horses, 6 cattle
J. Elkins 1 2 6
R. Elkins 1 1 7
Drury Elkins 1 11 -
Vol. III, No. 3 p88, per Wilma Smith, [all b. 1762-67 bmt]." SOURCE:The Elkins Eagle Quarterly Newsletter, Volume IV, No. 4; Titled:Virginia Chronology, Continued, page 107. [Transcribed 09 February2008, SLJuhl, compiler] With only initials it is difficult to besure who is who.
1785 - "508 Richard Elkins, Virginia Grants 24 Jun 1785 ClinchRiver - 179 acres in Washington Co."
http://www.directlinesoftware.com/Pool/russell.txt
1785 - Russell Co. formed from Washington Co. (VA).
"1788 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA LAND TAX LIST
Submitted by Michael A. Dye; UPPER DISTRICT, WILLIAM WEBB'S LIST
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/census/1788landtx.html
Elkins, Drury 200 ac.
Elkins, James 400 ac.
Elkins, Richard 400 ac."
[Transcribed 17 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"1790 - 1790 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA LAND TAX LIST
Submitted by Elora M. Goshe;http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/census/1790landtx.html
JOHN WEIR'S LAND TAX LIST, UPPER DISTRICT
Elkins, Drury 200 ac.
Elkins, James 400 ac.
Elkins, Richard 400 ac."
[Transcribed 17 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"1791 - 1791 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA LAND TAX LIST
Submitted by Michael A. Dye;http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/census/1791landtx.html
UPPER DISTRICT
Elkins, Drury 200 ac.
Elkins, James 400 ac.
Elkins, Richard 400 ac."
[Transcribed 17 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
1793 - SOURCE: "ELKINS EAGLE, VOL. III, NO. 2, PAGE 50 - Abstractedfrom the Gordon Aronhime papers at the Virginia State Library.
Wash Co. p 159 July 1793, Richard Elkin & wife of Wythe Co. to IsaacJohnson 179 a (acres) Clinch DB (deed book) I, 335 Russell Co.".[Transcribed 16 September 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"1794 - RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA - Land TAX LIST, Upper District,William Webb, Commissioner
Richard Elkins 400 ac.
1795 - RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA - Land TAX LIST, Upper District,William Webb, Commissioner
Richard Elkins 400 ac.
1796 - RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA - Land TAX LIST, Upper District,William Webb, Commissioner
Richard Elkins 400 ac.
Source: Elkins Eagle, Vol. V, No. 3, Page 70; from the SouthwestVirginian; Submitted by 112e Nancy Cowan of Bethany, OK."
[Transcribed 16 September 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
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