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A HISTORY OF
September 17, 1735, Jacob Stover sold 550 acres of land
to Christian Clemon, the said land being on a small run, on
the south side of the Shenandoah River, adjoining the
"upper corner of Stover's lower 5000-acre tract. " Two of
the three witnesses to this conveyance were Thomas Hill
and W. Russell; the name of the third witness appears to be G.
Home.
November 11, 1735, Jacob Stover sold two tracts of land
to George Boone, the said tracts containing 500 and 1000 acres
respectively, and being situated "near the end of North
Mountain, '3 so called, on a small branch of Sherando
River": part of 5000 acres laid out for Stover by the Virginia
Council, June 17, 1730." Mordecai Simon and S. Hughes
were witnesses. Boone is put down as having come from
Oley, Pa.
December 16, 1735, Jacob Stover sold 1100 acres, in three
tracts, on Gerundo River, ^^ to Ludwick Stone. On the same
date he sold three tracts, aggregating 500 acres, on the same
river, to Mathias Selser.
At least three more men bought land of Stover on this
date : (1) John Prupecker, two tracts, of 300 acres and 200
acres, respectively; both on Gerundo River, the larger adjoin-
ing the land of Selser; witnesses, John Bramham, Gideon Marr,
13. The Massanutten at this time was commonly referred to as the
North Mountain, and the Blue Ridge as the South Mountain.
14- Boone's Run is probably the small branch referred to, likely bear-
ing its name from George Boone. It flows southeastward outof Runkle's
Gap, in the Massanutten, directly toward Elkton, then turns northeast-
ward and enters the river two miles below Elkton. One can hardly de-
termine whether Stover sold this land from his upper or lower tract. One
would at once say. From the lower, were it not likely that he had sold
the lower tract entire to Adam Miller and his friends in 1729 or 1730.
15. "Gerundo" is merely another form of Shenandoah. This name has
been found in no less than twenty different spellings. See Wayland's
"German Element, " page 3. No attempt is made herein to reduce the
spelling of proper names, of either places or persons, to uniformity. The
diverse forms in which they appear are part of the material of history,
and have a value.
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September 17, 1735, Jacob Stover sold 550 acres of land
to Christian Clemon, the said land being on a small run, on
the south side of the Shenandoah River, adjoining the
"upper corner of Stover's lower 5000-acre tract. " Two of
the three witnesses to this conveyance were Thomas Hill
and W. Russell; the name of the third witness appears to be G.
Home.
November 11, 1735, Jacob Stover sold two tracts of land
to George Boone, the said tracts containing 500 and 1000 acres
respectively, and being situated "near the end of North
Mountain, '3 so called, on a small branch of Sherando
River": part of 5000 acres laid out for Stover by the Virginia
Council, June 17, 1730." Mordecai Simon and S. Hughes
were witnesses. Boone is put down as having come from
Oley, Pa.
December 16, 1735, Jacob Stover sold 1100 acres, in three
tracts, on Gerundo River, ^^ to Ludwick Stone. On the same
date he sold three tracts, aggregating 500 acres, on the same
river, to Mathias Selser.
At least three more men bought land of Stover on this
date : (1) John Prupecker, two tracts, of 300 acres and 200
acres, respectively; both on Gerundo River, the larger adjoin-
ing the land of Selser; witnesses, John Bramham, Gideon Marr,
13. The Massanutten at this time was commonly referred to as the
North Mountain, and the Blue Ridge as the South Mountain.
14- Boone's Run is probably the small branch referred to, likely bear-
ing its name from George Boone. It flows southeastward outof Runkle's
Gap, in the Massanutten, directly toward Elkton, then turns northeast-
ward and enters the river two miles below Elkton. One can hardly de-
termine whether Stover sold this land from his upper or lower tract. One
would at once say. From the lower, were it not likely that he had sold
the lower tract entire to Adam Miller and his friends in 1729 or 1730.
15. "Gerundo" is merely another form of Shenandoah. This name has
been found in no less than twenty different spellings. See Wayland's
"German Element, " page 3. No attempt is made herein to reduce the
spelling of proper names, of either places or persons, to uniformity. The
diverse forms in which they appear are part of the material of history,
and have a value.
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