Historically speaking…
25 years or so, ago, I pulled up the first census of Thomas Jefferson. And then I just marveled at the situation of reading a “copy” of the document. I just felt a thrill. This was the third President of the United States.
I just today pulled up and deciphered the first patent of William Randolph…the ancestor of said President Thomas Jefferson.
Here is the said patent for you nerdy types, like me, who get a kick out of such things… the land was situated on the Warwick Swamp in Prince George County, VA. It is not exact yet; several more patents are needed to fine tune the exact location.
…click the blue filename under the graphic to get a better view:
When I eventually fine tune this location…anyone will be able to pull up a Google Map image and zoom in exactly where this is on a modern map and walk outside, point a finger and say “this is where the great grandfather of Thomas Jefferson had his first land in Virginia”.
Someone has this farmland…
And no, I have not found a connection to that Reynard Anderson…but I am still looking…smiling
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