King George County, Virginia
Spotsylvania (now Orange County), Virginia
Essex County was established in 1692 from the old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia was established in 1749 from Orange County.
Old Style Calendar
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Anthony Head was born about 1690.
His wife was named Sarah. She was not Robert Beverley's daughter
Their children may have included:
Benjamin Head,
William Head,
George Head (married Elizabeth Dearing), and Anthony Head.
In January, 1720/21, Anthony leased 50 acres in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia for 2,600 pounds of tobacco.
In Feburary, 1721/21 Anthony witnessed a deed in Essex County, Virginia.
1718-1721 Essex County Deed Book No. 16;
18-19 Feb. 1720 [1721]. Richard Long of Essex County, planter, to Gabriel Long of same, planter. Lease and release; for 60 sterling.
100 acres part of a greater tract belonging to the said Richard Long formerly taken up by John Gillet ... at the head of Taliaferro's branch belonging to the Mount Creek on the south side thereof ... to the main run ... in the low ground...
Richard (R) Long
Wit: John Munday, John (J) Larance, John (J B) Bendal Anthony (A) Head.
21 Feb. 1720 [1721].
Acknowledged by Richard Long.
In 1723 in King George County Anthony brought suit against David Anderson.
In November, 1730,
Anthony Head moved his wife and seven children 80 miles to Octonia to set up ". . . a new place beyond the little mountains . . ." and he and three other men apparently built a house in 17 days.
Anthony Head was listed in King George County, Virginia as a carpenter and innkeeper.
In 1731 the family was living in the Octonia tract in Spotsylvania County which was owned by Robert Beverley of Williamsburg. Anthony, Robert Dearing and Michael Pearson were overseers. Octonia was a 1728 grant of 24,000 acres in Orange (now in Greene) County, Virginia.
In 1733, Anthony inherited 200 acres from Robert Beverley.
give unto Anthony Head & to his heirs forever two hundred acres of land, part of my said Octonia tract to be laid off on the upper side of the Clow run in an exact square and to include the plantation the said Head now lives on. Item.
July 4, 1733, John Rucker was Anthony's security in debt action brought byBenjamin Winslow.
In 1734 Orange County, Virginia was created from Spotsylvania County.
In February, 1734 in Orange County, he was appointed as the Surveyor of the highways from the upper side of Poplar Bridge to Francklins Road. He was responsible for clearing the road and repairing the bridges.
In November, 1735 he was on the grand jury in Orange County, Virginia.
In 1736 the tax list for the south side of the Rapidan River included:
Anthony Head,
George Head, and
Robert Deering.
On September 20/21, 1736 Anthony Head of St. Mark's Parish in Orange County sold his 200-acre plantation on Blue Run to his former neighbor Jeremiah Murdock of King George County, Virginia.
In 1607 the London Company established Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony.
The first European settlement in Orange County, Virginia was in 1714 and the county was officialy formed in 1734 with no western border. In 1738 the western part became Augusta County.
