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1785 Nov 1 – Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife to Robert Lyle, bk 7 C, p. 197. Hampshire County, Virginia
… between Alexander Chisholm of the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia and Mary his wife of the one part and Robert Lyle of Fairfax County and said State of the other part …. in consideration as well of a certain debt or sum of 90 ounds 12 shillings and 6 pence now owing … do grant bargain sell … unto the said Robert Lyle .. a certain tract or parcel of land … in Gibbons Run a drain of North River in Hampshire County containing 403 acres … whereon the said Alexander Chisholm now lives … bounded by a deed for the same granted by the Hon. Thomas Lord Fairfax to Alexander Henderson in trust for the heirs of Edward Conner decd … Excepted provided always nevertheless that if the said Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife … shall pay … unto the said Robert Lyle or his heirs the said Debt …. shall cease … and become absolutely void.
Wit: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
Wit: Elias Poston, John Chenowith, George Horn
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1788 June 11 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary of Hampshire Co, Va to Samuel Todd and John Todd of Loudon Co. Va., bk 7 C, p 231-232. Hampshire County, Virginia … between Alexander Chisolm and Mary his wife of the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia of the one part and Samuel Todd and John Todd both of the County of Louden and State afsd of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 81 pounds … sell unto the said Samuel Todd and John Todd … land … in the Parish and County afsd … below the Little Lick … about 3 miles from John Thomas’ … containing 275 acres …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
(Lease and Release) 275 acres on S Branch; rec. June 12, 1788. Wit: None.
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1788 June 12 – On the motion of Alexander Chizholm his negro man Joe being aged and unable to labour is exempted from tax and levies. Minute Book 1788-1791. p. 48. Hampshire County, Virginia
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1788 June 12 – Alexander Chizholm & wife Mary to Todd, p. 50. Minute Book 1788-1791. Hampshire County, Virginia (West Virginia).
Deeds of lease and release from Alexander Chizholm & Mary his wife to Samuel and John Todd were acknowledged by the said Alexander Chizholm and Mary his wife. She being first privily examined as the law directs. and are ordered to be recorded.
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1788 June 12 – Alexander Chizholm & wife Mary to Lyle Mortg further proved p. 51. Minute Book 1788-1791. Hampshire County, Virginia (West Virginia).
A deed of mortgage from Alexander Chizholm & Mary his wife to Robert Lyle was further proved by the oath of John Chinowith another of the witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
Ordered that Robert Lyle pay John Chinowith 25 pounds of tobacco for attending court one day to prove Chizholm mortgage to said Lyle.
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1789 Oct 15 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary to John Chisholm deed ack, p 211. Minute Book 1788-1791. Hampshire County, Virginia (West Virginia).
A deed of bargain and sale from Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife to John Chisholm was acknowledged by the said Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife (she being first privily examined as the law directs) and is ordered to be recorded.
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1789 Oct 15 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary of Hampshire Co, Va to John Chisholm of Hampshire Co, Va, bk 7 C, p. 394. Hampshire County, Virginia
200 acres on Gibbins Run; rec. Oct 15, 1789. Wit: None
… between Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife of the one part and John Chisholm of Hampshire County and … Virginia of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 100 pounds … confirm unto the said John Chisholm … land … on the North and South fork of Gibbon Run … on a South Hill side … corner to Alexander Chisholm … near the Middle Fort of Gibbons Run … line of the said Alexander Chisholm’s old … containing 200 acres …. part of a parcel of land granted to Alexander Henderson for the heirs of Edward Conner by patent … 17th December 1776 …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
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1790 Oct 13 – Alexander Chisholm with Humbler, bk 9 C, p 366. Hampshire County, Virginia
… I Catharine Brelsford late of the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia …hath put my son Adam Humbler …. free will and accord put himself a servant or prentice to Alexander Chisholm … to serve him frth this present date hereof till he is 21 years of age being now but 4 years old the 7th day of next August ensuing … his master shall serve keep their secrets and obey his lawful commands … to be taught the art of reading and writing and at the expiration of the said Term of years to give unto the said prentice whatever is the common and lawful freedom dues …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Catharine Humbler
Wit: James Monroe
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1791 March 10 – We the jury present the surveyor of the road from the Winchester Road near Alexander Chisholms to the forks of Capon for not keeping the same in repair by the knowledge of two of us within three months last past.
Minute Book 1788-1791. p. 400. Hampshire County, Virginia
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1791 Sept 13 Land grant – Alexander Chisholm, grantee.; Northern Neck Land Office.; Library of Virginia. Archives.
Location: Hampshire County. Va. Description: 1791 Sept 13 Land grant Alexander Chisholm, grantee … by virtue of … a Land Office Treasury Warrant number 21,437 issued the 3d day of Dec 1783 … there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Alexander Chisholm a certain tract or parcel of land containing 221 acres by survey bearing date the 11 day of Nov 1790 lying and being in the County of Hampshire on the drains of Gibbons River a drain of the North River and bounded as followeth … near a small branch of Gibbons Run corner to William Anderson …. with Anderson’s line … and corner to John Haggerty … to white oak Peter Cain’s corner … to a hickory another of Cain’s corners … to two white oaks corner to Patrick Cains … in a line of Chisholm …
Source: Northern Neck Grants V, 1790-1792, p. 198a-199 (Reel 301). Recorded survey available. Northern Neck Surveys No. 2, 1788-1794, p. 413-414 (Reel 313). Original survey exists. Part of the index to recorded copies of land grants issued by the agents of the Fairfax Proprietary between 1690 and 1781 and by the Commonwealth between 1786 and 1874. Original and recorded surveys are also indexed when available. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311. Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Surveys, 1-6, A-E, reels 312-320. Northern Neck Land Office. Library of Virginia. Archives.
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1793 Oct 15 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary of Hampshire Co, Va to Joseph Seville of Berkeley Co, Va, bk 9 C, p 541. Hampshire County, Virginia
118 acres on Gibbons Run; rec. Oct 15, 1794. Wit: None
… between Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife of Hampshire County …of the one part and Joseph Sevil late of Berkely County …. of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds 8 shillings … confirm unto the said Joseph Sevil … land being part of a larger tract of 225 acres granted to the said Alexander Chisholm by patent …. 13 day of Sept 1795 … in the said County of Hampshire on the drains of Gibbons Run and a branch of the North River being a fork of Great Coecapon … corner to Michael Brady part of said tract exetending across the land with Bradys part … containing 118 acres of land …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
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1794 Aug 20 – William Anderston of Hampshire Co, Va to John Elliott of Hampshire Co, Va 205 and 1/2 acres on road from Winchester to Romney: rec. Apr 20, 1795.
Wit: James Carruthers, William Chisholm, Michael Brady, Sam Dew, James Monroe, John Copsey.

1794 Oct 15 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary of Hampshire Co, Va to Richard Brady, bk 9 C, p 544. Hampshire County, Virginia
118 acres on Gibbons Run; rec. Oct 15, 1794. Wit: None
… between Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife of the County of Hampshire … of the one part and Michael Brady of the County and State afsd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 5 pounds …. sell unto the said Michael Brady … land … in the County of Hampshire … on the waters of Gibbons Run a drain of the North River of Great Capecapon adjoining the lands of Peter Keams … in Peter Kearns line … containing 118 acres being part of a tract 221 acres granted to Alexander Chisholm by a deed from the registors office date the 13 day of September in the year 1791 and the Comonwealth ….
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
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1794 Oct 15 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary to John Caswell, bk 9 C, p 546. Hampshire County, Virginia
211 acres on Tearcoat Creek; rec Oct 15, 1794 Wit: none
… between Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife of the County of Hampshire … of the one part and John Caswell … of the other part … in consideration of 5 pounds … confirm unto the said John Caswell . land … in the County of Hampshire …on Tear Coat Run a branch of the North River of Great Capeaphon … containging 211 acres … part of a 526 acre tract granted to Alexander Henderson attorney in fact for Edward Conners heirs by deed from the registers office dated 31 day of August 1789 …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
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1795 Dec 14 – Alexander Chisholm trustee to Edward Smith, bk 10, p 291. Hampshire County, Virginia
… between Andrew Wadlow Elijah Gaither and John Brown of the one part and Edward Smith of the other part .. the said Andrew Wadlow, Elijah Gaither, and John Brown … by virtue of a decree of the County Court of Hampshire bearing date the 16 day of November 1795 rendered in behalf of Andrew Wales, Thomas Hewit and Robert Lyle surviving executors of Robert Lyles decd against Alexander Chisholm exponsed to sale by public auction a certain tract … of land … in Hampshire County on Gibbons Run a drain of North River containing 403 acres … being the same tract whereon the said Alexander Chisholm now lives and which is particularly mentioned and bounded in a deed for the same granted … to Alexander Henderson in a tract for the heirs of Edward Conner and the said Conner Smith having offered for the said tract of land the sum of 156 pounds current money … as the highest bidder …
Signed: Andrew Wodlow, Elijah Gaither, John Brown
Wit: Francis White, Edward Dyer, Edward McCarty, John Jack, Henry Hiengaurd.
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1797 Feb 20 – On the petition of John Chizholm it is ordered that in future he be exempted from the payment of county levies and poor rates he being aged and infirm.
Minute Book 1795-1798. p 326. Hampshire County, Virginia
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1797 July 22 – William Anderson and wife Margaret of Hampshire Co, Va to Thomas Anderson of Washington Co, Va, 206 acres on North R. recorded Sept 18, 1797.
Wits: Rees Pritchard, William Chisholm, James Monroe, Amy Day, Robert McKee

1798 Apr 2 – Alexander Chisholm and wife Mary to John Melick, bk 11 C, p 378. Hampshire County, Virginia
consideration 31 pounds 10 shillings … 576 acres on Tear Coat Creek; on the NW side of a ridge in Capt Martin’s line corner to John Caswell .. thence with John Welford’s line … corner to Adam Hain’s division of 105 acres …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
rec. April 16, 1798. Wit: None
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1798 Apr 16 – Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife to Adam Haise, bk 11 C, p 425. Hampshire County, Virginia
in consideration of 105 pounds … 105 acres in Hampshire Co. … by Gibbons Run corner to Todds land … in a line of Col. Martins … in said Martin’s line a division corner between said Haise and John Melick … in John Wolford’s line … to George Martin Jr new survey …. containing 105 acres …
Signed: Alexander Chisholm, Mary Chisholm
rec: April 16, 1798. Wit: none
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1798 Apr 16 – Alexander Chisholm and wife to Melick deed p 28. Minute Book 1798-1799. Hampshire County, Virginia
An indenture of bargain and sale from Alexander Chizholm and Mary his wife to John Malick was this day acknowledged in open court by the said Alexander Chizholm and Mary his wife, she being first privily examined as the law directs and voluntarily assenting thereto is ordered to be recorded.
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1798 Apr 16 – Alexander Chizholm and Mary his wife to Adam Haise. Minute Book 1798-1799. Hampshire County, Virginia
An indenture of bargain and sale from Alexander Chizholm and Mary his wife to Adam Haise was this day acknowledged by the said Alexander Chisholm and Mary his wife she being first privily examined as the law directs and voluntarily assenting thereto, is ordered to be recorded.
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1799 April 15 – Alexander Chizholm admin of John Chisholm decd’s Estate, p. 415. Minute Book 1798-1799. Hampshire County, Virginia
On the motion of Alexander Chizholm certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration on the estate John Chizholm deceased in due form, he having taken the oath of an administrator and together with John Thompson and Matthew Montgomery his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of 2000 dollars conditioned as the law directs.
Ordered that William Anderson, John Smoot, George Martin and John Gusler or any three of them being first duly sworn, do appraise in current money the slaves if any and personal estate of John Chisholm deceased and return the appraisement thereof to the court.
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1807 Dec 11 – Last will of John Smoot – Alexander Chisholm as witness. (probate Apr 1898). Hampshire County, Virginia

1810 US Census Hampshire, Va Name: Alexander Chisholm
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Hampshire, Virginia
Free White Persons – Males – 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons – Females – 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 2
Year: 1810; Census Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 834; Image: 00089; Family History Library Film: 0181429
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1814 May 25 – Alexander Chisholm frm Elia Porter executors, bk 18, p 461. Hampshire County, Virginia
… between Samuel Poston and William Poston of the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia executors of Elias Poston decd of the one part and Alexander Chisholm of the same … of the other part … whereas Elias Poston decd by his last will and testament authorised and empowered the said Samuel Poston and William Poston executors …. to sell dispose of and convey certain tracts of land … following tract … part of a larger tract which the sd Elias Poston … obtained a patent issued … patent bears date … bargain and sell unto the said Alexander Chisholm … land being part of the land contained in the above recited patent containing 8 acres and 1/2 … by survey thereof made by Sylvanius Bennet the 9th day of August 1813 and bounded … in line of Conrad Manzer … in John Elliot’s line … corner to Smoot …
Signed: Samuel Poston, William Poston.
Wit: Gassway Cross, George Park, Samuel Dever, Syvs Bennet.
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