Person:Martin Finder (1)

Martin Finder was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 365.---16th November, 1776. John Kisling to Martin Finder, part of 225 acres patented to Jacob Runkle 30th August, 1773 (1763?), west of land where said Runkle lives. Teste: Peter Runkle, George Hoffman. Lewis Rinehart.

Records in Rockbridge County, VA

Martin Fenter [sic] provided an affidavit in support of Frederick Fenter's [Finder] Revolutionary Pension Application, as follows:

Rockbridge County SS

Martin Fenter personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County and made oath that Frederick Fenter served his apprenticeship with him to the Gun Smith business, previous to the battle of Guilford, and that he was wounded in his left arm so as to prevent his following his trade or as he the said Martin believes doing that labor necessary for the support of himself & family.

S/ Robert White, November 4, 1816

1.   Ancestry.com - Message Boards.

   Martin Finder married Barbara Grub, (d/o Christian Grub, he d. in Winchester-1769)
   daughter Barbara Finder was born Feb 24, 1776 in Augusta County, VA.
   The Grub family was in Virginia at least by the early 1760s.
   
   http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.finder/15/mb.ashx

2.   United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

   Name Martin Fenter
   Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Rockbridge, Virginia
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 [b. 1765 or before]
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 [b. 1765 or before]
   Number of Household Members Under 16 1
   Number of Household Members Over 25 2
   Number of Household Members 3

3.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

   Name Martin Fainter
   Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
   Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 [b. 1775 or before]
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 [b. 1775 or before]
   Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures 2
   Free White Persons - Under 16 1
   Free White Persons - Over 25 2
   Total Free White Persons 4
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 4