A Guide to the Life Family Papers, 1801-1870 Life Family Papers, 1801-1870 28169

A Guide to the Life Family Papers, 1801-1870

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 28169

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Processed by: Jay Gaidmore

Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

28169

Title

Life Family Papers, 1801-1870

Physical Description

26 pages

Creator

Life Family

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Life Family Papers, 1801-1870. Accession 28169. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 19 November 1973, of Ms. E. L. Chen of Roanoke, Virginia.

Biographical Information

The Life family associated with these records emigrated from Pennsylvania to what is now Highland County, Virginia between 1782 to 1786. John Life was born in Pennsylvania in 1770. He was a farmer and blacksmith and married Barbara Wimer (1781-1865) in 1810. He moved to Lewis County, West Virginia and died on 10 August 1856. One of his brothers, Samuel Life, was born in 1792 and lived in Highland County his entire life. He worked as a farmer and married Ann Waybright (1795-?). Samuel's son, John Life, was born in 1820 in Highland County. He was a mechanic and married Elizabeth Colaw. John moved to Tama County, Iowa where his died in 1903.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1801-1870, of the Life family of Highland County, Virginia, and Pendleton County, (West) Virginia, consisting of land grants and deeds for property located first in Pendleton County, then in Highland County after its creation from Pendleton and Bath Counties, Virginia, in 1847.

Contents List

Land grant, 22 January 1801, from James Monroe, Governor of Virginia, to John Life for fifty acres in Crabbottom, Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Land grant, 2 August 1819, from James P. Preston, Governor of Virginia, to Samuel Life, for six acres in Crabbottom, Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Deed, 18 September 1819, from Frances and Catharine Nicholas to Samuel Life for thirty-four acres in Crabbottom, Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Land grant, 22 August 1821, from Thomas Mann Randolph, Governor of Virginia, to George Simmons for eighty-eight acres in Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Land grant, 31 July 1840, from Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia, to Sampson Zycafoose and George Mullinise for 254 acres in Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Land grant, 31 July 1840, from Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia, to John White, Jr. for 410 acres in Pendleton County, (now West) Virginia.

Deed, 1 December 1852, from George and Matilda Nicholas to Samuel Life, Sr., for two acres, one rood, and twenty-six perches in Crabbottom, Highland County, Virginia.

Deed, 11 December 1852, from Samuel, Sr. and Anne Life to John Life for two acres, one rood, and twenty-six perches in Crabbottom, Highland County, Virginia.

Deed, 30 November 1870, from John and Elizabeth Life of Tama County, Iowa, to Sarah Roduskey for two acres, one rood, and twenty-six perches in Crabbottom, Highland County, Virginia.