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FATHER

Possibly Thomas Conner

MOTHER

Possibly Elizabeth Unknown

CHILDREN

1. Mary Conner

2. Winifred Conner

3. Sally Conner

4. Sybil Conner

5. Elizabeth Conner

6. Jane Conner

7. Charles Conner

Samuel Conner
by Susan Brooke
Jul 2023

Samuel Conner first appeared in the records in 1731 in a Poll list for the election of burgesses for Prince William County, VA. (1) He may have been the Samuel Conner who was baptized in Westbury, Wiltshire, England on 12 Jan 1706 to a Thomas Conner and his wife Elizabeth. (2) On 14 Nov 1740 Samuel Conner and a John Melton were granted 393 acres in Prince William County on Pohick Run joining to Colonel Fitzhugh's great patents.  They agreed to a "Free Rent of one Shilling Sterling for every fifty acres of Land herein Granted. (3) No connection has been made linking Samuel Conner with John Melton, but they were obviously good friends.  However, they must have met in Virginia because the Meltons had been in Virginia for some time.
A year later in 1741 Samuel Conner received another land grant along Goose Creek.  (see timeline (7) ) Fairfax County, Virginia was formed in 1742 and after that date his land grant was in Fairfax. Then, when Loudoun County was formed in 1757, the Goose Creek property became part of Loudoun County.  Samuel Conner seems to have lived mostly on his land grant property in Fairfax County.  However, he is on the tithable lists for Loudoun County in  1765 and 1767.  In 1762 he had been noted as owning land in Loudoun County and living in Fairfax. (see timeline (7))  And in 1764 Samuel Conner traveled 37 miles from Fairfax County to Loudoun County Virginia to give testimony in the court case of Christopher Strother vs William King and Samuel Hopewell. Loudoun Co., VA (4)  His daughter, Mary Conner, had married Samuel Hopewell around 1750. 
By 1755 his daughter Sybil had married John Melton, a nephew of the John Melton who shared in the acquisition of the land grant of 1740.  In 1761 The Glassford Mercantile Company accounts in the manuscript division of the Library of Congress, vol. 190, p 223 and Vol 196, p. 251 show that John (Melton's) wife was Sybil Conner, daughter of Samuel Conner and sister of Charles Conner.  By March 1768 Samuel Conner had died and his inventory returned on September 12, 1768 showing a worth of  £178:15:0. (5) 
Charles Conner, son of Samuel Conner, was the administrator, but he did not distribute any  of his father's estate before his own death in 1778. There were two Virginia Chancery Court cases involving this estate. (6) These cases clearly name the children of Samuel Conner: Mary Hopewell, Charles Conner, Sibby Reeves, Sally Salter wife of John Salter, Winifred Smith wife of Clator Smith, Elizabeth Smith, wife of Samuel Smith and Jane Conner.  According to the record "Charles Conner administered the estate on the said Samuel Conner and took into his possession all the estate of the said Samuel Conner."  Then later it was stated, "Clator Smith possessed himself of all the goods and chattels and of the said Samuel Conner as well as those of the said Charles Conner, and that no distribution thereof hath yet been made by the said Clator Smith," So, Charles Conner, with the help of his father-in-law, kept all the assets of Samuel Conner, his father, to himself.  When Charles died, Clator Smith kept all the possessions.

Sources

(1)    Echoes from Out of the Past, Or, Historical Notes Relating to Irish Pioneers in America. pg 26 (google book)

(2)   Baptism of Samuel Conner
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Reasons why this may be this Samuel Conner

This Samuel Conner may be the Samuell Conner who was baptized in Westbury, Wiltshire, England on Jan 12, 1706 to a Thomas Conner and wife Elizabeth. This Samuel first shows up in Prince William County, Va in 1731 on a poll list for the election of burgesses and if he was born in 1706 he would have been about 25 which seems to be about the right age. There is no other Conner on the 1744 election of burgesses list, however six years later a Thomas Conner signed for a bond on an estate (John Appleton) and on the same day in 1750  Samuel Conner signed on the inventory on the same estate.  Those men making their marks in 18th century Virginia sometimes made distinctive marks instead of the common X.  Fathers and sons did not necessarily use the same mark, but I have found at least one instance of a family using the same mark. The marks shown at right are "recorded" marks, not the actual signatures. Samuel Conner made his mark with a scroll that looks like an S.  Sometimes the "S" is upright, other times at a slant and sometimes lying down.  The Thomas Conner who signed on the Appleton estate giving bond, made his mark with a scroll that looks like a backward S leading me to think the two men are related. Also, the name Thomas does seem to be a family name.  (See timeline below). Also of note, a Thomas Conner seems to have purchased land in King George County, VA in 1690.  (See timeline below)

Bond for Estate of John Appleton Fairfax Co Will BK A-1 pg 319 Inventory for Estate of John Appleton  -  Fairfax Co Will BK A-1 pg 380 Samuel Conner witnessing a deed in July 1750 between James Roberts and John Riley.  Note that the mark of Samuel Conner is recorded as an upright "S" whereas in the Inventory of John Appleton his mark was recorded as an "S" lying down. Fairfax Co Deed BK C pg 96 In the same deed as above, James Robarts, Jn Robarts and Wm Robarts all signed with a mark of  1 over a 2.

Another indication that this Samuel Conner may the Samuel Conner from Wilshire, England is document in which he signed for a bond in Prince William County in 1735 for the estate of Christopher Windsor.  Christopher's widow, Sarah Windsor, signed with the same mark that was used by Samuel Conner leading us to wonder if Sarah and Samuel Conner were related.   A child named Christopher Windsor was baptized in a town of Hindon, Wiltshire, England (about 14 miles from Westbury) on 17 Jan 1687.   In Virginia, the Windsor and Conner families lived one mile from each other in what is now Fairfax County, Virginia.  They were often witnesses together on someone's deed or will.  And, in 1782, the grandson of Samuel Conner, Charles Melton, married the granddaughter of Christopher Windsor, Sibba (Tebbie) Windsor.  Thomas Windsor, the son of Christopher and Sarah Windsor, according to the "History of Cooper County, Missouri, was born near old Sarum Castle, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.  Thus it seems likely that this Christopher Windsor was from Hindon, Wiltshire, England.

Prince William Will BK C pg 59 When the estate of Christopher Windsor was filed in 1735, "Sarah Winsor, John Sturman and Samuel Conner" gave bond for one hundred pounds.  Sarah Winsor and Samuel Conner made identical marks.

(3) Beginning At A White Oak, Patents and Northern Neck Grants of Fairfax County, Virginia, by Beth Mitchel

 Northern Neck Grants E, 1736-1742 pg. 187

14 Nov. 1740 N.N. Grants E, 1736-42, p. 187 Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants Lord Fairfax to Samuel Conner and John Melton Northern Neck Land Grants p. 188

The Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax Barren of Cameron, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland. Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia. To all to whom this present Writing shall come send Greeting: Know ye that for good Causes for and in Consideration of the Composition for my Use paid. And for the annual Rent hereafter Reserved. I have given, granted, and confirmed, And by these presents for me, my Heirs and Assigns do Give, Grant, and Confirm unto Samuel Connor and John Melton of the County of Prince William one certain Tract or parcel of waste Land situated lying and being in the said County of Prince William On the falling Branches of Pohick Run joining to Colonel Fitzhugh's great Patent, Simon Connell , and John Roberts and bounded according to a Survey thereof made by Mr. John Harnerpurse to a Warrant to Him Directed as followeth: Beginning at A.., a red oak on a Steep Hill situated North side of the North Fork of Pohick, and Corner to the Land Surveyed for Edward Doyle, and running thence up the said Run, S.73* W. Forty eight Poles, S.47* W. Twenty eight Poles, N.84* W. Twenty Poles, N.13* E. Forty six Poles, N.6* W. Twenty Poles, N.83* W.Fifty POLES, N.94* W.Thirty five Poles, N.34* E. Thirty Poles, N.13.30* E. Sixteen Poles N.86* W. Twenty four Poles to B.., a red Oak on the N. Side of the said Run, thence leaving the Run, N.48* W. Nineteen Poles to C.., a white Oak in the low Ground, thence by a Branch of the said Run N. 82.30* E. One hundred and forty six Poles to D.., a red Oak under a Hill, thence S.58* E. Eighty Six Poles to E. a white Oak standing by a Rowling Road, thence S.48* E. One hundred and twenty Poles to F.., a white oak in or by Fitzhugh, thence S. 87* E. Thirty six Poles to G.., an Hickory on a Branch of a treatink , thence S. 7* E. Two hundred Poles to H.., a red Oak by a Rolling Road in or near Fitzhugh, thence S. 15* W. Fifty one Poles to I.., a white Oak, thence S. 55* W. Eighty Poles to K.., a white Oak in Doyle's Line, thence with his Line N.15* W. One hundred and eight Poles to L.., a white oak near a Branch of the North Fork of Pohick, thence S. 86*W.Fifty four Poles to M.., a Hickory, thence to the Beginning, Containing Three hundred and Ninety three Acres, Together with all Rights, Members and Appurtenances hereunto belonging Royal mines Excepted One full Third part of all Lead, Copper, Tinn, Iron Mines and Iron Ore that shall be found thereon.: To have and to hold the said Three hundred and Ninety three Acres of land Together with all Rights, Profits, and Benefits to the same belonging or in any Wise appertaining. Except before Explained To them the said Samuel Conner and John Melton their Heirs and Assigns forever. The said Samuel Conner and John Melton their Heirs and Assigns therefore Yielding and Paying to me, my Heirs and Assigns or to my certain Attorney or Attorneys , Agent or Agents or to the certain Attorney, Attorneys of my Heirs and Assigns. Proprietors of the said Northern Neck Yearly and every Year on the Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel the Fee Rent of one Shilling Sterling for every Fifty acres of Land herein Granted and so proportionably for a Greater or Lessor Quantity: Provided that if the said Samuel Conner and John Melton their Heirs or Assigns shall not Pay the afore Reserved Yearly Rent so that the same or any Part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the Space of Two whole Years after the same shall become Due if Lawfully Demanded, That than it shall or maybe lawful for Me, my Heirs or Assigns Proprietors of the aforesaid, My or their said Attorney or Attorneys, Agent or Agents into the said above Granted Premises to Reenter and Hold the same, as if this Grant had never Passed. Given at my Office in the County of King George , Virginia, Proprietors under my Seal, Witness my Agent and Attorney fully authorized thereto. Dated the fourteenth Day of November in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland. King Defender of the Faith. One thousand and Seven hundred and forty. Samuel Conner & John Melton their Deed for 393 Acres in Prince William Co.                  (signed) T. Fairfax

(4) Apr Court 1764 Loudoun County.  "Samuel Conner, an Evidence for William King and Samuel Hopewell at the suit of Christopher Strother, having attended Court six daies and for travelling thirty seven miles from Fairfax County and returning twice, ordered that William King and Samuel Hopewell pay him three hundred seventy two pounds of tobacco for the same."  Loudoun County Orders, 1762-1765 pg  92                                                      Order BK B p 322

(5)

Loudoun Co Will BK A pg. 204

Inventory of Samuel Conner ordered 14 March 1768, filed Aug 10, 1768.  Inventory included slaves: Sarah, Peg, Cate, Harry.  Worth 178:15:0  Returned 12 Sep 1768 by William Caton, George Taylor, Thos. Squire  "Slaves- Sarah, Negro girl - Peg; ditto Cate; Negro boy- Harry."  These same four names appear in the estate inventory of his son Charles Conner in 1778. see page for Charles Conner.

(6) Loudoun County Chancery Court Cases

Samuel's son Charles Conner must have become executor.  In 1771 in Loudoun County a Chancery Court case was brought against "Charles Connah" by Samuel Hopewell and his wife, Mary.

Loudoun County Chancery Court Case 1771-004

By 1788, the son Charles Conner had died, and a new suit was brought in Loudoun Co.  Chancery Court by Mary Hopewell Chancery Court Record M1357 1788

To the worshipfull Court of Loudoun County sitting in Chancery Humbly complaining wherewith unto your Worship Your Orator Mary Hopewell, that Samuel Connor departed this life sometime in the year of our Lord  ----- Intestate leaving a considerable personal estate leaving Charles Conner his son, Sibby Reeves wife of ----Reeves, Sally Salter wife of John Salter, Winifred Smith wife of Clator Smith, Elizabeth Smith wife of Samuel Smith, Jane Conner and your oratrix his daughter and representative that the said Charles Conner administered on the estate of the said Samuel Conner and took into his possession all the estate of the said Samuel Conner, that the said Charles Conner departed this life on or about the ---- day of --- in the year of our Lord------Intestate and without making any distribution of the estate of the said Samuel Conner among his aforesaid children and representatives, that Clator Smith administered on the estate of the said Charles Conner whom your orator prays may be made a defendant to this Bill of complaint and that the said -----Reeves and Sibby his wife, John Salter and Sally his wife, the said Clator Smith and Winifred his wife, Samuel Smith and Elizabeth his wife and Jane Conner may be made parties to this bill of complaint.  Your orator further sheweth that the said defendant Clator Smith possesed himself of all the goods and chattles of the said Samuel Conner as well as those of the said Charles Conner, and that no distribution thereof hath yet been made by the said Clator Smith among the Representatives of the said Samuel Conner decd, nor hath the said Clator Smith settled his account of administration of the said Estates.  In tender consideration whereof and for as much as your orator is remedieless by the strict rules of common law and is only relievable in a Court of equity to the end therefore that the said Clator Smith may full true and perfect answer make to all and singular the    is as fully and particularly as if the same were herein reinstated and integrated and that he may be compelled to fill       his account of administration of the estates of the said Samuel Conner, Charles Conner and to pay unto your oratrix her share or proportion thereof may it please your worship to grant unto your oratrix the common wealth       writ of supena in chancery directed to the said codefendants commanding them.        .

page 1 of court record page 2 of court record

Timeline of Samuel Conner

(7) Below are the references I found to Samuel Conner or Thomas Conner in Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.  There seems to be more than one Samuel Conner in the area.

1730 Prince William County formed from Stafford and King George Counties

1731 Samuel Conner is on poll list for the election of burgesses for Prince William Co

1735 Samuel Conner signed with Sarah Windsor on a bond relating to the estate of her husband, Christopher Windsor, in Prince William Co. They made the same mark.   Christopher Windsor's granddaughter, Sibba Windsor, in about 1782 married Charles Melton, the grandson of Samuel Conner.

15 Sep 1735 Edward Barry, Wm West, Saml. (+) Conner witness deed of Thomas Harrison of Truro, Pr. William, to Joseph Reid. Prince William Deed BK Liber B pg. 471-473

28 Mar 1737 Samuel Conner signs bond with William Bennot and John Durran in Prince William co. Prince William Bond book 1732-1847  (C-100)

1739 Truro Parish, Saml. Conner paid for burying Saml Kent

21 Jun 1739 Samuel (his mark) Conner of Prince William as witness to deed  Richard Osborn to Richard Blackburn. Prince William Co Deed BK Liber D pg.   160-162

1740 Truro Parish,  Saml. Conner for maintaining a poor child

14 Nov 1740 Samuel Conner and John Melton are granted 393 acres in Prince William on Pohick Run joining to Colonel Fitzhugh's great patent. They agreed to a "Fee Rent of one Shilling Sterling for every Fifty acres of Land herein Granted." Northern Neck Grants E, 1736-1742 pg. 187  See below.

19 Jun 1741 Samuel Conner of Pr. William: 304 a on Goose Crk; Fairfax adj. Col. Carter, James Rice. Chain carriers James & William Rice. "Abstracts of Va's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys" by Peggy Shomo Joyner. On a page with Fairfax County.

1741 Election of Burgesses, Prince William County

1742 Jan  F-68 Bryan Aliston of Fairfax co. 285 A in Fairfax Co. Surv. Mr William West. Adj. Samuel Conner, John Lasswell, Col. Carter 1 Jan 1742

1742 Truro Parish, Saml. Conner for keeping Saml. Russell

1742 Fairfax County formed from Prince William County

1743  Fairfax County  F-118 Samuel Conner of Fairfax co., 304 A. In Fairfax co., Surv. Mr. William West. On goose Cr. Adj. Col. Carter, James Rice 23 July 1743

1744 Election of Burgesses Prince William County. "Sml Conner" "Saml Conner" voted for his second candidate too.  And he is the only Conner on this election vote which included all of Prince William plus the part of now Loudoun County which was then in Prince William.   Taken from book, "Gleanings of Virginia History" who got their record from Prince William Liber A #6, page 237 

1745  F-234 _____of Fairfax Co 222 A in Fairfax Co. Surv. William West. Adj. James Rice, Samuel Conner, Holly (or Hally) Beeks. Vall’t Holyfield, William Mathews, on Goose Cr.

 02 Aug 1745 Indenture between John McKenny of St. Stephens Parish in county of Northumberland and Samuel Canterbury of Fairfax co - for sum of 40 pounds 94 a In presence of John Melton, George Christopher, Moses Simpson, Saml (X) Conner, Thos. (X) Winsor.   Fairfax Co Deed BK A pg 447-449

1749-1751 Fairfax County         
          Sam. Conner, Ja Hamilton, Benj. Sebastian give bond on estate of Edward Cooke June 1749  Fairfax Will Book A pg 284-285
          Sam. x Conner and William Talbut give bond on estate of Thomas Moxley June 1750 Fairfax Will Book A pg 394-395
          Samuel x Conner, Sam. Canterbury and Michael Melton inventory on John Roberts Estate   Dec 1750  Fairfax Will Book A pg 433
          Sam x Conner, Rich Stevens and John Raley give inventory on John Wilkins estate May 1751  Fairfax Will Book A pg 535

In 1750 a Thomas Conner appears.  In the 1744 Election for Burgesses there was only one person with the name of Conner, yet in 1750 when the estate of John Appleton is being settled, Samuel Conner is one of the men doing the inventory and Thomas Conner is giving bond. This Thomas may have been a son or a brother, which gives some credence to the idea that this Samuel Conner is the Samuell Conner baptized in Westbury, Wiltshire, England on Jan 12, 1706 to a Thomas Conner and wife Elizabeth.

1749 An Anglican minister, Rev. Charles Green, compiled a list of tithables of all persons by law in his charge.  He also occasionally added remarks after the name of the person and their religious affiliation.  On this list he named "Sam Connor" with 3 whites, 2 Negros and with the remark, "1 Papist Lower Parish Wm Keip."  At the end of his report he added,

"The Quakers all live in Cameron or the upper Parish & scarcely one man of them come to Church in my time except Elisha Hall.

Before the parish was divided there was four Churches in it 2 wherof now in the Parish of Cameron - at Goose Creek Church I never had one Communicant - tho Several times prepared to Administer the Sacrament." 

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vafccdar/dar1749.html

9 Jul 1750 Indenture between James Roberts of Luninsburg County and John Riley of Fairfax County -- deeds of lease and release - for sum of fifteen pounds current money of Virginia  -  sold 281 acres granted to said James Roberts by Deed 2nd December 1742 -- on north side of Sandy run --- corner to Giles Tillets -- near the Ox road - Presence of John Ratliff, Samll X Conner, Anthony Edwards, Wm X Cidwell, Charles Wright. "I, James Robarts of Luningsburge County, Planter, doe ordain and apoint Samuel Conner, John Grant, John Ratlift, Anthony Edwards, John Robarts and William Robarts or any three for my attorneys to acknowledge a certain tract of land containing 281 acres lying on Sandy run in Fairfax County."  Power of Attorney recorded 27 Sep 1750      Fairfax County Deed  BK C pg 94-97 as taken from "Virginia County Court Records" Deed Abstracts of Fairfax County, Virginia (1750-1761) by Ruth and Sam Sparacio

Fairfax Deed BK C pg 97 Samuel Conner, John Grant, John Ratlift, Anthony Edwards, John Robarts and William Robarts granted power of attorney from James Robarts - wit: John and Wm Robarts

21 May 1752 Fairfax 16 June 1752 "On the Motion of Thomas Wadlington, It is Ordered that Daniel McCarty, Abraham Barnes and Samuel Conner View a way where Robert Boggess had an order for a road through the land of Mr. James Steptoe and report upon Oath to the Court whether it will be Prejudicial to have the said Road Established."  Fairfax County Road Order 1749-1800 by Beth Mitchell 

01 May 1753 Indenture between Mahlon Janney and Francis Sanders on Goose Creek signed in presence of Samuel X Conner, Solomon X Nichols, John Peter Sarter, John Milton  Fairfax County Deed BK C pg 581-590

Samuel Conner seems to have lost a law suit in 1756 in which he had to pay 2,578 pounds of tobacco.  See below.

1753-1756 Minute Book Fairfax County 1756

Fairfax Minute BK 1755-1763 parts 1 & 2 pg 28-29 Michael Hall ptf against Samuel Mead Deft Trespass on the case This day came the parties ap by their attorneys and thereupon a Jury to wit Gilbert Simpson, Samuel Cantabury, Gerard Boling, Thomas Connell, Thomas Smith, ??? Richard Coleman, Joseph Stephens and Charles Tyler who to say th (bottom line cut off) Coleman, John Gadin, James Inges Dozier, Daniel Talbut, Charles Tyler, Joseph Stephens & ?(Edward) Conner who do say the truth of the premiseses being elected tried and sworn upon their oath do say that the said Deft doth owe the debt of ap to the said Plt amounting to five thousand pounds of Crop tobacco, and assess damages by reason of detaining the said Debt to one pound crop tobacco. Therefore it is considered that the said plt recover against the said def’s and Samuel Conner his Comon bail their debt assed and their damages assed by the Jurors assed in form a foresaid assessed & also their costs by them in this behalf expended & the said defs in mercy ? But this Judgment (the damages and costs excepted) is to be discharged by payment of two thousand five hundred and seventy eight pounds of crop tobacco with legal interest thereon from the first day of June 1753 untill paid.

Fairfax County Minute BK 1 pg 28 Fairfax County Minute BK 1 pg 29

Aug 4 1758  Fairfax Deed BK D 536-37 John Riley to son Peter Riley (land of James Roberts) wit: Joseph Watson, John Ashford, Samuel x Conner

27 Nov 1758 "Saml Conner" paid 500 pounds for keeping & clothing Saml. Russell.   Minutes of the Vestry, Truro Parish Virginia, 1732-1785    Samuel Conner continues the care of Samuel Russell through 1763

18 April 1759 License is granted to Edward Willett to keep an ordinary Grafton Kirk & Samuel Conner securities. Fairfax County Road Order 1749-1800 by Beth Mitchell 

May 20 1760 Jno Cheshire Account: Samuel Conner, Adm.  Fairfax Will BK B pg 227-228

19 Feb 1760  "I John Wybert Denty of Fairfax County" -- unto Samuel Conner, sold two cows, etc .  Fairfax County Deed  BK D pg 655-656 as taken from "Virginia County Court Records" Deed Abstracts of Fairfax County, Virginia (1750-1761) by Ruth and Sam Sparacio.

On 1760 Fairfax map, "J. Denty" is shown as tenant of Samuel Conner on land bordering Rolling Road adjoining Ed and James Doyle, James Grimsley, and the Fitzhugh grant. Shown between Pohick Run and Accotinck Creek, but not actually bordering either.  "Beginning at a White Oak" by Beth Mitchell.  See maps below.

1762  From a list of British Mercantile Claims as found at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, in 1744 "Samuel Conner, Fairfax, died about 12 years ago left nothing."  The Samuel Conner, father of Mary, Sybil, Winifred, Charles, etc. Conner, did not die until 1768.  This Samuel Conner COULD be a son of Samuel Conner. 

May 12, 1762 A grand Jury list of Loudoun landowners living in other Counties, each having failed to render a “list of his land to the Clerk’s Office of this county.”   "Samuel Conner of Fairfax County."  "The Historian's Guide to Loudoun County, Virginia volume 1 by John T. Phillips, II   as taken from county court orders.  Loudoun County Book A. pp 595-599

Apr Court 1764 Loudoun County.  "Samuel Conner, an Evidence for William King and Samuel Hopewell at the suit of Christopher Strother, having attended Court six daies and for travelling thirty seven miles from Fairfax County and returning twice, ordered that William King and Samuel Hopewell pay him three hundred seventy two pounds of tobacco for the same."  Loudoun County Orders, 1762-1765 pg  92                                                     

May 13, 1765 Loudoun grand jury charges against Samuel Conner for Stopping the Road by erecting a (fence along his) Lane - within two Month last past.”   Fairfax County Road Order 1749-1800 by Beth Mitchell 

1767 Loudoun Co. Tithables      "Samuel Conners  346 a"

14 March 1768 Inventory of Samuel Conner; Slaves, Sarah, Peg, Cate, Harry 178:15:0 pounds.  In the inventory of Charles Conner, on 10 Aug 1778, Cate, Harry, Sarah and Peg are listed as part of the estate.  See Inventory above as shown after the date of death of Samuel Conner.

This map from "Beginning At a White Oak" by Beth Mitchell shows us the original land grant of Samuel Conner and John Melton in 1740. The map shows residents of 1760 in Fairfax County, Virginia #306 is the Conner - Melton grant #518 is the land where John Denty was listed as a tenant in 1760 Land grant is outlined in red.  William Barker's grant, underlined in red, became the current town of Barker's Crossroads. This map from Mapquest shows the location of Barker's Crossroads. You can see Orange Plank Rd on the map which is indicated in red on the map above this map.

This map from Mapquest indicates the distance of 40 miles between Barker's Crossroads, marked with a purple flag by Mapquest, and Leesburg.  In 1764 Samuel Conner travelled 37 miles from Fairfax to Leesburg to give evidence for (his son-in-law), Samuel Hopewell.  The approximate located of the Goose Creek land grant has been marked in red. In 1741 Samuel Conner purchased land on Goose Creek  which is now in Loudoun County, Virginia.  By noting the surrounding neighbors of this land, we have determined the approximate location of his Goose Creek property which is marked on the map above with a red asteryx. From this Map of Original Land Grants of Loudoun County you can find the land grants of Hugh Caldwell, Valentine Holyfield, Isaac Lasswell, William Matthews and John Graham. F-182 = Hugh Caldwell C- 43 =  Valentine Holyfield B-157 = Isaac Lasswell B-153 = William Matthews E-119 = John Graham E-472 Stacey Beaks D-72 Jacob Laswell 1 Aug 1745, Lease. Jacob Lasswell, Fairfax, Carpenter, & John Graham, Prince William, gent. 412 A. Named in boundaries James Rice, Samuel Conner, Stacey Beakes (?), Valentine Hohfield, Wm Matthews, Goose Creek. Wit. John Minor, Christopher Johnson, John West, Jr. Oct 15, 1745 p. 484 National Genealogical Society quarterly, volumes 6-11 pg 118

Northern Neck Grants F, 1742-1754, p. 118 (Reel 292). Description: 304 acres beginning on the north side of Goose Creek corner to Col. Carter, then to a red oak corner to James Rice.

The Right Honorable Thomas Fairfax Baron of Cameron in that part of great Britain called Scotland Proprietor of the Northern neck of Virginia & all to whom this present in writing shall come sendes Greeting.  Know ye that for good causes for in consideration of this Composition for my use paid. And for the annual rent hereafter reserved I have just granted & confirmed, And by these presents for me my heirs assigned do give grant & confirm unto Samuel Conner of the county of Fairfax for a certain tract of wasteland in the sd. County.  And bounded according to a Survey thereof made by Mr. William West as followeth.  Beginning at a spanish Oak & Gum on the Northside of Goose Creek corner to Col. Carter, thence 38* & nine poles to B, a red oak Corner to James Rice, thence 8*:11* to One Hundred & forty poles to C, a white oak another Corner of Sd. River thence N 46* E along another of Sd. Rice's Lines, Two hundred ninety four poles to D. a white oak corner to the Sd. James Rice, then N. 50* W One Hundred & Sixty poles to E. a Chestnut & red oak standing near an old path thence 52* W Two hundred & Eighty poles to F, a red oak in the line of Col. Carter, thence 40* E along his line eight poles to G, a black oak corner to the sd Carter, thence 20 * E Forty nine poles to H, a red oak another corner of Carter, thence S. Seventy four poles to a white oak corner to the Sd. Carter, thence 45* W Sixty seven poles to the first station.  Containing Three Hundred & four Acres together with all right members & appetences thereunto belonging. royal Mines Excepted.  And a full third part of all Land Copper Tinn Coal, Iron Mines & Iron Ore that shall be found thereon.  To have & to hold the Sd. three hundred & four Acres of Land.  together with all right profits & benefits to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.  Except before Excepted, to him the Sd. Samuel Conner his heirs & assigns for ever; To the Sd. Samuel Conner his heirs & assigns therefore Yielding & Paying unto me my heirs & assigns or to my certain Attorney or Attorney Agent or Agents or to the certain Attorney or Attorney of my heirs & assign.  Proprietor of the Sd. Northern neck yearly & every year on the feast day of St. Michael the Archangel the fee rent of one shilling Sterling money for every fifty acres of Land hereby granted & so proportionally for a greater or lesser quantity.  Provided that if he the Sd. Samuel Conner his heirs or assigns shall not pay the before reserved annual rent so that the same or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space of two whole years after the same shall become due if Lawfully demanded.  That then it shall & may be lawfully for me my heirs or assigns Proprietors as aforesd my or their certain Attorney or Attorneys Agent or Agents into the above granted premises wholly to reenter & hold the same so as if this Grant had never Passed.  given at my office in the county of Fairfax within my Sd. Proprietancy under my Seal.  Witness any Agent & Attorney fully authorized thereto.  Dated the twenty third day of July in the Fourteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second  One thousand Seven Hundred & forty three.